A new program allowing people to visit the Minnesota
Zoo for free by showing proof that they receive public assistance cards was a
hit during its first year, bringing in 63 percent more low-income visitors in
2016 than in the previous year.
The oldest tiger at the Minnesota Zoo has died. The zoo says the tiger named Molniy died Sunday of health complications related to aging. He was 16 years old - or about 80 in human years.