Animals Archives - Como Zoo Conservatory

Arctic Fox

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 Map

Bison

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 Map

Cougar

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
Find them with the Large Cats Map

Crowned Crane

Crowned Crane

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 Map

Dall’s Sheep

Dall’s Sheep

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 Map

Emperor Tamarin

Emperor Tamarin

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 Map

Flamingo

Flamingo

Species: Phoenicopterus chilensis (Chilean)
Geographic Range: Africa, Asia, North America, Central America, South America, Europe
Size: 3 to 6 feet tall, 3.5 to 5 foot wingspan
Lifespan: 20-30 years
Conservation status: Near threatened (Chilean)

Como’s Flamingos
Find them in the Bird Yard (on display seasonally) Map

Galapagos Tortoise

Galapagos Tortoise

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 Map

Giraffe

Giraffe

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 Map

Golden-Headed Lion Tamarin

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 Map

Gorilla

Gorilla

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 Map

Gray Seal

Gray Seal

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 Map

Green Anaconda

Green Anaconda

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 Map

Harbor Seal

Harbor Seal

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 Map

Lemur

Lemur

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 Map

Lion

Lion

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 Map

Orangutan

Orangutan

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 with the Primates Map

Ostrich

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 African Hoofstock Map

Patas Monkey

Patas Monkey

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 Map

Penguin

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 Map

Polar Bear

Polar Bear

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 Map

Puffin

Puffin

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 Map

Saki Monkey

Saki Monkey

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. Map

Sea Lion

Sea Lion

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 Map

Seahorse

Seahorse

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. Map

Serval

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: Map

Sloth

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.

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Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard

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 Map

Spider Monkey

Spider Monkey

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 Map

Tiger

Tiger

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 Map

Wolf

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 Map

Zebra

Zebra

Species: Equus burchelli boehmi (Grant’s)
Geographic Range: Eastern and Southern Africa
Size: 4 to 5 feet tall, 500-900 pounds
Lifespan: up to 25 years
Conservation Status: Near Threatened

Como’s Zebras
Find them with the African Hoof Stock Map

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