Minnesota Zoo has smell all its own

There's some voodoo magic going on at the Minnesota Zoo, and it promises a pungent odor.

A strange plant known as the voodoo lily is expected to bloom at the Minnesota Zoo in the next few days, filling the air with a rotting smell, according to a story from The Associated Press.

The question is: why would a zoo, which attracts kids and families, plant such an odiferous plant? Really, zoos already have a smell all their own.

The four-foot-tall lily was planted at the zoo on Tuesday morning on the Tropics Trail section of the zoo, the story said.


The bad smell is said to attract bugs, mainly flies. Now there's a surprise.