Minnesota has many habitats that are teeming with animals, some of which are impressively big. Here are the largest.

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Numerous bird species call the park home, some endangered. Northern snapping turtles crawl the grounds. Ospreys have returned. Great Egrets, Little Brown Bats, Tree Swallows. Red-Tailed Hawks. Fish ...

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Animals that disappeared from some rivers because of pollution, dams and overharvesting are getting a new lease on life that ...