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Baby gorilla in the Gorilla Forest exhibit, Como Zoo, ca. 2013. Used with the permission of Como Zoo.
Aerial view of Como Park, St. Paul, ca. 1940.
Monkey Island, Como Zoo, St. Paul, ca. 1940.
Animal house, Como Zoo, St. Paul, ca. 1940.
Monkey health care at Como Zoo, 1937. Used with the permission of Como Zoo.
Polar bear at Como Zoo, 1937.
Animal cages, Como Zoo, St. Paul, ca. 1936.
Children from Phyllis Wheatley House visiting Como Zoo, 1934.
Buffalo (American bison) at Como Zoo with zookeeper John Petro, St. Paul, 1928. Photo by St. Paul Daily News.
Polar bears Buzz and Neil in their habitat at Como Zoo, ca. 2010. Used with the permission of Como Zoo.