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It's always
a good time to visit the
MILWAUKEE
COUNTY ZOO
Visitors and residents alike
find the zoo a great place to visit,
whether in-person OR virtually.
hile Covid 19 shutdowns
have closed many other
attractions, the Milwau-
kee County Zoo has
remained open, providing
the perfect cure for cabin fever.
Don't miss seeing the new red river hogs,
pictured on the March KEY Milwaukee
cover. They are enjoying their new digs in
the former indoor elephant habitat. Brothers
Mort and Dudley arrived from the Dallas
Zoo recently, and zookeepers say they are
"very smart and personable animals." Both
are settling in nicely to their new home and
enjoy special heat lamps in their exhibit to
simulate their wild homes in Africa.
Milja is the zoo's snow leopard cub. Look
for her just outside the entrance and exit to
the Florence Mila Borchert Big Cat Country
building. Born to parents Orya and Asa in
spring 2020, Milja made her public debut
in September. The fact that snow leopards
are a vulnerable species makes her birth a
big deal. Snow leopards are known for their
snow-colored fur, perfect for blending into
their native habitat in the Himalayas.
Also outside the entrance and exit to
Big Cat Country are the red pandas. They
love cooler weather (even seeking out the
air conditioning in the summer), and in
February were climbing trees and bouncing
around in the snow.
The 20,000-square-foot Elephant Care
Center features a recreation room with
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TOP LEFT Red Panda; TOP Polar bear Snow Lilly turned 36 on Dec.
5 making her the oldest polar bear living in human care in North
America;
TOP RIGHT Nentas, a female Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
FAR RIGHT Maji at Stearns Family Apes of Africa building
FA M I LY- F R I E N D LY AT T R A C T I O N S
