GalleryEndangered Species Day is May 18th!
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
GalleryShell-ebrate Spring by Helping Turtles!
Spring has finally sprung in Minnesota, and along with it native turtles are starting emerge again. The Minnesota Zoo is working to help our state’s Read More
GalleryGardening for Spring Butterflies
Just weeks after our blizzard, Minnesotans are eagerly emerging from winter hibernation, and so are our butterflies! Looking for a way to satisfy your gardening Read More
Gallery40 Years of Saving Wildlife
Conservation is an integral part of the Minnesota Zoo, and has been from the start. This year, the Zoo is excited to celebrate 40 years Read More
GalleryFamily Fun May – Moose
Moose Alces alces Large, long-legged and lumpy, moose wander woods and waterways gobbling grasses and other plants to nourish their big bodies. Where They Live: Read More
GalleryThe Scoop on Pet Poop
Want the scoop on pet poop? Though it may be tedious to pick up after our household friends, their waste is harmful to river and Read More
GalleryFamily Fun this March – The Lesser Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo Phoenicopterus minor Although it’s the tallest bird on the Zoo’s Tropics Trail, the lesser flamingo is the smallest species of flamingo. Where They Read More
GalleryFamily Fun February – Sea Turtles
Sea Turtles The Minnesota Zoo has two species of sea turtles – the Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempii, which is critically endangered, and the Read More
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