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Zoo opened in 1978. Over 1,000 animals roam on the Minnesota Trail, Northern Trail, Tropics Trail, Discovery Bay, and the new Wells Fargo Family Farm.
The Minnesota Zoo participates in twenty two AZA Species Survival Plans. Our Conservation Director coordinates the AZA Tiger Species Survival Plan® (SSP®), which currently manages three of the five remaining tiger subspecies, and continues to coordinate global tiger conservation programs through the Tiger Global Conservation Strategy.

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incredibletravelphotos > Lions are family animals and truly social in their environment. They usually live in groups of 15 or more animals, called prides.

Lions are family animals and truly social in their environment. They u ...

incredibletravelphotos > The main job of males in the pride is defending the pride's territory. A male's loud roar, usually heard after sunset, can carry for as far as five miles.

The main job of males in the pride is defending the pride's territory. ...

incredibletravelphotos > Liones. In prides, lionesses do most of the hunting and cub rearing. Usually all the lionesses in the pride are related - mothers, daughters, grandmothers, and sisters.

Liones. In prides, lionesses do most of the hunting and cub rearing. U ...

incredibletravelphotos > Tiger is the largest wild cat in the world. The big cat weights up to 720 pounds, streches 6 feet long, and has a 3 foot long tail.

Tiger is the largest wild cat in the world. The big cat weights up to ...

incredibletravelphotos > Puma (also known as the cougar). Originally lived throughout North and South America; now restricted to western Canada and U.S, and South America.

Puma (also known as the cougar). Originally lived throughout North and ...

incredibletravelphotos > Endangered through most of its range, it now lives in remotest possible areas. Habitats vary from northern woods to tropical rainforests.
In North America it inhabits rocky terrain with shrubby growth.

Endangered through most of its range, it now lives in remotest possibl ...

incredibletravelphotos > The puma weights between 70 - 190 pounds, and lives between 10-15 years.

The puma weights between 70 - 190 pounds, and lives between 10-15 year ...

incredibletravelphotos > Snow leopard is not closely related to the leopard family. The snow leopard can't give a full, deep roar and this along with differences in the skull characteristics help to separate it from its fellow "big cats".

Snow leopard is not closely related to the leopard family. The snow le ...

incredibletravelphotos > Only 5,000 (estimate) snow leopards live in the wild. They are found in the mountainous regions of Central Asia.

Only 5,000 (estimate) snow leopards live in the wild. They are found i ...

incredibletravelphotos > Polar bear. Today, 25,000 to 40,000 polar bears roam the Arctic.
They are the largest predators on land (they can grow to 10 feet in lenght).

Polar bear. Today, 25,000 to 40,000 polar bears roam the Arctic. They ...

incredibletravelphotos > Male polar bears weight between 720 and 1,700 pounds. Polar bears use their large front paws as propeller to swim. They have been known to swim 100 miles at a stretch.

Male polar bears weight between 720 and 1,700 pounds. Polar bears use ...

incredibletravelphotos > Bisons. Bisons came to North America during the Pleistocene Epoch via the Bering land bridge. Eventually they ranged from Canada to the Great Slave Lake to Mexico and from eastern Oregon almost to the Atlantic.
They especially thrived on the Great Plains where some 30 million formed the biggest mass of large mammals ever to tread the globe.

Bisons. Bisons came to North America during the Pleistocene Epoch via ...

incredibletravelphotos > Early French settlers who saw herds living near the East Coast called them bison because they looked like a European cousin. A later English naturalist described them as buffalo which name stuck, even though the term is more correctly applied to other types of wild oxen found in Asia and Africa.

Early French settlers who saw herds living near the East Coast called ...

incredibletravelphotos > Gray Wolf. The howl of the wolf sends shivers of fascination and love, or fear and distrust, up the backs of people around the world.
In 1993, the International Wolf Center opened in Minneapolis to advance the survival of wolf populations.

Gray Wolf. The howl of the wolf sends shivers of fascination and love, ...

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