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Connecting people, animals & the natural world to save wildlife. Share your adventures using #MNZoo . AZA-accredited

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2 years
Tiger tummy. 🐯 📸: Jennifer
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Mom makes for the perfect bed. 😌💤 #MNZoo 📸: Zookeeper Jess
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We are SO excited to share that African Penguins, George and Skittles, are the newest parents at the Zoo! Welcome to the family little guy! 🐧 For now, he remains behind the scenes as he gets acquainted with a few members of the penguin colony. 📸: Susie
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The @mnzoo is excited to announce the birth of an endangered Malayan tapir! Watch the duo LIVE on our tapir cam: #babyanimal #cutenessoverload #SavingSpecies
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We know that Luka loves water, so it's no surprise he loves frozen water too. ❄️
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Sea Otters love ice. 🦦❤️🧊
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Sea otter pups, Denali and Nuka, are adjusting well behind the scenes with care from our staff. Nuka especially is loving her feeding time, and so are we! 🦦
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Good morning from the beaver kits! 🦫 📸: Shannon
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️We're a FANDA of the red panda. Low maintenance. Self cleaning. Extra fluff included. #rateaspecies
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Minnesota Zoo
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Morning commute looking like... #snowday #mnwx #OnlyinMN
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When life gives you #snow , go sledding! Our animals are loving all this fresh powder! #dayattheMNZoo #OnlyinMN
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2 years
Another top post from the 2022 year was during the time the tiger cubs were beginning to explore their surroundings and discovered water! Can you believe how small they once were? #2022Recap 🎥: Jess
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Minnesota Zoo
1 year
Two tiger posts in one day?? Why not?! Ft. Dari and her tree. 💞 📸: Maggie
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It's hard to catch a break when you're a mom. 😅♥️ #MNZoo 🎥: Jess
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@mnzoo
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Double stuf. #RebrandASpecies
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Cuddles with mom are the best. 🐯 #MNZoo #TigerTuesday 📸: Zookeeper Maggie
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Apparently, napping in the doorway is the place to be. 🤷 #MNZoo 🎥: Zookeeper Maggie
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It’s #Halloween season, a time for the #UnexpectedlyCute to shine! Don’t be shy, show off your pearly whites West African Dwarf Croc!
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Congratulations to the newest parents at the #MNZoo , Randy and Gina! 🦫 The six #beaver kits were born on June 9 and are doing well. Mom and Dad can be seen in the beaver pond on the Minnesota Trail, while the kits are expected to emerge next month. 📸: Curator Trinity
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Brutus takes blizzards very seriously. ❄️ 📸: Jennifer
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Can you tell they're related? ❤️ Yana and Mom, Dari. 📸: Jess
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Waiting patiently for a bath from mom. ❤️ #MNZoo #TigerTuesday 🎥: Zookeeper Trista
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Minnesota Zoo
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Damming areas of flowing water is a big part of a #beaver 's natural behavior. We often mislabel a beaver's lodge as a dam, however, a dam only refers to the blockade made of fallen trees, sticks, mud, and branches while where they reside is called a lodge. 🦫 #MNZoo 🎥: Carsen
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The tiger cubs have been introduced to lots of new things in the past weeks. Recently, they have been exploring water! 🌊 #MNZoo 🎥: Zookeeper Jess
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Who can forget one of the cutest encounters ever? This year, the Kunekune piglets crossed paths with the guinea pigs during their regular health checks. We couldn't resist snapping a quick photo. 📸: Dawn #2022Recap
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7 years
We're all smiles over here! What about you @AquariumPacific ? #SeaOtterTweetOff #SeaOtterAwarnessWeek
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Boop ❄️ 📸: Jennifer
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A recap of some of this season's big cat enrichment...we think it's safe to say Halloween was a feline favorite at the Zoo this year. 👻 📽️: Maggie
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🚨 We interrupt your work week with an important announcement... Lily, the Linne’s two-toed sloth, had a baby! 🚨 #ThursdayMotivation
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Happy birthday, Luka! 🥳 📸: Kestrel
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This #SeaOtterTweetoff is otter-this-world, what do you think @SeaWorld ?
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We thought your Monday could use a baby otter! Here is resident sea otter Capers as a pup. #SeaOtterAwarenessWeek #MondayMotivation
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Luka and his snowmen…they don’t stand a chance against him. 😅 🎥: Jess
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Tapir kisses for #TapirTuesday ! Our Malayan tapir calf is growing up fast. Just over 2 weeks old, she's doubled in weight & is starting to eat alfalfa.
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Sweet potatoes make the perfect afternoon snack...just ask our prehensile-tailed porcupine, Prickles! :) #dayattheMNZoo
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Proud Parents Update! Randy and Gina are enjoying time with their beaver kits behind the scenes. The kits are doing good have started exploring the water in their lodge. 🦫❤️ #MNZoo 📸: Zookeeper Terah
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It's #WorldTapirDay ! We hope your feeds are full of #tapir content and cuteness! Here's a throw back to January 2021 when Tuah was still a little watermelon baby with mom, Bertie. 🍉 #MNZoo
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Sea otters spend 5 hours a day grooming. But they aren’t just keeping themselves clean! They blow air into their fur to trap it between their coat and skin. This keeps them insulated in the water, and why there’s usually a trail of bubbles when they dive underwater. 🎥: Terah
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That's it. It's officially a #TinyTeefTuesday . 😍 📸: Jenna #MNZoo
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Baby sloths are adorable. #WednesdayWisdom Baby Tofu, the two-month old Linne’s two-toed sloth, has made her public debut at the @mnzoo !
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Northern sea otter pups stay with their mom for at least the first six months of their life before they’re ready to be on their own. Pups are born with a “pup coat” that is much fluffier than an adult coat and needs to be shed before they can dive to source their own food!
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Sometimes a nap is not an option, even when you're in the middle of playing with your sibling. 😴 #TigerCubThings #MNZoo 📸: Zookeeper Jess
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Big news! Dari, the #MNZoo ’s female Amur tiger had a special Mother’s Day, successfully birthing a litter of cubs. Mom and cubs have been bonding behind the scenes under the watchful eye of our Animal Health and Care teams. For more on their progress:
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The #MNZoo is fortunate to have a team of skilled and passionate zookeepers caring for Dari and the cubs around the clock. Assistant Curator Trista is also the Vice Coordinator for the Amur tiger Species Survival Plan(SSP). #TigerTuesday 📸: Zookeeper Jess
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When it's only Friday Jr. but you're ready for the weekend. *sigh* 😿 #MNZoo 📸: Zookeeper Jennifer
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Zookeepers Taryn and Bridget were enjoying some morning sunshine with the African crested porcupines before the #MNZoo opens. ☀️ 🎥: Zookeeper Trinity
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The cubs might be getting bigger and braver but mom is still No. 1. 💖 #MNZoo 📸: Zookeeper Jess
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Happy #TigerTuesday ! A big thanks to our Zookeepers for their incredible care of the cubs over the past weeks.🐅 #MNZoo #NationalZookeeperWeek 📸: Zookeeper Trista
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@mnzoo
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With heavy hearts we share that our 12-year-old male Amur tiger passed away yesterday during a routine medical procedure despite heroic emergency efforts by our team. This is a profound loss, and we thank our staff for their dedication to the animals.
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Minnesota Zoo
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An update on Gladys, the Eurasian eagle owl.
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POV: You’re joining the Marine Mammal team for sea otter enrichment. 🧊🦦 Thank you, Heather, for bringing us along! #SOAW
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Happy #ValentinesDay ! Love, Your pals at the @mnzoo
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Is this the line for the #PenguinParty ?!
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Native to the Himalayan mountains of Asia, goat-like #takin have sturdy hooves and strong legs that help them keep their footing on rugged ground. Their thick wool keeps them warm in the winter months. #MNZoo
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@FieldMuseum Our tamandua knows that you can be cute AND smelly! #UnexpectedlyCute
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After the moose (meece?) were done with this evergreen, it was brought to Luka for a thorough investigation. 🔍 #MNZoo 🎥: Jess
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#TongueOutTuesday with Nuka. ❤️🦦 📸: Terah
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ PURRRfect! One of a kind design. Limited edition. #rateaspecies
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❤️🦫 As a beaver, the best place to take a nap is obviously in a cuddle puddle with your siblings. 📸: Sarah
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Unlike most animals, female and male burrowing owls are virtually identical in size — just 20 cm tall and 5.3 oz in weight. They eat mostly insects and small mammals like field mice. #SuperbOwlDay 📸:Trinity
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Have you seen a cuter lynx? ❤️ #MNZoo 📸: Zookeeper Jess
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The Chick Has Entered The Habitat. We repeat, the #penguin chick has entered the habitat! 🐧 He's wasted no time getting to know the rest of the colony and learning from them. After watching the adult penguins, he quickly picked up preening. Way to go, li'l guy! #MNZoo 🎥: Cara
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We heard there was some paranormal activity at Tiger Basecamp recently, so we sent our best ghost buster to investigate. Luka's got it covered! 👻 📸: Maggie
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We can't watch! We're rooting for you #mprraccoon 🐾
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The llamas had a surprise visitor at #LlamaTrek . 🐢 #LlamaTrek #MNZoo 🎥: Zookeeper Angela
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Yawn or roar? 🤔 #MNZoo 📸: Zookeeper Jess
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This guest photo was too cute not to share with you all. 😌 Share your #MNZoo photos with us on flicker: 📸: tiggr222
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Minnesota Zoo
8 years
Yep...it's Monday. #dayattheMNZoo
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We interrupt your twitter feed for a very important announcement... We are pleased to introduce you to "Indah", which means beautiful in Malay. Thank you to everyone who participated & submitted the 1,838 name ideas for our Malayan tapir calf. #babyanimals #FridayMotivation
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Happy #Caturday from Dari ♥️ | The Amur tiger subspecies is one of the largest cats in the world, averaging an extra foot or so in length compared to a Bengal tiger. #MNZoo 📸: Kestrel
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@mnzoo
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Meet the newest member to the herd – a male Bactrian camel calf. He was born Feb. 8 and is currently spending time behind the scenes with mom. Follow along to learn more about this camel cutie, like when you can visit him and the name Zookeepers have chosen. 🐫❤️ #HumpDay #MNZoo
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Happiest of birthdays to Dari!! This year, Dari celebrates with her three tiger cubs. While the party and enrichment was meant for Dari...we think the cubs had other ideas. 😆❤️ #MNZoo 🎥: Zookeeper Jess 📸: Zookeeper Maggie
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The tiger cubs had their first go at gift wrapping...it's the thought that counts...right? 😅🎁 #MNZoo 🎥: Jess
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As #MPRraccoon showed us, raccoons are excellent, agile climbers. Raccoon's front paws have five toes, their tracks resemble human hands. These nimble fingers help these critters open trash can covers, latches...or scale a 25-story skyscraper. Way to go little buddy! #OnlyinMN
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Look at this not-so-little guy! | Brosno, Yana, and Vostok are growing quickly and aren't looking very much like cubs anymore. They grow up so fast! 🥲 📸: Maggie
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😴 Monday mood. | Leopards have one of the strongest big cat bites, with an average reading of around 300 PSI.
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Happy New Year! Pokey is already working on his new year's resolution to read more. Nice job, Pokey! 📸: Sarah
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This lunar year is known as the year of the tiger, more specifically, the water tiger. We think Luka is very aware of this. 🐯 #WaterTiger #MNZoo #TigerTuesday 🎥: Zookeeper Maggie
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@mnzoo
Minnesota Zoo
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It’s with heavy hearts we report Min, our red panda, died last week. This is a difficult loss; Min was a favorite of guests and staff and an ambassador for her wild counter parts. We are thankful for all who cared for and about Min over the years.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ BEARy satisfied. Comes in multiple models and colors. Waterproof. Will not disappoint. #rateaspecies
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It's #TigerTuesday ! What's your favorite #MNZoo tiger moment? 🐯 📸: Curator Trista
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Sunday is the best day for a beaver kit photo. 🦫 📸: Chris
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The tiger cubs are trying new foods! 🥩 Zookeepers have started offering meat as an option for the tiger cubs. Keepers said the cubs were hesitant at first but after a taste have been enjoying the new introduction to their diet. #MNZoo #TigerTuesday 🎥: Zookeeper Jess
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Enjoy some otter ASMR with Capers and his ice chunks. 🦦 🎥: Zookeeper Melanie
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. @jk_rowling if you're looking for some #MondayMotivation there's a #SeaOtterTweetOff happening right NOW! It's otterly adoreable!
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It’s back! #MNZoo adult night out at the farm! 🐐 With gorgeous weather, baby animals, live music and more, this 21+ event is a great way to celebrate spring’s arrival! ☀️ Tickets available now! #FarmNights #AdultNightOut
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@mnzoo
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🔊 Dari is doing a great job taking care of her cubs behind the scenes and is showing us just how much she loves her cubs. Chuffing is a vocalization that tigers make to express affection for those they direct it to, like a mom chuffing to her cub. ❤️ #MNZoo 🎥: Zookeeper Jess
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It's time to help us name one of the male tiger cubs at the #MNZoo ! Amur tigers are native to eastern Asia, mostly along the Amur River. The list of names to vote on was selected with this region and culture in mind. Voting is open now through August 23:
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The best way to start Monday is with a beaver kit at the #MNZoo . 🦫 So smol. 📸: Sarah
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There are five species of tapirs in the world, and most live in South America. Except for the #MalayanTapir , which lives in Asia’s rainforests. No matter the region, all tapirs live in areas with a good water source. #TapirTuesday #MNZoo 🎥: Zookeeper Cameron
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If you have a case of the #MondayBlues we think it's best to ottermatically start looking at otter pictures! #SeaOtterTweetOff #YouOtterKnow
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We aspire to love our veggies as much as this tiger cub loves her carrot. ❤️🥕 #MNZoo #Caturday 📸: Zookeeper Jess
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The #FarmBabies aren't the only babies you'll see when you visit the #MNZoo . There are now three #bison calves on the Northern Trail, all born this spring. 📸: Zookeeper Jenna
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That begins as a ... #RebrandASpecies
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We thought your day could use a baby sloth video. #babyanimals #eatyourveggies #TuesdayMotivation
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If there is water, Luka will find it! Amur tigers thrive in temperate forests, similar to central and northern Minnesota. #MNZoo #WaterTiger 🎥: Zookeeper Jim
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Happy #FathersDay to Randy, and all the other dads out there! #MNZoo 🎥: Zookeeper Terah
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The tamanduas will sometimes do some exploring around the #MNZoo before we open in the morning, of course with their zookeeper friends by their side. Ola especially loves when they come to visit her in Discovery Bay!
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#HumpDay post coming in! 🐫 A throwback to just after Quart was born when he and mom, Jenny, were getting to know each other a little more. ❤️ 📸: Zookeeper Jennifer
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