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Surprise! Sloth gives birth at Como Zoo in front of unsuspecting visitors
Sago - a Hoffmann's two-toed sloth - delivered her little critter on Wednesday while on exhibit in the zoo's primate building ...
Como Park Zoo visitors witness birth of baby sloth
Mother Sago, 6, and father Ziggy, 3, are Hoffman’s two-toed sloths that arrived at Como Zoo, located in St. Paul, in spring of 2023 as part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Species Survival ...
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Como Zoo and Conservatory to receive funding to support habitat improvement, education
A new Minnesota Senate bill would give Como Zoo and Conservatory $3.5 million for the next two years from the state’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. The money will go toward educational programs, ...
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How an unexpected gift launched Minnesota’s oldest zoo
More than 120 years after its founding, St. Paul’s Como Zoo is home to a menagerie of hundreds, including Samson the gorilla, Ivy the young giraffe and an anaconda called Xena. But the state’s oldest ...
Guests catch rare glimpse at sloth giving birth at the Como Zoo in St. Paul
Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul, Minnesota announced that it welcomed a two-toed sloth on Wednesday, much to the surprise and delight of the guests who got to witness the rare moment ...
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Suprise! It’s a sloth! Como Park Zoo unexpectedly welcomes a new Hoffman’s two-toed sloth
According to the Como Park Zoo, something incredible and unexpected happened Wednesday inside their sloth exhibit. Sago, a six-year-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, gave birth while on exhibit to ...