Como Park Zoo and Conservatory has planted all of the entries in the 2014 American Garden Award program and they are ready for viewing and voting. The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory…
Skip Traffic and Take METRO TRANSIT TO COMO!
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
