Como Zoo Conservatory
1225 Estabrook Drive Saint Paul, MN 55103
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory is home to a wide variety of animals, from monkeys to polar bears and more. Click an animal below to learn a little bit about the critters that you might see during your next visit with us.
Species: Vulpes lagopus
Geographic Range: Northern Canada, Russia, and Greenland
Size: 18-24 inches long, 6-17 pounds
Lifespan: 3-6 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Least concern
Como’s Arctic Fox
Find them with the Hoof Stock
Species: Bison bison
Geographic Range: Most of the world’s open prairies
Size: up to 2,000 pounds
Lifespan: 12-20 years
Conservation Status: Near threatened
Como’s Bison
Find them with the Hoof Stock
Species: Puma concolor
Geographic Range: North and South America
Size: 5 to 9 feet long (head to tail), 64 to 220 pounds
Lifespan: Up to 20 years
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Como’s Cougars are Ruby and Jasper.
Find them with the Large Cats
Geographic Range: Grassland and wetland areas of the eastern and southern regions of Africa
Mass: 7.7 lbs (Adult)
Wingspan: 6.6 ft. (Adult)
Scientific name: Balearica regulorum
Height: 3.3 ft. (Adult)
Conservation status: Endangered
Incubation period: 28-31 days
Family: Gruidae
Como’s Crowned Crane is Houdini!
Find him with the zebra and Sulcata tortoise (on display seasonally)
Species: Ovis dalli
Geographic Range: Northwest North America
Size: 180 – 220 pounds
Lifespan: About 15 years
Conservation Status: Least concern
Como’s Dall’s Sheep
Find them with the Hoof Stock
Species: Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Geographic Range: North Atlantic part of Brazil, in the states of Bahia and Minas Gerais
Size: 10 inches long, 1 lb.
Lifespan: Up to 14 years
Conservation Status: Endangered
Como’s Tamarins
Find them with the Primates
To protect the health of our animals, Como Zoo’s Bird Yard—home to our flamingos —will remain closed for the foreseeable future due to ongoing concerns about the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), which has been detected in Minnesota and surrounding states. We will reassess the situation this summer and reopen if conditions allow.
Species: Chelonoidis nigra
Geographic Range: Galapagos Islands
Size: 4 feet long, 475 pounds
Lifespan: over 150 years
Conservation Status: Endangered
Como’s Galaps
Find them near the Bird Yard (on display seasonally)
Species: Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata (Reticulated)
Geographic Range: south of the African Sahara Desert
Size: up to 18 feet tall, 3000 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 20 years
Conservation Status: Endangered
Como’s Giraffes
Find them with the African Hoof Stock
Species: Leontopithecus chrysomelas
Geographic Range: Brazil
Size: 8 to 13 inches tall, 17 to 24.7 ounces
Lifespan: 15 years or more
Conservation Status: Endangered
Como’s Tamarins
Find them with the Primates
Species: Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Western Lowland)
Geographic Range: Central Africa
Size: 200-500 pounds
Lifespan: up to 50 years
Conservation Status: Critically endangered
Como’s Gorillas
Find them with the Primates
Species: Halichoerus grypus
Geographic Range: coastal waters throughout the North Atlantic Ocean
Size: 550–880 lb pounds
Lifespan: up to 35 years
Conservation Status: In addition to their status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, gray seals are also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Como Harbor Seal’s name is Wallace
Find them in Como Harbor or the Aquatic Animals Building
Species: Eunectes murinus
Geographic Range: Tropical South America, mainly in the Amazon and Orinoco River Basins
Size: 20 feet long, 100+ lbs.
Lifespan: 15-20 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Least concern
Find it in Tropical Encounters
Species: Phoca vitulina (Harbor)
Geographic Range: Eastern Canada to Baltic Sea
Size: 100 to 300 pounds
Lifespan: up to 30 years
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Como’s Harbor Seals: Kilian & Kash
Find them in Como Harbor or the Aquatic Animals Building
Species: Eulemur flavifrons(Blue-eyed black)
Geographic Range: Madagascar
Size: 15-18 inches long, 4-5 pounds
Lifespan: up to 20 years
Conservation Status: Critically endangered
Como’s Lemurs
Find them with the Primates
Species: Panthera leo (African)
Geographic Range: parts of Africa
Size: 270-500 pounds
Lifespan: up to 15 years
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Como’s Lions
Find them with the Large Cats
Species: Pongo abelii (Sumatran)
Geographic Range: Northern Sumatra
Size: 70-190 pounds
Lifespan: up to 50 years in zoos
Conservation Status: Critically endangered
Como’s Orangutans
Find them in the Primate’s Building
Species: Struthio camelus
Geographic Range: Africa’s savannas and deserts
Size: 6 to 9 feet tall, 200 to 300 pounds
Lifespan: 30 to 40 years
Conservation Status: Least concern
Como’s Ostriches
Find them with the giraffes (on display seasonally)
Species: Erythrocebus patas
Geographic Range: Central Africa
Size: 20-28 inches long, 25 lbs.
Lifespan: 15-20 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Least concern
Find them in the Primates Building
Species: Spheniscus demersus (African or Black-footed)
Geographic Range: Africa’s southern shoreline
Size: 2 feet tall, 7 to 10 pounds
Lifespan: 10 to 20 years
Conservation Status: Endangered
Como’s Penguins
Find them in the Aquatic Animals Building
Species: Ursus maritimus
Geographic Range: Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia
Size: up to 10 feet long, 660 to 1760 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 25 years
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Como’s Polar Bears
Find them in Polar Bear Odyssey
Species: Fratercula cirrhata (Tufted)
Geographic Range: Pacific Rim in the northern hemisphere
Size: 1 foot tall, 2 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 25 years
Conservation Status: Least concern
Como’s Puffins
Find them in the Aquatic Animals Building
Species: Ring-tailed Lemur
Geographic Range: Native to southern and southwestern Madagascar
Size: Body length 15–18 in. (tail adds 22–24 in.); 5–7.5 lbs.
Lifespan: 16–20 years in the wild; up to 30 years in human care
Conservation Status: Endangered (IUCN Red List)
Fun Facts
● Ring-tailed lemurs spend more time on the ground than any other lemur species.
● Their striped tails act like flags, helping groups keep track of each other.
● Males have “stink fights” by rubbing scent glands on their tails and wafting the smell at rivals.
Species: Pithecia pithecia
Geographic Range: Northern South America
Size: 12-16 inches (head and body), 3-5 lbs.
Lifespan: 14 years in the wild, up to 35 years in captivity
Conservation Status: Least concern
Como’s Sakis
Find them in the Primate Building.
Species: Zalophus californianus (California)
Geographic Range: coastlines along the Pacific Ocean
Size: 5 to 7 feet long, 600-800 pounds
Lifespan: 20-30 years
Conservation Status: Least concern
Como’s Sea Lions: Subee (aka Sparky), Poppy, and Niko
Find them in Como Harbor or the Aquatic Animals Building
Species: Hippocampus erectus (Lined)
Geographic Range: Tropical temperate waters
Size: 4 to 6 inches
Lifespan:
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Como’s Seahorse
Find them in the Aquatic Animal Building.
Species: Leptailurus serval
Geographic Range: Northwest and sub-Sahara Africa
Size: Averages about 1 m (40 in.) long and 60 cm (2 ft.) tall at the shoulder.
Lifespan: Averages roughly 13 years
Conservation Status: Serval populations have declined but are not considered endangered.
Como’s serval’s name is Lily.
Find Lily in the Cat Building
Species: Choloepus hoffmani (Hoffman’s Two-toed)
Geographic Range: Central America and Northern South America
Size: 9 to 17 pounds
Lifespan: 10 to 15 years
Conservation status: Least concern
Como’s Sloth
Find them in Tropical Encounters and the Primate Building.
Species: Panthera uncia
Geographic Range: Mountainous regions of Central Asia
Size: 80-120 pounds
Lifespan: up to 18 years
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Como’s Snow Leopards
Find them with the Large Cats
Species: Ateles geoffroyi
Geographic Range: Central American and Southern Mexico
Size: 15-27 inches tall, 12-15 pounds
Lifespan: up to 27 years in the wild
Conservation Status: Endangered
Como’s Spider Monkeys
Find them in the Primate Building
Species: Panthera tigris altaica (Amur)
Geographic Range: South Eastern Russia
Size: 6 feet long, over 400 pounds
Lifespan: 15 to 20 years
Conservation Status: Endangered
Como’s Tigers
Find them with the Large Cats
Species: Canis lupus (Gray)
Geographic Range: Northern America, Northern Europe
Size: 60-100 pounds
Lifespan: 13 to 15 years
Conservation Status: Least concern
Como’s Wolves
Find them in the Wolf Woods
Como is home to two different species of zebra, the Plain’s zebra and the Hartman’s Mountain zebra.
Como’s Zebras
Find them with the African Hoof Stock
COMO offers stunning venues to hold corporate events, meetings, birthday parties or weddings
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