The Minnesota Zoo has opened a major new, permanent exhibit called Russia’s Grizzly Coast, featuring the habitat and animals of the little-known Kamchatka Peninsula. This wilderness area is home to grizzly bears, Amur leopards and otters, all part of the zoo’s new exhibit, along with replicas of the geysers and mud pots found on the peninsula. The Minnesota Zoo, in Apple Valley just south of Minneapolis, is home to more than 380 animal species whose habitats range from Minnesota to the tropics.
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