3rd International Symposium on Reproductive Biotechnologies for Wildlife Conservation early reg ends May 31❗ 🔜💰 Aug 20 & 21 📆 in Campo Grande 🇧🇷, including fmr. IETS BOG Gabriela Mastromonaco (@thetorontozoo.bsky.social) & Pierre Comizzoli (Smithsonian Inst.) More info ➡️ bit.ly/4ffmZUY

Recently, we came together with @tps.ca, @torontofire.bsky.social, and fellow plungers at @thetorontozoo.bsky.social for #PolarPlunge2026.   Big cheers to the brave members of Team #TorontoPolarMedics 🐻‍❄️ and everyone who showed up in support of #SpecialOlympicsOntario! More 📸 on Instagram.

We’re thrilled that our community has fallen head over hooves for your Toronto Zoo’s newest and tallest arrival - a baby Masai giraffe! Now we need your help choosing the perfect name 🦒🍼 Submit your vote before Monday, March 23 at torontozoo.com/giraffe 🗳️

It's exhausting being so cute 💕💤 #BabyLongNeck

We are head over hooves here at your Toronto Zoo with the birth of a female Masai giraffe calf 🍼🦒 The calf arrived at 1:26am on Sunday, February 22nd. Both Mom (Mstari) and baby have been doing well and were left to bond over the weekend 💕 Read more: bit.ly/3OZr58z

A reminder to members and guests that your Toronto Zoo will open at 10:30am tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 21) due to the annual Move your Paws run 🐾👟 We appreciate your patience and understanding during this exciting fundraising event for your Zoo.

Wait. I thought the neighbour (Hudson) said early spring? ❄️🐺 Stay safe today, everyone! #snowTO

Ramadan Mubarak 🌙 Your Toronto Zoo wishes everyone celebrating, especially our Muslim friends, a blessed month of Ramadan. We offer our hopes for a month filled with compassion, peace, prosperity and service to others.

Happy Family Day, from our family to yours ❄️ A reminder that your Toronto Zoo is open today from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Our staff and volunteers look forward to seeing you! Learn more about all of our exciting offerings (including the launch of "Orchid Oasis") at torontozoo.com 🎟️

Happy #CanadaFlagDay 🇨🇦 As Canada's largest Zoo, we’re proud to celebrate the red and white that unites us from coast to coast to coast 🍁 Learn more about the history behind this important day in the life of our country ⬇️ bit.ly/466NeHX

Two Hudsons are better than one, especially when one of them is you 🐻‍❄️ Happy ZOO Birthday to one of Hudson the Polar bear’s favourite humans, #HudsonWilliams 👀🎈 Here's hoping the other Hudson gets to the cottage soon (with an early spring having been predicted) ☀️ #IYKYK

On this Love Hornbills Day, we proudly highlight Jonah, a confident and curious male Great hornbill, who participated in a remarkable milestone in his care: voluntary radiographs 🩻 Learn more about how we are monitoring Jonah in his senior years ⬇️ bit.ly/4kGeJhK

We have received the final postmortem report on Kiko and want to express our deep gratitude to our colleagues at Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph for their thorough work. Findings from Kiko’s complete postmortem evaluation ⬇️ bit.ly/4cnTiQc

Join us this #FamilyDay long weekend 💚 Are you feeling cabin fever from this frigid winter? Finally, the weather is warming up and cooperating - it's the perfect long weekend for a Zoo visit!

Your Toronto Zoo joins with different levels of government across #Canada in lowering our flags for the next seven days, standing in solidarity with the victims of the heartbreaking tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

We're testing your #MilanoCortina2026 Winter Game instincts, ahead of today's Opening Ceremonies 🇨🇦 How many medals do you think Team Canada will bring home? 🥇 #FanFriday

Your smartphone comes at a high cost to wildlife, but our Phone Apes program can help change that 🦍 Consider donating your old devices to your Toronto Zoo's Phone Apes program 📱

We’re excited to share news that your Toronto Zoo recently welcomed two new caribou from Riverview Park & Zoo in Peterborough 🦌 Margaret and Marley are both 8-year-old females, and they have quickly integrated with our resident group of four female caribou.

Please note that your Toronto Zoo will be closed today (Sunday, January 25) due to the severe weather forecast ❄️ The safety and well-being of our animals, staff, volunteers, and guests remain our top priority.

Please note that your Toronto Zoo will be closed on Monday, January 26th to allow our team time to safely clear the snow and prepare the site following the severe weather forecast for Sunday ❄️ The safety and well-being of our animals, staff, volunteers, and guests remain our top priority.

Spending time on 10km of walking trails at your Toronto Zoo and with 3,000+ animals is a great activity for mental health and well-being.

Join us @ #IETS2026 for our CANDES Precon roundtable discussion moderators, Gabriela Mastromonaco, PhD (The Toronto Zoo), Andres Gambini, DVM, PhD (University of Queensland), Cesare Galli, DVM (Avantea), & others 🎉. Register by 12/15 📆 for early bird pricing! 🔗 https://bit.ly/3ILbB5r

These guys are classed as "endangered", it's the second time I've seen one on this road so I'm gonna ask the township to put a turtles crossing sign up. @thetorontozoo.bsky.social has a breeding program for these guys & you should definitely visit & see the babies, they are SO cute 😍

ZooShare was thrilled to visit @thetorontozoo.bsky.social this week to celebrate a new partnership to help protect Ontario’s bats 🦇 & Blanding’s turtles 🐢! Learn more at www.torontozoo.com/mediaroom/pr... 🌿 #ZooShare #OntarioWildlife #SpeciesAtRisk #Conservation 🐾

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization and @thetorontozoo.bsky.social today announced a 5-year, $3M+ partnership with to help protect vulnerable species. A big step for #biodiversity and #conservation across Canada.🐢 🦇 ⚛️ #BetterTogether www.nwmo.ca/News/The-NWM...

In need of #Easter plans? Spend the long weekend with us while enjoying plenty of surprises throughout your Zoo 🐰⬇️ 🛍️ Put Spring Marketplace on your schedule - Friday, April 18th to Sunday, April 20th and #shoplocal. Enjoy 40+ different artisans, processors and producers - free with Zoo admission.

Can it be 5pm already? We're ready for the end of the week 🌧 #FridayFeels

Last chance to vote for the second annual ‘Animal Welfare Win Of The Year: Community Choice Awards’! 🏆 Meet the 7 nominees and cast your vote tonight before 11:59pm for who should get the 2025 Welfare Wellie (for last year’s success): torontozoo.com/wellies25 🏆

Happy 191st Birthday weekend, @cityoftoronto 💚 Your Toronto Zoo is proud to call you home and to celebrate the great diversity our #LoveScarborough community and city is known for. Enjoy tomorrow’s celebration! 🎉

Welfare Wellie Nominee # 6: Booties and Bandages 🏆 Meet Vishnu, the other nominees and cast your vote at torontozoo.com/wellies25 🏆 #WelfareWellie

Welfare Wellie Nominee # 5: Smoothing Out a Spiky Issue 🏆 Meet Annie the echidna and the other nominees and cast your vote at torontozoo.com/wellies25 🏆 #welfarewellie

Welfare Wellie Nominee # 4: Raising Biggie 🏆 Meet Biggie and the other nominees and cast your vote at torontozoo.com/wellies25 🏆 #WelfareWellie

Welfare Wellie Nominee # 3: There Is Grass On The Other Side 🏆 Meet Rylee and the other nominees and cast your vote at torontozoo.com/wellies25 🏆 #WelfareWellie

Welfare Wellie Nominee # 2: You've Got a Friend In Me 🏆 Meet Hudson and Juno and the other nominees and cast your vote at torontozoo.com/wellies25 🏆 #WelfareWellie

Welfare Wellie Nominee: Paws-itive Progress 🏆 Read more and cast your vote here: torontozoo.com/wellies25 🏆

Introducing the second annual ‘Animal Welfare Win Of The Year: Community Choice Awards’! 🏆 Every year, your Zoo tirelessly contributes to the well-being of nearly 3,000 animals in our care. Meet our nominees and cast your vote by April 4, 2025 ⬇️ bit.ly/3DUNBuo

Stirling says mark your calendars! 🐴 Join us this Easter long weekend (Apr. 18-20) as we welcome back another edition of Spring Marketplace 💐🌷 ShopLocal and enjoy 40+ different artisans, processors and producers each day - all free with Zoo admission 🛍️ Details: torontozoo.com/marketplace

With today being #WorldWaterDay, join us in celebrating Art, Conservation and Sustainability! 💦🖌️ You’re invited to come and see 21 beautifully hand-painted rain barrels - designed by talented local high school artists and on display near the Temporary Front Entrance until April 25, 2025!

On this #InternationalForestDay, we turn the clock back and go to June 2024 when members of your Toronto Zoo travelled to Madagascar. There, they learned about the plight of lemurs as well as the importance of their tree-top habitats in the #Madagascar forests 🌳 Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/41MhPrk

Did someone say it’s almost April? 🧡🦧 As critically endangered Sumatran orangutan Wali approaches his 3rd birthday on April 8, he continues to grow and gain more independence under the watchful eye of second-time Mom, Sekali.

Canadian Domain Update 🐻🇨🇦 As temperatures continue warming in advance of spring, we are happy to welcome you back to the Canadian Domain! A reminder that although it is a nice walk into the picturesque Rouge Valley, we caution that it's a steep hill.

Help Shape the Next Generation of Wildlife Champions at Your Toronto Zoo! 💚 Join our Volunteer team and inspire, educate, and engage with guests at interpretive stations throughout the Zoo #volunteerTO Learn more at torontozoo.com/volunteer 📋

We know, Fintan. The Daylight Saving Time struggle is real 💤 #MondayMood The African Lions may be viewable in your Africa Savanna this March Break, as temperatures improve. Learn about everything happening at your Zoo this week by visiting torontozoo.com 🦁

With March Break upon us, your Toronto Zoo staff and volunteers look forward to welcoming both new and returning #GuardiansofWild 🐻‍❄️ Did you know? Climate change and biodiversity loss are existential threats to species like Polar Bears that call Earth home!

Happy #InternationalWomensDay 💕 Everyday, your Toronto Zoo is privileged to work alongside incredible women who contribute so much to the fabric of our lives and to community conservation science, as a whole.

It’s Sadiki’s 20th Birthday! 🎉🦍  Now that he's graduated from being a teenager, Sadiki, now considered a silverback, is resembling his dad more and more each day. In fact, he’s taken on Charles’ good looks with his distinguishable red hair.

Where Canadian Pride Meets Wildlife Conservation 🇨🇦🍁 This March Break, experience amazing Canadian species with a visit to your Toronto Zoo.