One of the Minot zoo’s popular ambassador animals, Spock typically is a solitary animal who likes to dig and shred paper. Armadillos are native to South and Central America.

Spock has been a resident of the Minot zoo since 2020, according to Chelsea Mihalick, zoo curator.

Armadillos like Spock live 15-20 years.They weigh 2-3 ½ pounds with a body length of 8-12 inches and eat insects, termites, larva and insectivore, according to zoo information. Like other armadillos, Spock can roll into a ball to protect himself when threatened.

Besides Spock, a number of other inhabitants of Roosevelt Park Zoo are animal ambassadors. Animal ambassadors are part of the zoo’s outreach program, Zoo to You, in which animal ambassadors go to schools and other organizations for presentations.

Ben and Jerry, domestic ferrets, are among the newest additions to Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot. The two also are part of the zoo’s animal ambassadors program.

Ben and Jerry, domestic ferrets, are among the newest additions to the zoo and the animal ambassadors program.

According to Mihalick, other zoo inhabitants who are part of the program include: an opossum named Banjo, two ball pythrons, two tarantulas, three Australian White’s tree frogs, a skink named Pumpkin, a hedgehog named Cleo, 30 giant African millipedes, an Eastern indigo snake, an Asian giant toad, a Russian tortoise, three-toed box turtle, a milk snake, four giant cockroaches, two giant geckos, and a screech owl named Ron.

For information or to book outreach presentations with animal ambassadors, call the zoo at 857-4166