Location: Toronto Zoo
Date photo taken: 9 March 2014
There are lots of new things to see at the Toronto Zoo right
now. There's a baby giraffe, a baby gorilla and of course Humphrey, the
adorable polar bear cub. There is also Er Shun and Da Mao, two giant pandas on
loan from China.
Pandas are endangered and with less than 1600 animals currently living in the
wild the study of captive pandas is considered crucial to ensuring their
continued long term survival. Lots of different aspects of panda behaviour and
care will be studied during their visit including nutrition and reproduction.
The Toronto Zoo also prides itself on its behavioural enrichment programs -
finding ways to positively stimulate captive animals and encourage behaviours
which closely match wild ones - and they will be designing and conducting studies
on enrichment activities for pandas. Er Shun and Da Mao will be in Toronto until 2018 when
they will move west for a stay at the Calgary Zoo.
Cuddly!
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