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…
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…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
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…
A Drone’s Eye View of the Gardens
Reindeer Cam Making National News!
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Great Year for our Edible Garden
Another season in the Chipotle Edible Garden has quickly come to an end. Gardeners completed their final harvest of the season in mid October. At the time, this is what…
A Breadfruit Tree for the North Garden
We have a new little breadfruit tree growing in one of the behind the scenes greenhouses. But it is not just any breadfruit tree—it has a great story!In December 2012,…
Baby Giraffe Makes Public Debut!
It took over an hour of coaxing from her mother, Clover, but the baby giraffe born at Como Zoo stepped out from her bedroom and into the outdoor yard for the first time…
