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Tag: Calgary Zoo

Tiger winds up in pointed predicament with porcupine at Calgary Zoo

September 2, 2021

Sarma the tiger had a particularly prickly visitor at the Calgary Zoo this week. The 10-year-old Amur tiger may be 130 kilograms, but that…

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Washington state’s first wild fishers born in half a century in North Cascades region

May 27, 2021

By the mid-1990s fishers were pretty much wiped out in Washington state due to wilderness loss and rampant trapping. By 1998, the cat-sized member…

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Baby gorilla dies during birth at Calgary Zoo

March 27, 2021

It was a devastating blow to the gorilla troop at the Calgary Zoo this week as a western lowland gorilla delivered a baby boy,…

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10-year-old penguin King Tut at the Calgary Zoo dies after suffering from multiple organ failure

March 15, 2021

The Calgary Zoo’s 10-year-old penguin King Tut had died after suffering from multiple organ failure. Tut, described as one of the zoo’s “most approachable…

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Calgary Zoo lemur enjoys “golden years” after cataract surgery

December 16, 2020

Radish, like many senior citizens, had failing eyesight. Cataracts had clouded the 29-year-old red-fronted lemur’s vision. She was still a busy lemur, but she…

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Wednesday Zen Moment: Baby zebra at Calgary Zoo is confirmed adorable

December 4, 2019

He’s black. And white. Also, cute all over. The Calgary Zoo welcomed a new baby zebra. His mother, Leba, gave birth to the healthy…

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RIP Katja: Calgary Zoo euthanizes 19-year-old tiger suffering ovarian cancer

November 20, 2019

The Calgary Zoo called it an “extremely difficult goodbye.” But zoo staff watched with worry for the past few days as the facility’s 19-year-old…

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Gender reveal cake for penguin chick at Calgary Zoo

October 24, 2019

Gender reveal cakes are all the rage. Because who doesn’t love finding out whether it’s a girl or a boy through delicious pastry? Even…

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Giraffe calf dies just days after being born at Calgary Zoo

October 4, 2019

Update: Oct. 5, 2019 The Calgary Zoo offered a terribly sad update Saturday. “We are heartbroken to announce that our male giraffe calf passed…

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Giant pandas stage snowy wrestling match at Calgary Zoo

February 12, 2019

You know who’s okay with the never-ending polar vortex? The panda cubs at the Calgary Zoo. Jia Yueyue and Jia Panpan were caught on…

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