Minnesota Zoo Media Contact

If you are a member of the press, please contact:

Kelly Lessard
Public Relations
Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo Boulevard
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952.431.9217 direct
952.431.9300 fax
kelly.lessard@state.mn.us

 

 

Press Releases

The Countdown Begins!
30 Days To "Farm Babies" at the Minnesota Zoo
March 31 – April 30, 2012

Apple Valley, MINN – March 15, 2015 – What goes “Moo, Baa, Oink, Quack, and Peep?” Get up close and personal with all kinds of adorable baby animals during “Farm Babies,” an annual right of spring, at the Minnesota Zoo's Wells Fargo Family Farm, March 31 – April 30, 2012 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

One of the biggest (and cutest) Zoo events of the year, “Farm Babies” will feature the newest members of the Zoo family with baby chicks, piglets, lambs, calves, goat kids, bunnies and ducklings. Volunteers will be available for questions and assist with "hands-on" interaction with the baby animals. Peter Rabbit will be at the Farm on April 7 to greet kids. Farm Babies is sponsored by Wells Fargo, Dakota Electric Association, and Toyota.

Farm Babies Schedule:
9 a.m.–4 p.m.              Minnesota Zoo open
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  Tractor Rides from the Grain Elevator to Farm (Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays)
10 a.m.–4 p.m.            Farm Babies event
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.          Peter Rabbit (April 7 only)
11 a.m.–2 p.m.            Kid’s activities (April 6 & 7 only)

The Minnesota Zoo is located in Apple Valley, just minutes south of Mall of America. For more information, call 952.431.9500 or visit mnzoo.org. The Minnesota Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) and an institutional member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA).