GallerySaving Amazing Wildlife through “Super” Amazing Partnerships
The Minnesota Zoo works hard every day to connect people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife. But we can’t do it all on Read More
GalleryFamily Fun May – American Bison
Where They Live: Bison roam wide-open prairies in North America. What They Eat: Bison eat mainly grasses and sedges—as much as 15-30 pounds per animal Read More
GalleryEndangered Prairie Butterfly Breeds in the Wild Again!
This 4th of July, Minnesota Zoo staff were celebrating, but not just for the reason you might expect. An endangered prairie butterfly was seen breeding Read More
GalleryThe Minnesota Zoo is Baby Crazy
If you have walked the beautiful green trails of the Minnesota Zoo lately, you may have noticed some new residents. The Zoo has had a Read More
GalleryA Milestone – Reintroducing a lost prairie butterfly for the first time
For millennia, they bounced between the grasses and patrolled the purple coneflowers. Dakota skipper butterflies were once widespread across Minnesota’s prairies, where they served as Read More
GalleryFamily Fun May – Pollinators
Pollinators are animals that move pollen grains between two flowers of the same species, allowing fruit and seeds to grow and plants to reproduce. Insects, Read More
GalleryEndangered Species Day is May 19th!
The Minnesota Zoo is home to 64 species of threatened and endangered animals – from the awe-inspiring Amur tiger to the thumbnail-sized Dakota skipper butterfly. Read More
GalleryFamily Fun April – Domestic Goats
Domestic Goats Capra hircus The Minnesota Zoo’s Wells Fargo Family Farm features three domestic goat breeds – French-Alpine goats of various colors, white Saanen goats, Read More