It's #TapirTWOsday ! 🤍🖤 Since her arrival last Thursday, our female Malayan tapir 'Sempurna' has already been seen wading through the stream, exploring outdoors, and enjoying cozy siestas - all signs she's comfortably settling in to her new home. Stop by to say 👋!

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We have brr-illiant news - more dates have been added for our Polar Bear Breakfasts! 👏

Members get special pricing for May dates (and more May dates have been added!). Grab your tickets with the link: bit.ly/3TgLzcX

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Quill you join us in saying bon voyage to someone in the African Savannah? 🦔

Male African crested porcupine 'Rocco' will be moving to another accredited zoo as part of a Species Survival Plan (SSP) recommendation! 💕

Join us in wishing Rocco well on his adventure!

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What a beautiful day for my first time at the Calgary Zoo so many animals with huge enclosures , and looked to be well taken care of, I definitely will be coming back when I visit Calgary again.

We have another lemur birthday to celebrate! Our black-and-white ruffed lemur mom ‘Eny’ is 5 today! 🎉

Black-and-white ruffed lemur moms are pretty amazing – they build nests for their young that can be 10 to 20 metres off the ground! 🤯

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We’re firing up the grill and getting ready for corporate barbecues! 🙌

Whether you’re enjoying time together or toasting a big win, your whole team will love being together at the zoo – and they’ll love the food, too! 🍖

Book now: bit.ly/3IKX5XZ

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What is that smell? 👃

Our Horticulture team has been raising a stink - an Amorphophallus paeoniifolius!

Why the stink? To attract pollinators! This smell draws insects inside the inflorescence, which closes and traps them so that pollen can be transferred.

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New rock(y mountain goat) album just dropped. 🎶🐐

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We have two Humboldt penguin hatchdays to celebrate! Yesterday our female ‘Juanita’ turned 12, and our male ‘Horatio’ turns 16 today! 🥳

Humboldt penguins are named after the Humboldt Current which flows north along the western coast of South America. 🌎🐧

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It’s #InternationalDesignDay ! 👏

We're proud to be internationally recognized for our commitment to animal wellbeing through the development of cutting-edge habitat design and complex spaces for our animal residents to call home. What's your favourite habitat?

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Rrrbit! Do you know what today is? It’s #SavetheFrogsDay ! 🐸

As part of the B.C. Northern Leopard Frog Recovery team, we’re working to save the Endangered northern leopard frog. Discover more about our work at Wilder Institute. 💚

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We’re celebrating #WorldVeterinaryDay with a tour of our Animal Health Centre!🎊

To our incredible Animal Health team, the skills and passion you bring to work each day inspires us daily. Thank you for making a difference for wildlife and wild places!❤️

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🎉Happy #WorldTapirDay !🎉We’re thrilled to be home to 22-year-old male ‘Tanuck’ and 3-year-old female ‘Sempurna’, who has recently joined our zoo family.

Stop by Gateway to Asia to celebrate the wonderful world of tapirs! 🤍🖤

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As we stand on the cusp of our centennial celebration in 2029, we're embarking on a journey of transformation, growth, and unwavering dedication to wildlife and wild places. 👏

Read about this upcoming chapter in our 2023 Community Report: bit.ly/4asu3bH

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Our blue peafowl are back on zoo grounds! 🦚

'Lamar', 'Fabio', 'Bart', and 'Phillip' are now visible in their favourite places across the zoo. 'Andrew' and 'Steve' are still behind-the-scenes but will join the muster on grounds soon.

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It’s a fabulous day for our flamboyance – it's #InternationalFlamingoDay ! 🦩

These unique birds are known for their bright pink colour which comes from the carotenoid pigment in the algae and shrimp that they eat. That’s why they look shrimply fabulous! 🦐

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Have you ever wondered why king penguins waddle? We dove into the collection to find some #BootifulBones to help explain why! 🐧

Thank you to @ConocoPhillips Canada for sponsoring our Educational Resource Collection. 🔍

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The opening of Wild Canada, in December 2023, marked the completion of the largest project in our history. 🍁

Read about #WildCanadaYYC and our past year in our 2023 Community Report: bit.ly/4asu3bH

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King penguin ‘Henri’ is turning 26 today! 🥳

Henri is looking rather shaggy - that's because it's moulting season! 👏 Our adult king penguins are in their catastrophic moult, an annual process where they lose all their waterproof feathers and grow new ones. 🐧

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We’re getting out the bottle openers – the next event in our Grazers Dining Series is coming! 👏

Join us on May 17th for a curated four-course meal, paired with a selection of Old World and New World wines. 🍷

Tickets: bit.ly/3PsceRs

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