Special Delivery!
The baby dolphin born over the weekend is doing well. The 30-pound calf is a girl, and has been swimming alongside its mother and taking synchronized breaths. They appear to be bonding well. The baby's mother, Allie, is one of the Zoo's three Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The father, 45 year old Semo, is believed to be one of the oldest reproducing male dolphins in captivity. Weighing about 30 pounds and measuring 2-3 feet in length, the calf was delivered after two hours of labor by mother Allie. This dolphin calf is Allie's second. If all goes well, the new baby will be on view for zoo visitors this fall.
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Family Farm Festival
July 24 & 25, 2010
Join us as we continue to celebrate The Year of the Farm during the Family Farm Festival. Stop by and enjoy live music, blacksmith demonstrations, tractor displays, and much more. Take a ride on the farm tram, watch a cow milking demonstration, and spend some time at our Wells Fargo Family Farm.
*John Deere Tractor display (9 a.m.-6 p.m.)
*Guild of Metal Smiths (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
*Craft activities in Granary Classroom (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
*Mini-tractor pull contest (Sunday 11:30 a.m.)
*Sawtooth Bluegrass Band (Saturday 2 p.m.)
*Tim Sigler Band (Sunday 2 p.m.)
*Face Painting (11 a.m.-2 p.m.)
*New! Cluckeoke (a new take on Karaoke)
Minnesota Zoo Again Tops 1.3 Million in Attendance
For the second year in a row, the Minnesota Zoo attracted more than 1.3 million guests, exceeding its attendance goal by more that 11 percent. A total of 1,338,581 million guests visited the Minnesota Zoo this past fiscal year, which ended on June 30. This was the second highest yearly attendance in the Zoo's 32-year history.
"With the recent groundbreaking for the first phase of our ambitious 'Heart of the Zoo' project, the Zoo is looking forward to continued success and even greater positive impact on our guests, the animals in our care and the natural world we are dedicated to celebrating and protecting," said Minnesota Zoo Director/CEO Lee Ehmke.
Sign up for Minnesotans for a Great Zoo today, and be a part of something great!
Brew at the Zoo
August 13, 2010
7 p.m.-10 p.m.
Register before August 12 and SAVE $10!
It's an evening of beer, bears, and great music! Guests will enjoy a wide variety of refreshing local domestic/microbrews, complimentary appetizers, and live music, headlined by Tim Mahoney with opening act Dan Rodriguez. Non-alcoholic beverages and water will also be available. The beer tasting will take place outdoors on the Central Plaza.
Ticket prices: $55 per person. Proceeds from the event benefit conservation programs.		 Issue: July 21, 2010
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Zoo Hours
9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily

Aveda Butterfly Garden
10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily
(weather permitting)

It's National Zookeeper Week!
Stop by the annual AAZK(American Association of Zookeepers) Art Fair through July 25th from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. daily at the top of the Tropics Trail.
Travel Programs for Students!
Kenya: June 16-29, 2011
Join a Minnesota Zoo Education Naturalist in partnership with World Discovery Safaris and discover the wonders of the natural world while experiencing conservation in action.
Ages: Enrolled college students (ages 18-27)

Belize: October 19-24, 2010
Calling all 10-12 graders! How would you like to travel to Belize to canoe with crocodiles, snorkel in a marine reserve and help us with a sustainable forest project? You won't want to miss this trip of a lifetime.
Ages: Students entering 10th-12th grade
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