Thought I'd start a news thread for Como Zoo, starting with this: New monkey born at Como Zoo - TwinCities.com
A female giraffe was born to Clover and Skeeter. She will go on display Sunday. Como Park Zoo?s new giraffe to make Sunday appearance ยป City Hall Scoop
A new sea lion pool could open by 2017. Como Zoo wants year-round sea lion fun outdoors - at $14 million - TwinCities.com
I assume you're talking about the cubs from Toledo. Twin polar bear cubs leaving Toledo Zoo for St. Paul | The Columbus Dispatch
The Como Zoo, for the first time since they started displaying them 55 years ago, has pregnant Gorillas! Two of it's females, Dara and Alice are expecting with the offspring of longtime resident Schroeder. Como Zoo Announces 2 Gorillas are Expecting
Why are people so stupid? I've said it before and I will say it again, zoos are one day going to have to put people in tunnels they cant get out of to keep them safe from themselves.
Here's an ultrasound of gorilla Dara's baby. Video: Gorilla ultrasound at Como Zoo shows mom, baby doing well | Minnesota Public Radio News
That would be crushing to loose their first baby gorilla after working so long and hard to prepare for it. Hopefully though it will be a learning experience for staff and the other gorillas, though not in the same ways. The other pregnant gorilla hopefully saw good mothering behaviour from Alice and will do the same with her baby.
