Calgary Zoo Calgary Zoo News 2017

TZFan · 28 Dec 2016

A new thread for a new year. It should be a big year for the zoo with the new lemur exhibit opening and work really getting underway to prepare for the arrival of the pandas in 2018.

TZFan · 10 Jan 2017

Calgary Zoo animals thrive in, or hide from, cold weather

TZFan · 20 Jan 2017

No conclusive reason has been found as to what caused the death of the seven penguins last year.

‘No conclusive evidence’ to suggest why penguins died: Calgary Zoo | Metro Calgary

TZFan · 10 Feb 2017

A new silverback has been selected for the gorilla troop. Arriving from Atlanta will be 18 year old Jasiri. Once the group has stabilized he will breed with Dossi.

TZFan · 15 Feb 2017

The zoo has confirmed what I already announced... a new male silverback is on his way. Although they arent saying who he is.

Hope for gorilla love at Calgary Zoo grows stronger

TZFan · 17 Feb 2017

The king penguin chick is male and has been named Edward after Edward VII.

Henry, Edward or Louis? Penguin baby gets royal name at Calgary Zoo

TZFan · 6 Mar 2017

Two of the zoo's young komodos are heading for Saskatoon's Forestry Farm and Zoo.

Komodo dragons coming to Saskatoon zoo

TZFan · 9 Mar 2017

The zoo is celebrating gorilla, Kimani's, first birthday.

Calgary Zoo set to celebrate baby gorilla’s 1st birthday

TZFan · 24 Mar 2017

The zoo has decided to look for a new national animal. Who knew they felt we needed to replace the beaver?

Calgary Zoo looking to find Canada's new national animal

Hyak_II · 24 Mar 2017

#teamwhoopingcranealltheway

Palorchestes · 24 Mar 2017

You can't replace the beaver. It built this country. All wild whooping cranes spend like half the year in Texas.

Hyak_II · 24 Mar 2017

Well, I suppose that is a fair point...

But on the other hand, Canada is to thank for keeping the whopping crane alive while it went extinct over the rest of its range