The METRO Green Line and connecting bus services make it easier than ever to visit the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory on transit. Two Metro Transit bus routes provide direct service to the park: Route 3 runs between downtown Minneapolis and downtown St. Paul and makes several stops on Horton Avenue between Hamline Avenue and…
Produce From the Chipotle Edible Garden is Helping More Than Ever!
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory’s Chipotle Edible Garden is now partnering with Keystone Community Services to provide fresh produce to those in need. Keystone Community Services provides fresh produce from many community gardens and is always in the need for more. The produce from this year’s Edible Garden will be going towards their Basic Needs…
For the Fourth Year in a Row, Como Zoo Releases One of North America’s Most Critically Endangered Amphibians Back into the Wild!
A toad’ally awesome thing is happening at Como Zoo. As part of Como Zoo’s behind-the-scenes species preservation efforts, Wyoming Toad tadpoles have been placed in oxygenated water, shipped overnight and will be released today near the Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge outside Laramie, Wyoming. This 1.5 ounce toad is classified as one of the four…
The Chipotle Edible Garden is Now Open!
Celebrate The Incredible & Edible with Chipotle at Como Park Zoo & Conservatory this Summer! Como Park Zoo & Conservatory is serving up scrumptious garden fun for the fourth year in a row in the Chipotle Edible Garden, which opened Friday, June 13. The Chipotle Edible Garden will feature an array of vegetables, fruits,…
Love At First Scent Mark
Como Zoo welcomed a new blue-eyed black lemur into the collection this week and he is a big hit with exhibit mate Thurman. Thurman has been alone for several months after her previous mate passed away and while zoo staff waited for word from the lemur SSP (species survival plan) on who she was recommended to…
New Book Chronicles Minn. Woman Life as Foster Mom to More than 200 Animals
A new book chronicles the life of Arlene Scheunemann, who was a foster mom to more than 200 wild animals. Scheunemann worked at the Como Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul. She started her work adopting animals when her husband brought a lion cub home in 1968. KSTP sat down with Lori Nelson, Scheunemann’s biographer…
Happy Birthday Jambu!
On April 28, zoo keepers had a birthday party in Como Zoo’s primate building for the resident adult male orangutan Jambu. Jambu celebrated his 29th birthday by opening presents containing his diet, some fabric, and special treats. Jambu opens one of his presents Zoo keepers also made him a "cake" of sorts using the monkey chow from his diet and…
Early Morning Live Shot From The Sunken Garden
Grab A Slice Of Spring At The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory!
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Happy Birthday Emerald Tree Boas!
Como Zoo’s Emerald Tree Boas are one year old! Twenty neonates were born in January 2013 from the same parents who had offspring in 2011. Emerald tree boas are born brick red and start changing color around 6-9 months of age; with red becoming orange and eventually green; a process called ontogenesis. The white markings do not…
Como Zoo Unveils Plans for Sparky – A Minnesota Tradition Since 1956
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory unveiled plans for an extreme makeover of Sparky the sea lion’s home at Como Zoo. The new, world-class habitat will provide a unique and immersive northwest coastal visitor experience and a year-round indoor and outdoor use that will meet or exceed all regulatory and collection management requirements. Due to changing…
We Won The WCCO Viewers’ Choice For MN’s Best Cold Day Getaway!
Happy Birthday Jaya!
Did somebody say P-A-R-T-Y? Well, that is exactly what the staff at Como Zoo did this morning in “Celebration” of Jaya, the youngest of the zoo’s Orangutans. Jaya turned the big 6 today! Arriving via C-Section on December 13, 2007, Jaya is nothing short of a miracle for celebration for all of the staff at…
A Drone’s Eye View of the Gardens
Reindeer Cam Making National News!
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