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|zoo_name=Hemker Park & Zoo |
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|location=[[Freeport, Minnesota|Freeport]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States|USA]] |
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|date_opened=1977<ref name="zoo_history"/> |
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|num_species=51<ref name="zoo_main"/> |
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|website={{URL|http://hemkerzoo.com/}} |
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The Hemker Park & Zoo is a family owned zoo founded in 1977 in [[Freeport, Minnesota]]. The zoo was founded by Mark and Joan Hemker |
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==History== |
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The Hemker Park and Zoo was started in 1977 by Mark and Joan Hemker in Freeport, MN when the couple acquired their first collection of waterfowl. It started out as the Hemker Game Farm. In 1980 the farm acquired its first pair of [[White-tail Deer]] and a [[Black Bear]]. The expanded in 1985 when the zoo acquired a [[Pronghorn Antelope]] and a pair of [[reindeer]]. In 1992, the Hemker Game Farm became the Hemker Wildlife Park and later that same year added six [[Black-footed Penguins]] to their collection. Finally, in 1994 the Hemker Wildlife Park opened to the public for the first time. The turn of the century brought new exhibits to the Hemker Wildlife Park such as the African Safari. In 2006, beloved owner Mark Hemker passed away, but his family made the decision to keep the zoo open in his memory. In 2008, Hemker Wildlife Park became the Hemker Park & Zoo and added a new picnic area and farm petting zoo. In 2010 the penguins returned and in 2012 the zoo added two New Guinea Singing Dogs- Gus and Lucy. |
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==Animals== |
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;MAMMALS |
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[[Red Kangaroos]] |
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[[Reindeer]] |
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[[Bacterium Camel]] |
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[[Miniature Horses]] |
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[[Big Horn Sheep]] |
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[[Dall Sheep]] |
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[[Muflon Sheep]] |
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[[Grant Zebra]] |
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[[Addax]] |
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[[Kudu]] |
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[[Sititunga]] |
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[[Prong Horn Antelope]] |
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[[Muck Ox]] |
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[[Domestic Sheep]] |
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[[Llama]] |
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[[Miniature Highlander Cattle]] |
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[[African Porcupine]] |
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[[Patagonian Cavy]] |
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[[White Tail Deer]] |
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[[Buffalo]] |
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[[Domestic Cow]] |
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[[Mule Deer]] |
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[[Black Handed Spider Monkey]] |
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[[North American Porcupine]] |
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[[Ring Tailed Lemurs]] |
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[[Brown Capuchin]] |
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[[Cotton Top Tamarin]] |
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[[White Throated Capuchin]] |
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[[New Guinea Signing Dogs]] |
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[[Muntjac Deer]] |
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[[Silver Fox]] |
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[[Raccoon]] |
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;REPTILES |
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[[African Spurred Tortoises]] |
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[[Boa Constrictor]] |
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[[Bearded Dragons]] |
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[[Leopard Gecko]] |
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[[Green Tree Frog]] |
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[[Rose hair tarantula]] |
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[[Green Anole]] |
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[[Corn Snakes]] |
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[[Chameleon]] |
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;BIRDS |
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[[African Black-Footed Penguins]] |
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[[Blue and Gold Macaw]] |
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[[Military Macaw]] |
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[[Double Yellow Head Amazon]] |
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[[Chilean Flamingo]] |
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[[American Flamingo]] |
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[[Florida Sand Hill Crane]] |
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[[Black Swan]] |
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[[Black Neck Swan]] |
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[[Peafowl]] |
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Variety of different [[Waterfowl]] Species |
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==Experiences== |
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Other experiences offered by the zoo include educational tours, reindeer sleigh rides, picnics, birthday parties, wagon rides, and a mobile petting zoo. Also offered by the zoo is the Zoo Keeper Experience Day. For this you get to spend a day with one of the zoo keepers and help with feeding, enrichment programs, educational programs, and cleaning. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Minnesota Zoo]] |
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* [[Como Zoo and Conservatory]] |
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* [[Zollman Zoo]] |
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* [[Como Zoo, Saint Paul, Minnesota]] |
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==Notes== |
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{{Reflist|refs= |
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<ref name="zoo_main"> |
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{{Cite web |
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|url=http://hemkerzoo.com/ |
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|title=Hemker Park & Zoo |
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|work=hemkerzoo.com |
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|publisher=Hemker Park & Zoo |
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|accessdate=25 July 2012 |
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}} |
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</ref> |
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==External links== |
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{{Official website|http://www.comozooconservatory.org}} |
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{{Zoos of Minnesota}} |
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{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2010}} |
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[[Category:Zoos in Minnesota]] |
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[[Category:Visitor attractions in Saint Paul, Minnesota]] |
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[[de:Minnesota Zoo]] |
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