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In for the season
The seals and sea lion that reside on Pinniped Island for the summer have returned to their winter home. After a summer spent basking in the sun, California Sea Lion…
Gorilla construction underway
Walking into the zoo you might notice some changes around the primate building. The entrance on the Great Ape side has been closed off and a construction fence has gone…
Gorilla construction underway
Walking into the zoo you might notice some changes around the primate building. The entrance on the Great Ape side has been closed off and a construction fence has gone…
Sparky’s Got A New Gig!
Only A Few Days Left To See The Summer Flower Show!
Summer Still in Bloom for the Garden Guy: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com
Possible seeds?? Big tuber!!
We discovered these seed looking structures this week on our corpse flower, BOB,too. After the initial excitement, it was determined that these were not viable seed and the reddish orange…
Edible Garden Featured on FOX-9
You’ll find it at the Como Park Zoo And Conservatory in Saint Paul. It’s an 8,000 square foot garden that looks more like the produce section of the grocery store…
Como’s Facebook Fans Name Baby Bison
The Name “Bogo” (Buy One Get One) is Top Vote Getter Como Zoo turned over the naming rights of its baby bison to its 29,000+ Facebook fans. Como Park Zoo &…
Sparky’s Green Initiative draws attention from KSTP-TV!
Roots, Shoots & Fruits Featured on KSTP-TV!
Como Zoo Releases North America’s Most Critically Endangered Amphibian Back into the Wild
As part of Como Zoo’s behind-the-scenes species preservation efforts, 1,353 Wyoming Toad tadpoles were placed in oxygenated water, shipped overnight and released today near the Mortenson Lake National Wildlife Refuge outside Laramie,…
While we wait….
OK. This is the time that many horticulturists anticipate when growing the Corpse Flower …….there is little visible change and the bud is looking so ready to open at anytime….
So, while we are still waiting…
It is a cool and cloudy Saturday
Yesterday’s warmer and brighter weather made a difference in the growth curve for this plant!! There was an idea that maybe, just maybe, the upward growth had slowed down and…
