page_title: Como Zoo
section_title: Exhibits
hierarchical_section_title: Como Zoo / Exhibits
caption_attribution_description: English: Como Zoo's two lions sleep in their outdoor habitat.
context_page_description: Como Zoo was the first zoo established in Minnesota. Founded in 1897, the zoo is located within Como Park, in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Como Zoo is a member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
context_section_description: Bird Yard Exhibit
  The bird yard is the first thing visitors of the zoo see after they leave the visitor center. The bird yard contains a large pool, waterfall, and a mill house with a water wheel. The exhibit has large rocks separating the birds from two large galapagos tortoises.  Animals in the exhibit include Caribbean flamingos, Chilean flamingos, Galapagos tortoises, mallard ducks, red-breasted geese, ruddy ducks, common shelducks, swan geese, and white-faced whistling ducks.
  Seal Island
  Monkey Island was re-renovated into Seal Island in 1982, and is home to harbor seals and California sea lions.
  Primate House
  The first Como Zoo primate house was built in 1969 and was rebuilt in 1985. Animals in this exhibited include, blue-eyed lemurs, François' langurs, emperor tamarins, Geoffroy's tamarins, spider monkeys, western lowland gorillas, Sumatran orangutans, white-faced sakis, and two-toed sloths.
  Large Cats Exhibit
  The large cats exhibit was finished in 1982 and moved the large cats out of the small, original zoological building into larger pastures. Cats in this exhibit include, Siberian tigers, lions, snow leopards, and cougars.
  Aquatic Building
  The Aquatic Building was created in 1985, and is home to black-footed penguins, lined seahorses, mudpuppies, tufted puffins, giant archerfish, and African cichlids
  African Hoof Stock
  The African Hoof Stock exhibit was part of the 1970s zoo master plan and was finished in the mid-1980s. Animals in this exhibit include Grant's zebras, reticulated giraffes, greater kudu, black crowned cranes, and ostriches.
  Old Hoof Stock
  The old hoof stock building is one of the oldest exhibits at the zoo, and is home to American bison, Dall's sheep, Arctic foxes, and reindeer.
  Tropical Encounters Exhibit
  The Tropical Encounters Exhibit was created in 2005. Animals in this exhibit include Arrau River turtles, bay-headed tanagers, black pacu, turquoise honeycreepers, emerald tree boas, golden-headed manakins, leafcutter ants, mata matas, paradise tanagers, peacock bass, red-capped cardinals, red-tailed catfish, rufous-crowned tanagers, silver-beaked tanagers, stingrays, sunbitterns, swallow tanagers, turquoise tanagers, violaceous euphonia, yellow-rumped cacique, yellow-spotted Amazon River turtles, green anaconda, and saffron finches.
  Wolf Woods
  Wolf Woods is a forested enclosure that is home to two gray wolves.
  Polar Bear Odyssey
  The Polar Bear Odyssey opened in 2010 and is home to the zoo's polar bears. It replaces the old bear grottoes, and is four times the size of the old polar bear exhibit. An inside viewing area lets visitors view the bears swimming and the bears' indoor facility. The viewing area includes interactive computers that show how the world is changing, including the glacier ice caps in the Arctic.
caption: Lions at Como Zoo.
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