Good Question: Can Animals Predict The Weather?
February 4th, 2012
When WCCO-TV had a good question, they came to the experts for the answer. US!...
Coca-Cola “plays” it forward with recycled syrup barrels for Buzz & Neil
January 24th, 2012
Above is a picture of Buzz playing with a Coke barrel. Just before Christmas, Buzz & Neil got some holiday gifts of their own! Coca-Cola donated fifty clean plastic 55-gallon syrup barrels for the bears to play with in their own environment. Ordinarily, these plastic barrels are used to store concentrate syrup which is used during production at the Midwest Coca-Cola Bottling Company located in...
Donate to the Como Zoo to support enrichment of animals – As seen on KARE!
December 13th, 2011
Here is a link to more information: http://www.comozooconservatory.org/support/sponsor-an-animal/#/species-of-the-dayCheck out fabulous zoo keeper Liz on KARE!...
Happy Thanksgiving from the Polar Bears
November 28th, 2011
Polar Bears Buzz and Neil enjoyed a post-Thanksgiving nap after the zoo keepers fed them their diet and a few Thanksgiving treats this Turkey day. We are thankful to all the zoo visitors who came out to see us today. Happy Thanksgiving from the Zoo keepers and animals at Como Zoo....
Movember for the male keepers
November 15th, 2011
For the second year in a row, many of the male zoo keepers of Como Zoo are growing mustaches to help celebrate Movember. By sporting these upper lip warmers, the Zoo keepers join a worldwide group of men dedicated to raising awareness of prostate cancer and other male cancers. Joining them in their mustached endeavours are the Emperor Tamarins. Emperor tamarins were named after German Emperor...
