Toronto Zoo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Toronto Zoo

The Main Entrance to the Toronto Zoo
Date opened	August 15, 1974
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 / 43.8202778; -79.1827778
No. of animals	5,000+
No. of species	500+
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.

Gallery

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  Nicobar Pigeon at the Metro Toronto Zoo.

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  Red River Hog and piglets, African Savanna, Toronto Zoo

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  A Japanese Macaque, Eurasia, Toronto Zoo.

Images for kids

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  Stereo card of a goat at the Riverdale Zoo. Opened in 1888, the Riverdale Zoo was the predecessor to the modern Toronto Zoo. Riverdale Zoo later became a livestock zoo.

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  The Toronto Zoo Domain Ride a year after it opened in 1977. Operating from 1976 to 1994, the monorail transported guests to various sections in the zoo.

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  In 2001, the Toronto Zoo opened an educational water play area known as Splash Island.

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  A statue of Frank Schofield at the Schofield Memorial/Asian Gardens. The gardens were opened in the zoo in June 2010.

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  Entrance to the giant panda exhibit at the Toronto Zoo. The zoo hosted a giant panda exhibit from 2013 to 2018.

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  Map showing the extent of the Toronto Zoo.

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  Two bison located in the Canadian Domain of the Toronto Zoo.

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  A pair of western grey kangaroos located in the Australasia Domain of the Toronto Zoo.

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  A red panda in the Eurasia Wilds section of the zoo.

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  An Arctic wolf sleeping at the zoo's Tundra Trek, a section of the zoo that features animals from the Arctic.

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  African penguins at the Toronto Zoo. The species is one of several endangered species that the zoo has successfully bred over the years.

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  A polar bear cub at the Toronto Zoo, November 2016.

See also

In Spanish: Zoológico de Toronto para niños