How are we feeding our four giant pandas? We’re announcing that Hainan Airlines is the Panda Passage Official Carrier, for the next five years, transporting sustainably and ethically-harvested bamboo from China to Calgary.
Mammals
Meet our giant pandas: Jia Panpan
The Calgary Zoo has welcomed four giant pandas! Panda Passage will open officially to visitors on May 7, so it’s time you get to know our pandas.
Meet Jia Panpan.
Meet our giant pandas: Er Shun
The Calgary Zoo has welcomed four giant pandas! Panda Passage will open officially to visitors on May 7, so it’s time you get to know our pandas.
Meet Er Shun.
Meet our giant pandas: Da Mao
The Calgary Zoo has welcomed four giant pandas! Panda Passage will open officially to visitors on May 7, so it’s time you get to know our pandas.
Meet Da Mao.
Saving Madagascar’s forests – conservation reaches around the globe
MEET SABOO, THE RING-TAILED LEMUR!
It’s time for the fourth installation in our summer blog series about the newest members of the zoo family. Featuring our ring-tail lemur, Saboo, we’re sharing more each month about her life at the zoo, interesting lemur facts, all about Madagascar and much more!
This chapter is all about how lemurs like Saboo in the wild need our help to survive.
Sunbathing, Stink Fights, and the Lemur Lifestyle
MEET SABOO, THE RING-TAILED LEMUR!
It’s time for the third installation in our summer blog series about the newest members of the zoo family. Featuring our ring-tail lemur, Saboo, we’re sharing more each month about her life at the zoo, interesting lemur facts, all about Madagascar and much more!
This chapter is all about how lemurs like Saboo communicate, and their social groups.
PIGGY-BACKS & PLAYMATES – GET TO KNOW YOUR LEMURS
MEET SABOO, THE RING-TAILED LEMUR!
It’s time for the second installation in our summer blog series about the newest members of the zoo family. Featuring our ring-tail lemur, Saboo, we’re sharing more each month about her life at the zoo, interesting lemur facts, all about Madagascar and much more!
This chapter is all about young Saboo, and growing up lemur.
Come visit Land of Lemurs – Get to know our species
The day is finally here – Land of Lemurs is officially open! After years of planning, over a year of construction and zoo-wide teamwork, the immersive walkthrough habitat is ready for visitors. It is the first habitat of its kind in Canada, an accomplishment of which we are truly proud. But who exactly will you see when you visit? Meet our lemur species!
Leading up to Land of Lemurs – Countdown
It’s the final countdooowwwwwwn! Join the zoo on July 5, 2017 for a spectacular beginning to the Land of Lemurs legacy in Calgary. The brand new walk-through habitat will finally be unveiled to zoo fans and visitors, who will finally be able to experience lemurs in person after months of waiting.
How to grow antlers in just over a minute
Even though it’s not possible to sprout antlers in a few minutes, the zoo posted a video of Napoleon, our male bull elk, doing just that!
Zookeepers Michelle Benzen, Scott Russell, Christina Brunner, Alex Phillips, Matt Emrich spent the better part of a year snapping pictures of the beautiful elk as he grew a new rack. Zoo fans wanted to know more after the video was posted- like how long it took for them to grow. Do they hurt? How heavy are they?
Keeper Michelle Benzen has the answers below!
