Northern Trail (Apple Valley, Minnesota)

 trail, zoo

The Northern Trail contains a 3/4-mile walk that allows visitors to see the animals found north of the 45th parallel. The Northern trail can also be seen from the zoo's monorail which is run year round. A few of the animals that can be seen along this trail:

Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica)
Mexican Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi)
Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus)
Przewalski's Horse (Equus ferus przewalskii or Equus caballus przewalskii)
Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus)
Takin (Budorcas taxicolor)
Bison (B. bison)
Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus)
Moose (Alces alces)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys luvodicianus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Goitered Gazelle (Gazzella antilopenia)
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)