The Long Life of a Minnesota Zoo Icon

    The Minnesota Zoo mourns the death of Nikita, a Burmese python who was a fixture of the Tropics Trail for decades. At the time of Read More

    Friday, June 21, 2024|Animal, Herpetology, Tropics Trail|

      Threatened Wood Turtles Released Back Into the Wild

      The Minnesota Zoo, in partnership with the Minnesota DNR, has been working diligently behind the scenes for the past year on a new and critical Read More


        DENDROBATIDS: 101

        They’re small, they’re colorful and can sometimes pack a real punch. Poison-dart frogs come from the family Dendrobatidae and presently are split up into four Read More

        Thursday, March 20, 2014|Animal, Herpetology, Tropics Trail|