greater vancouver zoo

13 year old mama Batu, sleeping in her raised platform (Taken January 20th, 2023).

The zoo's four lions, who are kept in pairs and split between side-by-side enclosures (Taken January 20th, 2023).

The maneless Kasal (foreground) and his sister Prim socialize between the fence with their sister Tess, all 7 years old. (Taken January 20th, 2023).

Boomer, the oldest of the zoo’s lions at 15 years old, looking magnificent as always. (Taken January 20th, 2023).

Taken in April, 2022. 4 of the GVZ's all-female herd of Scimitar-horned oryx, taking refuge in their shade structure.

Taken in April, 2022. The GVZ has a family of five Addax, including 10 yo Seguara, who I believe is shown in this shot (with a sleeping Canada goose in the background).

Taken in April, 2022. At the time, Ziya was 18 years old and clearly showing her age. Born at the GVZ, she was the last surviving member of the zoo's small breeding herd of Père David's deer. She spent her twilight in a merged enclosure, sharing space with a herd of sika deer.

Taken in April, 2022. One of the zoo's three orphaned grizzly bear cubs, Huggy Bear, Henry, and Scout, eyes members of the zoo's resident elk herd.

Taken in April, 2022. Although the zoo boasts a flock of 19 American flamingoes (and 1 Chilean flamingo), this solitary bird caught my eye most of all.

Taken in April, 2022. The zoo's current trio of giraffes, sheltering under their outdoor shade structure. Some of the recent, on-going construction at the zoo can be seen in the background.

Taken in April, 2022. The GVZ recently welcomed a trio of snow leopards, mama Batu and her sons Bodhi and Kyanada, from the Assiniboine Park Zoo. I caught them during mealtime, though they were still all quite shy, still getting comfortable in their new surroundings.

Taken in April, 2022. Boomer, the GVZ's 14yo old lion - at the time of my visit, Boomer was living alone, as he was being slowly introduced to his new partner, the white lioness Tess.

Taken in April, 2022. Kasal and Prim, two of the zoo's trio of white lions, who arrived from African Lion Safari in November of 2021.