Search results
Accessibility at Como Zoo and Conservatory: Officials acknowledge improvements needed
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 months agoNearly a year after St. Paul officials said they planned to replace balky accessibility elevators...
Amanda, Como Zoo orangutan and one of its ‘most loved animals,’ euthanized at 46
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoComo Zoo issued a statement on Monday that Amanda, one of its orangutans, was euthanized on Saturday after a mass was discovered in her abdomen. She was 46. In response to the orangutan’s death ...
Daisy, matriarch of Como Zoo giraffe herd, euthanized at 23
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoComo Zoo’s oldest giraffe died Thursday at 23, officials said. Daisy, a Como resident for two decades and the matriarch of the zoo’s giraffe herd, had long suffered from degenerative arthritis ...
Como Zoo reveals baby giraffe’s name on Give to the Max Day
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA big reveal for a tiny giraffe happened on Give to the Max Day on Thursday: Meet Ivy of St. Paul’s Como Park Zoo & Conservatory. The newborn’s name, chosen over Dahlia and Aster by voters, ...
St. Paul’s Como Zoo welcomes latest baby giraffe
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA baby giraffe was born Monday evening at the Como Park Zoo & Conservatory in St. Paul. A 7-year-old Como giraffe named Zinnia gave birth to the calf at 8:09 p.m., and the new arrival was already ...
Como Zoo officials heartbroken over death of Stanley, 3-year-old seal
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoZookeepers at Como Zoo in St. Paul said they were heartbroken Tuesday to share that a 3-year-old gray seal had died. Stanley died after surgery to relieve a painful eye condition. He came to ...
St. Paul City Council poised to approve spending first year of new city sales tax on Grand Avenue,...
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 4 months agoStreet work on Grand Avenue, the artificial turf fields at the Oxford/Jimmy Lee Rec Center and...
Como Friends hits $50 million milestone after 24 years of support for Como Park Zoo & Conservatory
Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. via Yahoo News· 2 months agoComo Friends, the non-profit partner of Como Park Zoo & Conservatory, recently announced it reached...
Como Park's rare, stinky corpse flower could bloom anytime. Here's how to watch.
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 month agoIt's not often that people wait in line in the hopes of catching a whiff of something that smells...
St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura, Pine Island/Zumbrota-Mazeppa primed for girls soccer state tournament
Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn. via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoOct. 24—ST. CHARLES — Taige Puetz is wondering if another trip to the Como Zoo might be just the thing for her state-bound St. Charles/Lewiston-Altura soccer team. Seeing animals up close sure ...