Gateway to Asia is open!

Get ready to meet the amazing new members of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo family – Malayan tapir, “Tanuck” and white-handed gibbon siblings, “Majimel” and “Maximus”.  

You’ll also be reunited with some familiar faces - Komodo dragons brothers “Thorn” and “Shruikan”

Don't forget to stop by the outdoor viewing area to visit with our bactrian camels along the way!

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