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Musk Ox Exhibit, Part I - Minnesota Zoo

July 1st, 2008. One half of the enormous musk ox enclosure at the zoo. The habitat had a large lake in the centre that was surrounded by land, and must have been at least 5 acres in size. A single musk ox can be seen in the bottom right-hand side of the photo.

Musk Ox Exhibit, Part I - Minnesota Zoo
snowleopard, 2 Jul 2008
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    • elefante
      That is too bad that musk-oxen are being phased out of there. I saw the master plan and was bummed to see that they wanted to add an African section. Normally I like those, but I liked that this zoo focused on cold weather species.
    • snowleopard
      Not only are the musk-oxen going to be replaced by a slew of African hoofstock (antelope, zebra, giraffe, rhino) but the monorail in this photo will be dismantled. There are simply not enough visitors who use the aging structure. On a side note, the 74-page Master Plan is a fantastic document and one that I've glanced through many times as the future is bright for this facility that already attracts 1.3 million annual visitors.
    • GraysonDP
      Eventually this exhibit is slated to become the keystone of an African Savanna
    • birdsandbats
      @GraysonDP I hate the idea of an outdoor African exhibit at Minnesota.
    • BrandonJCruz26
      @GraysonDP, I love the idea of a brand new Africa exhibit at Minnesota. One of my favorite African animals is a lion, but I also love the elephant.
    • birdsandbats
      @BrandonJCruz26 I like the fact that Minnesota specialized in cold-climate animals, I would prefer Minnesota goes more into those species rather than the common tropical animals every zoo has.
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