Calgary Zoo

City: Calgary
Country: Canada
State: Alberta
Region: Calgary
Opend 1929

Species 100

The Calgary Zoo is the second largest zoo in Canada. The animal exhibits are organized by geographic region. The current exhibits include, Destination Africa (with an african rainforest house and a savnnah exhibit - here you meet hippos, giraffes and lions), Canadian Wilds The area includes outdoor enclosures in three zones: the Aspen Woodlands, the Northern Forest, and the Rocky Mountains. Animals in the enclosures include grizzly bears, moose, wood bison, and wolves), Australia (like kagaroos and koala bears), Botanical gardens (with butterflys), Eurasia (Animals in this area include Amur  tigers, snow leopards, alpine ibex, Japanese macaques, red pandas and Asian elephants), Prehistoric Park with dinosaurs and South America (The South America pavilion is home to spider monkeys, pygmy marmosets, giant anteaters, Andean condors, two-toed sloths, cottontop tamarins, gibbons, and piranhas.).