Calgary Zoo

Animal Viewing Impact 📢 The Taylor Family Foundation Polar Bear Sanctuary will be will be temporarily closed on March 24 & 25, to accommodate habitat maintenance. Our polar bear, 'Siku', will not be viewable during this time. Thank you for your understanding. 🐻‍❄️ #YourZooYYC

You’re running out of time to get tickets for ZooDunnit (18+) this Friday! ⌛ Together with your detective team, you’ll be put to the test to see if you can find out zoodunnit. 🕵️‍♀️ Let dinner and justice be served! 🍽️ 🎟️: bit.ly/45C0STd #YourZooYYC #YYCEvents

Have you ever seen tiger training during a zoo visit? It’s tiger-ific! 🐯 Training moments like this go a long way in ensuring our animals feel safe and comfortable when receiving care. 🫶 #YourZooYYC #AnimalWellbeing #Enrichment

It’s not quite a #TongueOutTuesday – but it is a #ToothyTuesday! We can’t get enough of this photo of our female muskox ‘Tilly’! 🦷 Did you know that muskox don’t have top front teeth? 🤯 Instead, they have a dental pad that helps them to chew on tough vegetation. #YourZooYYC

Area Closure Alert 📢 The Rainforest Aviary will be closed from March 30-April 1 to accommodate pool cleaning. Guests are still welcome to explore the rest of the Rainforest Building, with both entry and exit through the main doors. Thank you for understanding. 📢 #YourZooYYC

It's #WorldBearDay! Meet our newest polar bear ‘Yellé’. Yellé (20) was born at Ouwehands Zoo and joins us from Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien. He is a fan of enrichment items, straw beds, and can often been seen doing the classic polar bear “sploot"! 📷: @zoostfelicien #YourZooYYC

Today is a bear-y good day — it’s #WorldBearDay! 🐻 To celebrate, we’re giving you a behind-the-scenes look at how our male grizzly bear cubs are doing. ‘Fitz’ (the lighter cub) and ‘Turner’ (the darker cub) are growing fast! #YourZooYYC

It's #WorldWaterDay! 🌊 In February, our teams took advantage of the warm weather days to complete a deep cleaning of the Polar Plunge pool. This pool contains 72,000 gallons and is 5m deep, giving an incredible view of powerful swimming skills in action! 🏊‍♀️ #YourZooYYC

Humboldt penguin ‘Diego’ turns 13 today, and ‘Penelope’ turns 14 tomorrow! 🥳 Have you ever wondered what the pink patches on a Humboldt penguin’s face are for? 🤔 These featherless patches help them to expel heat, keeping them cool in their native South America. 🌡️ #YourZooYYC

It's #InternationalDayofForests! 🌳 In collaboration between the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo and school nature clubs in Kenya, this tree nursery will support local conservation efforts, including the Kenya Mountain Bongo Partnership, in collaboration with @RhinoArk. #YourZooYYC

Our ring-tailed lemur ‘Joanna’ is 28! 🥳 Can you guess what special feature lemurs and dogs have in common? Lemurs are strepsirrhines, a suborder of primates that have a wet nose. 👃 The wrinkled and moist skin on a lemur’s nose give them a powerful sense of smell. #YourZooYYC

Join us for High Tea at the zoo! With a brew-tiful selection of loose leaf teas and a delectable spread of finger sandwiches and pastries, you'll be celebrating spring in style. 🥐 Get your tickets now for High Tea and Mother's Day High Tea: bit.ly/4s5Huad #YourZooYYC

It’s a happy Humboldt penguin hatchday! Female ‘Karina’ is 14 today! 🎊 Humboldt penguins are named after the Humboldt Current, a cold, nutrient-rich system that flows north along South America’s west coast that was named after explorer Alexander von Humboldt. 🌊 #YourZooYYC

Big news in #WildCanadaYYC – our Canada lynx are linking up! 😻 Our Animal Care, Health & Welfare (ACHW) team facilitated introductions between our two Canada lynx, female ‘Kaya’ (background) and male ‘Bebe’ (foreground). Learn more: bit.ly/3NgppY9 #YourZooYYC

It's #WorldFrogDay!🐸 The northern leopard frog is one of B.C.’s most endangered amphibians. We’re leapfrogging towards species recovery through conservation breeding & reintroduction efforts for this incredible species.🫶 Learn more: @WilderInstitute #YourZooYYC #WilderTogether

Greater rheas are back on park! Females 'Chip' (white) and 'Dip' (gray) are back in their South America habitat after spending the winter at the Archibald Biodiversity Centre while their typical holding space was unavailable during construction in Exploration Asia. #YourZooYYC

Want to make the Easter long weekend eggstravagant? Be sure to join us for Easter Eggstravaganza! 🐣 Easter Eggstravaganza events and activities are included with day admission tickets and memberships. Learn more with the link: bit.ly/4cWbq3O #YourZooYYC #YYCEvents

Are you ready for Marsh Madness? Join us at @BowHabitat on Friday, March 20th for a rippling good time! 🌊 We’ll be celebrating Alberta’s wetland ecosystems and how they are essential to keeping Alberta’s water clean and healthy. Learn more: bit.ly/40vHGDq #YourZooYYC

Who is black and white and turning seven? Our male eastern black-and-white colobus monkey, ‘Kito’! 🎊 As masters of jumping, this species has a tail that gives them balance as they leap through trees in their forest homes. 🌳 #YourZooYYC

Our male North American river otter ‘Finnegan’ is 12! 🎉 Swimming can be uncomfortable if you have water in your nose and ears, but otters luckily don’t have that problem! These super swimmers have the ability to close their nostrils and ears when underwater. 🏊‍♀️ #YourZooYYC