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04/30/2020

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Today we to help those in need!

Bonus Ben and Dana on Go 96.3 broadcasting 6a-6p to help raise money for Second Harvest and today ANYTHING GOES. You make a donation, we play your song...that simple!
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11/06/2019

11/08/2018

Hello AZUL community. We wanted to share an important announcement with you. In an effort to give you the best experience and provide you with the most up-to-date information about the Minnesota Zoo, we will be merging this page with theirs on December 1, 2018.

Please be sure to go "Like" the official Minnesota Zoo Facebook fan page and we look forward to continuing the conversation about how you can help support their mission of connecting people, animals and the natural world to save wildlife!

06/29/2017

Wild Night 2017

If you joined us at this year's Wild Night party, our Slow Motion Clips have arrived! Check out all the clips and download yours at https://goo.gl/gDqLlD.

06/09/2017

Thank you for helping to make Wild Night 2017 a ROARing success for the animals at the Minnesota Zoo!

Help us meet our goal! There's still time to support wildlife by making a donation: http://bit.ly/2sbyq9M

Photo credit: Personal Touch Photography

Thank you for helping to make Wild Night 2017 a ROARing success for the animals at the Minnesota Zoo!

Help us meet our goal! There's still time to support wildlife by making a donation: http://bit.ly/2sbyq9M

Photo credit Personal Touch Photography.

06/09/2017

Thank you for helping to make Wild Night 2017 a ROARing success for the animals at the Minnesota Zoo!

Help us meet our goal! There's still time to support wildlife by making a donation: http://bit.ly/2sbyq9M

Photo credit Personal Touch Photography.

06/05/2017

Minnesota Zoo | Donate Today!

Thank you so much for celebrating the ROARing 20s with us at Wild Night 2017 and supporting our work to save wildlife. If you missed the donation appeal, there's still time to donate!

06/02/2017

Online ticket sales for Wild Night 2017 are now closed. Tickets will be available at the door at The Mansion at Uptown starting at 6:30p.m. See you Saturday!

05/25/2017

AZUL

Wild Night 2017 is the wildest young advocate's party in the Twin Cities and all for a great cause: saving wildlife.

Preview the silent auction to see the amazing items available only to Wild Night attendees - including a VIP trip to Las Vegas, painting with the grizzly bears experience, private cocktail class for eight, and more! And get your tickets before prices increase on Friday at www.mnzoo.org/AZUL.

05/25/2017

AZUL - WILD NIGHT - Minnesota Zoo

Get your Wild Night tickets today before the prices go up tomorrow, May 26th at 11:59 p.m! Purchase online here: http://bit.ly/1VCzYBW or by calling 952.431.9476.

Join us for AZUL’s 6th annual Wild Night gala on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at The Mansion at Uptown.

05/24/2017

Looking for inspiration for your Wild Night 2017 outfit? Look no further!

Thank you to Via's Vintage for coming out to the Minnesota Zoo for this roaring 20s photo shoot and for providing 20s props for the photo booth at Wild Night next weekend!

05/22/2017

AZUL - WILD NIGHT - Minnesota Zoo

Remember: Wild Night ticket prices increase on Friday - and VIP tickets will no longer be available! Get your tickets today before the prices go up on May 26! Purchase online here: http://bit.ly/1VCzYBW or by calling 952.431.9476.

Join us for AZUL’s 6th annual Wild Night gala on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at The Mansion at Uptown.

05/19/2017

The Slow Motion Booth Presents | Get Hitched Give Hope

Have you heard? The Slow Motion Booth will be at Wild Night 2017 with roaring 20s costuming from Via's Vintage. Bring your flapper or dapper and get ready for a night that's going to be the bee's knees!

This is "The Slow Motion Booth Presents | Get Hitched Give Hope" by The Slow Motion Booth on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who…

05/18/2017

BEAR WEEK: How Minnesota Zoo keeps its black bears engaged, active

It's bear week at Fox 9! Check out their inside scoop on black bear enrichment at the Minnesota Zoo!

When bears are in the wild, they spend lots of time for foraging for food. At the Minnesota Zoo, keepers provide unique enrichment.

05/18/2017

A huge shout out and thank you to the Wild Night 2017 sponsors! Thank you for your support, and thank you for helping us to save wildlife. We're looking forward to celebrating with you at Wild Night on June 3rd!

05/15/2017

Planning your outfit for Wild Night 2017? Here are some tips on roaring 20s style for your party attire!

05/08/2017

The Tiger Cub Cam is here, and it's LIVE!

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the new endangered female Amur tiger cub and her mother, Sundari. And, join AZUL at Wild Night 2017 to help raise crucial funds for tigers - both in the wild and here at the Minnesota Zoo.

Case of the Mondays? Never fear, the Tiger Cub Cam is here, and it's LIVE!

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the new endangered female Amur tiger cub and her mother, Sundari.
Watch now: http://mnzoo.org/tigercub2017/

(Thanks to Cub for sponsoring the Tiger Cub Cam)

05/05/2017

A huge shout out and thank you to this year's Wild Night 2017 Presenting Sponsor, Delta Air Lines! Thank you for your support, and thank you for helping us to save wildlife. We're looking forward to celebrating with you at Wild Night on June 3rd!

04/20/2017

Meet the Minnesota Zoo's 'animal mama'

Meet the Minnesota Zoo's animal mama.

"Bottle-feeding four-legged infants is second nature for Diana...she nurtures all the species under her care, making sure the animals have a chance at a good start."

Bottle-feeding four-legged infants is second nature for Diana Weinhardt at the Minnesota Zoo.

04/07/2017

MN Zoo researching Hawaiian monk seals

Check out this clip from KARE 11 on the Minnesota Zoo's work with Hawaiian monk seals. Learn what the Zoo is doing to save this endangered species and find out how you can help: https://goo.gl/JaTdcW

Hawaiian monk seals are considered an endangered species and only live in a small part of the world around the Hawaiian Islands.

03/28/2017

The Japanese practice of ‘forest bathing’ is scientifically proven to improve your health

It's feeling like spring lately. What are your plans for the weekend? Get outside and go forest bathing!

"City dwellers can benefit from the effects of trees with just a visit to the park. Brief exposure to greenery in urban environments can relieve stress levels..."

There’s a chemical trees release that actually improves your immune system

03/27/2017

Minnesota Zoo Conservation: How Zoos Help Save Endangered Species

Check out this interview with the Minnesota Zoo's Vice President for Conservation Dr. Tara Harris as she talks about how zoos help save endangered wildlife.

And, you're helping too! By being an AZUL member and coming to our events, you're making contributions to projects for tigers, rhinos, pollinators, and more.

How Zoos Help to Save Endangered Species. An interview with Dr. Tara Harris, Vice President for Conservation at the Minnesota Zoo.

03/25/2017

Can You Match The Animal To Its Stripes?

Happy Caturday, wildlife lovers! Can you match the animals to their stripes?

Can you go 10 for 10?

03/24/2017

It's opening day of the Minnesota Zoo's Farm Babies at the Wells Fargo Family Farm! Who can resist these adorable faces?

☀️Rise & shine! It's Farm Babies Friday! ☀️ Come on down to Wells Fargo Family Farm for opening weekend! https://goo.gl/uaE3nY

(📷: Zoo Photographer, John Oakes)

03/20/2017

Moving forward, Minnesota Zoo director focusing on 'feasibility'

Minnesota Zoo Director John Frawley has crafted a new vision - read more about it in the Star Tribune!

“This zoo has changed lives,” Frawley said. “The community needs this zoo.”

After a year at the helm, Minnesota Zoo director John Frawley has crafted a new vision for the institution’s future, scaling back plans for an ambitious expansion campaign that seemed out of reach while refocusing on programming that connects visitors to nature.

03/13/2017

Social animals save wild animals. The Minnesota Zoo is home to 5,341 animals. That’s 5,341 reasons to help sustain the work of our Zoo... to help support the animals like Tia!

Meet Tia, the white-cheeked gibbon. She is just one of 5,341 unique individuals who call the MN Zoo home.
You can help us reach our goal of raising $5,341 to help her thrive.
mnzoo.org/save

03/02/2017

Thank you to everyone who attended Warm Up in the Wild 2017, and thank you to Personal Touch Photography!

02/17/2017

Watch the Elaborate Courtship of Three Gray Whales

Love is in the air... Check out these gray whales trying to whoo a mate.

If you find this interesting, just wait till you hear what the Minnesota Zoo keepers have in store for us at Warm Up in the Wild as they share the mating rituals of the resident animals. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1203145846445780/

Rare video footage captured off the coast of California shows three gray whales engaged in complex mating rituals.

02/15/2017

Are you ready to get 'Barefoot' in the sand at Warm Up in the Wild 2017? Thank you to Barefoot Wine & Bubbly for being the official wine sponsor of the night!

02/15/2017

Animals are kinkier than you

Wonder what details our Minnesota Zoo zookeepers have in store for us during this Saturday's Warm Up in the Wild!

Don't have tickets, yet? Learn how here -> https://www.facebook.com/events/1203145846445780/

You think Fifty Shades of Grey is hot? Here’s seven ways that animals are kinkier

02/15/2017

NPR

Matchmaker, matchmaker,
Make me a match,
Find me a find,
Catch me a catch.

Tiger matchmaking at the zoo: We're talking about the delicate process of introducing critically endangered Sumatran tigers in the hope that they will breed. We’re joined by the Smithsonian National Zoo’s curator of great cats, Craig Saffoe.

02/10/2017

Scientists know why whales leap out of water, and it’s probably not what you’d expect

Ring, ring. Long distance communication being sent.

Whales are trying to say something, but not to you.

02/07/2017

Give your loved ones a truly unique Valentine's gift - a kiss from a frog!

Looking for a fun and unique gift for your friends and loved ones? Give a "Kiss from a Frog" and make this Valentine's Day truly "un-frog-ettable" - https://goo.gl/1S9Q0d

01/27/2017

The Coolest New Animal Species Discovered In 2016

Whatever your thoughts are about 2016, you have to admit the newly discovered animals have the best names! Which is your favorite?

01/26/2017

National Geographic

Take a break and explore the stunning Buck Island Reef. What's your favorite way to explore nature?

Plunge into this stunning 360° footage and explore a Caribbean gem—Buck Island Reef—with National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry.

01/25/2017

Which Minnesota Zoo animal has the best pick up line? Attend AZUL's Warm up in the Wild event to sip on a cocktail as zookeepers share all the titillating details of animals' s*x lives.

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