Welcome, Hiiro
What’s better than a celebrity couple? A royal couple! We’re thrilled to welcome our female red-crowned crane ‘Ruby’ back to zoo grounds along with her new habitat-mate, male ‘Hiiro’. In August, Ruby…
Read MoreThe African Rainforest building will open at 11:30 a.m. on October 24th due to scheduled maintenance.
The Jihad Shibley Rocky Mountain Aviary: The habitat is temporarily closed to visitors. Why the closure? Our great grey owls, especially the younger members of our parliament, are displaying protective behaviours of their nests and territory. To support their natural behaviors and prioritize safety for both our birds and visitors, we’re taking a proactive step by temporarily closing the habitat. Thank you for your understanding.
Land of Lemurs Walkthrough & Outdoor Gorilla Amphitheatre: The two outdoor animal viewing areas will close for the season beginning on October 15. Lemurs and gorillas will be viewable in their indoor habitats.
PETRONAS Gateway to Asia: The building will have adjusted viewing from September 23 until mid-November while we complete mechanical upgrades to the Malayan tapir habitat. Komodo dragons will remain viewable indoors. Malayan tapirs and red-crowned cranes will be viewable in their outdoor habitats (weather permitting). White-handed gibbons will not be viewable for the duration of the project.
African Savannah Yard: Our Hartmann’s mountain zebras and ostriches will be off-view until the end of the year while we complete exciting upgrades in the African Savannah Yard, including the construction of a new Savannah Barn for the animals. Our giraffe tower will continue to be viewable throughout the project.
Thank you for your understanding.
Bite-Sized
We have some good news to share about a great gentoo! After spending some time behind the scenes this summer, our 10-year-old female gentoo penguin, ‘Una’, is once again on the move in Penguin Plunge!
Una has had a chronic eye issue for some time and our Animal Care, Health & Welfare (ACHW) team has supported her through targeted medications, extra ‘TLC’, and observation. But in late spring, it became clear that medical management was not enough and further intervention was needed.
Our consulting veterinary ophthalmologist, Dr. Ramey, performed a surgical graft to attempt to allow the eye to heal on its own. Unfortunately, the eye did not respond as needed and the decision was made that surgically removing the contents of the affected eye was in Una’s best interest.
But a missing eye isn’t stopping her! We’re happy to share that since her surgery, Una has been healing well and continues to show improvement! She’s back with the rest of the waddle, diving for fish in the pool, and navigating both the water and rocky beach with ease. Way to go, Una!
Our ACHW team will continue to monitor Una closely through her healing journey. Her recovery is a testament to the exemplary care and support that our ACHW team provides to all of the animals in our care.