Toronto Zoo
 The Main Entrance to the Toronto Zoo | |
| Date opened | August 15, 1974 |
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| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Land area | 287 hectares (710 acres) |
| Coordinates | 43°49′13.00″N 79°10′58.00″W / 43.8202778°N 79.1827778°W |
| No. of animals | 5,000+[1] |
| No. of species | 500+[1] |
| Memberships | CAZA |
| Website | www.torontozoo.com |
The Toronto Zoo is a zoo in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. With 287 hectares (710 acres), the Toronto Zoo is the largest zoo in Canada.
It is in seven geographic regions: Indo-Malaya, Africa, Americas, Tundra Trek, Australasia, Eurasia and the Canadian Domain. Some animals are indoors in tropical settings. Some are outdoors in what would be their normal environments. It also has areas such as the Kids Zoo, Waterside Theatre and Splash Island. The zoo is currently home to over 16,000 animals. There are over 491 species.
In April 2012 the zoo is not in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. It sent three elephants to a place that is not okayed by the AZA. The zoo can ask to be back in the AZA in March 2013.[2]
Gallery[change | change source]
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Nicobar Pigeon at the Metro Toronto Zoo. -
Red River Hog and piglets, African Savanna, Toronto Zoo -
A Japanese Macaque, Eurasia, Toronto Zoo.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Check Out Our Amazing Animals!". torontozoo.com. Toronto Zoo. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Toronto Zoo loses international accreditation". CBC News. April 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-04-26.