#torontozoo — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #torontozoo, aggregated by home.social.
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The keeper is challenging the cheetah with a contraption that is a thing tied to a line that is basically a big cat toy. Cat sees thing moving, cat runs after it. 😀
If you ever go to the zoo, do plan visits around the keeper talks. Always something interesting to learn. Such as sometimes nature provides the enrichment. One day, apparently a Canada Goose landed in this area & was not fast enough &...the cheetah stayed out overnight with its acquired dinner.
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It amazes me that 1) people are surprised the African animals are mostly not available in their publicly-viewed pastures in the winter; 2) that the lions, cheetahs, hyenas are usually out. The keepers say that they are given a choice of staying indoors or going outdoors and they usually chose to go outdoors. These animals were born at the zoo, so not just taken off the plains of Africa and thrown into Canadian snow. And they have caves with heated pads. :)
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For some reason baby cheetahs are called cubs, not kittens. It was fun watching a litter grow up at the Toronto Zoo, and I was surprised to see them climbing this tree. Live and learn. :)
This tree was too far from the edge of the enclosure to jump out, fortunately. Unlike the new orangutan facility that opened a few years ago, that did allow an enterprising orangutan to happily frolic in treetops outside its domain.
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Sorry, I opened a folder of otter shots.
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Another "do you see it?"
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This is cool. Look at the end of the stick the singing frog is standing on.
And if that is a female frog behind the singing one, success!
The Toronto Zoo is an amazing place not only for the exotic animals. A lot of natural habitat exists, with a lot of nature. :)
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This was taken through very smudgy plexiglass. She was close enough to boop. :)
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This fellow used to share a pond with two beavers. Said beavers lived long lives but are no longer with us. I haven't been back recently to see who is keeping him company now.
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One year the elk shared the bison's huge pasture. I wish they did this with more animals that can easily co-exist.
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A bit of trivia I learned: bite force of a polar bear is 1200psi. Compare with the measly human value of 120-160psi. Don't get in a chomping battle with a polar bear. 😀
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🚨 New Toronto baby alert: giraffe 🦒
https://www.torontozoo.com/mediaroom/press2026/20260224-giraffe
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Cedar, the mostly blind moose 🫎, will be moving to the Toronto Zoo.
https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/environment/toronto-zoo-to-become-home-of-cedar-a-blind-baby-moose-rescued-near-ottawa/article_29b4d75c-c2dc-52bc-a934-774beea85d2f.html
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Cedar, l'orignal aveugle 🫎, déménagera au zoo de Toronto.// Article en anglais //
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Cedar, a mostly blind moose 🫎, might be transferred to Toronto Zoo, because specialists believe it wouldn’t be able to survive and thrive in the wild.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cedar-the-moose-toronto-zoo-1.7592435
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Cedar, un orignal 🫎 aveugle, pourrait être transféré au zoo de Toronto, parce que les spécialistes ne croient pas qu’il pourrait survivre dans la nature.// Article en anglais //
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Did you know that the Toronto Zoo used to run a monorail (ish)?
The 5.6km transit system closed down in 1994. However the concrete structure that supported the rail is still around in the middle of the forest near Scarborough/Rouge Park.
I knew it was reachable because of an old reddit post and also because we can see it from Google Maps.
But I didn't know "how" to get there. So with a few friends we decided to find out
https://jeromegagnonvoyer.wordpress.com/2025/05/11/finding-the-toronto-zoo-monorail/
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Did you know that the Toronto Zoo used to run a monorail (ish)?
The 5.6km transit system closed down in 1994. However the concrete structure that supported the rail is still around in the middle of the forest near Scarborough/Rouge Park.
I knew it was reachable because of an old reddit post and also because we can see it from Google Maps.
But I didn't know "how" to get there. So with a few friends we decided to find out
https://jeromegagnonvoyer.wordpress.com/2025/05/11/finding-the-toronto-zoo-monorail/
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Squishventures is now a wildlife protector... of red pandas at the #TorontoZoo! Maokun is very happy about this!
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𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬
✧ Ptychochromis insolitus ✧
Ptychochromis insolitus, also known as the Mangarahara cichlid, is a species of cichlid, a fish in the family Cichlidae. Endemic to certain river systems in northern Madagascar, it can reach a length of 26 centimetres (10 inches) and features long tooth- or comb-like structures known as cteni on many of ...
#Mangarahara #LondonZoo #TorontoZoo #Madagascar #Ptychochromis #Wikipedia
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#TorontoPublicLibrary Recovers from #Ransomware Attack
by Matt Enis
Jan 17, 2024"The Toronto Public #Library (#TPL) is in the final stages of recovering from a ransomware attack on October 28, 2023 that shut down the library’s internal network, website, and public computers. Although TPL managed to keep all of its 100 branches open and host programs throughout the ordeal, patrons were unable to access their library accounts online or use the library’s computers for more than two months. And while TPL has also continued to manually check out print books and other physical materials, the library has been unable to process holds or check the materials back in when they are returned.
“'We’ve got 12 53-foot tractor trailers filled with returns—well over a million items,' Toronto’s City Librarian Vickery Bowles told LJ in early January. 'Ransomware is becoming so pervasive, and it’s affecting organizations dedicated to community well-being such as hospitals, schools, and libraries, of course. I really feel that #PublicSector organizations are becoming targets.”
"According to the '2023 Palo Alto Networks Canada Ransomware Barometer' report, which includes analysis of a survey of IT professionals conducted by Angus Reid Group, 35 percent of Canadian businesses with at least 100 employees were hit by ransomware attacks during the past year. Fifty-eight percent of those businesses needed more than a month to recover from an attack, while 24 percent took longer than four months. The report notes that cyber criminals appear to be targeting manufacturing businesses 'significantly more' than other types of Canadian businesses and institutions, but “today’s threat actors do not discriminate against specific industries.” In fact, the #BritishLibrary was hit with a separate ransomware attack on the same day as TPL last fall, the #LondonPublicLibrary in #Ontario was attacked in December, and the #TorontoZoo was attacked earlier this month.
“'In the case of #PublicLibraries, I think [#CyberAttacks] are particularly troublesome, because we’re dedicated to equality and access to information and intellectual freedom and openness to all,' Bowles said, adding that this attack has impacted people throughout the community, especially patrons who rely on TPL for access to public computers and other technology. 'I think this represents an attack on the very essence of civil society. That's what I think is really troubling about all this—when I hear about the impact this is having on people like students, #lowincome communities, youth, #jobseekers, [people] who don’t have any other resources other than what the library can offer. It’s just heartbreaking.'"
Read more:
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Toronto Zoo: Red Panda Sakura Dies Weeks After Losing Cub
👉 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/sakura-red-panda-dies-1.7302605
#ailurusfulgens #canada #KleinerPanda #PandaRojo #PandaRoux #redpanda #RedPandas #roterpanda #sakura #toronto #TorontoZoo
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@𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗧𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗭𝗼𝗼
We're Zookeepers! 💚🐾Please note this video does not endorse using bird 💩 as moisturizer #zookeeper #zookeeperlife #imakeeper #torontozoo https://t.co/y9Y4prOgxB
∙ 𝙹𝚊𝚗 𝟸𝟻, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟺 𝟷𝟷:𝟺𝟽𝙰𝙼 ∙ -
#Animals celebrate #Pride with #foodrainbows, #popsicles at #torontozoo
“Our #animals received special #Pridethemed #enrichment to celebrate the month,” Amy Naylor, the zoo’s #mediarelations #coordinator, said on Sunday. Through enrichment, #staff at the #zoo aim to enhance animals’ #environments by providing them with #opportunities to follow their #naturalinstincts
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Canada #Nature #Pride #PrideMonth #Representation
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The #TorontoZoo has shut down some of its bird enclosures after an #AvianFlu case was detected at a southern #Ontario #PoultryFarm .
The zoo says the #precautionary measures introduced Thursday are required in light of the case of #avian #influenza detected at a commercial poultry farm within 200 kilometres.
#H5N1
