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…
There is a change coming…
64″ tall today and 36 3/4″ around the widest part of the bud! The upward growth is now slowing and the girth measurements are starting to increase. We are still…
Como Zoo takes in three bears from North Dakota zoo
*Article courtesy of Miles Trump at St. Paul Pioneer Press The polar bears at Como Park Zoo can tell they’ve got company. They have been sniffing around a lot since…
Quick glimpse into Roots, Shoots & Fruits courtesy of KARE 11.
And then there were three…
Yesterday we introduced the Grant’s Zebras in hopes they will breed. The male Ulysses has watched the two females Thelma and Minnie for a year or two from his exhibit…
Creature Feature Featured on KARE-11
“Roots, Shoots, and Fruits—The Incredible Edible Garden” OPEN NOW!
Como Park Zoo & Conservatory is serving up some scrumptious garden fun this summer in its first ever edible garden is now open. Check out this video of the garden…
Roots, Shoots & Fruits – The Incredible Edible Garden Opens June 17!
Coming this summer is a new exhibit, the Incedible Edible Garden! The structure that used to house the butterflies last summer will now be filled with edible fruits, vegetables, herbs…
New Arrival Hanging Around Como Zoo
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory Welcomes New Baby Emperor Tamarin A baby South American Emperor tamarin has been born at the Como Zoo. The baby arrived on Monday, May 13…
