What a wonderful day!
BIG THANK YOU to our parent volunteer, Farrah, for spending the day with us.
We couldn't have done it without you!!!
We couldn't have done it without you!!!
We started our day off in The Land of Lemurs where we watched them enjoy their morning snack!
Afterwards we headed to Destination Eurasia where we investigated the enclosures of the Snow Leopard, Japanese Macaque, Red Panda, and Amur Tigers! When we arrived at the Amur Tiger exhibit it was time for Tiger Training, so we sat and enjoyed our lunch while we watched the show!
Our word of the day was "ENRICHMENT."Along with the animal’s health and diet, environmental enrichment is a crucial part to the quality of life and welfare of animals at the Zoo. The goal of animal enrichment is to enhance the welfare of species in captivity. We learned that there are 5 types of enrichment provided to the animals by The Zoo: Cognitive (ie.puzzles and games), Social (direct contact / interaction), Food (variety), Physical Habitat (ie. tunnels and climbers), and Sensory (ie. Scents). As we visited the animal enclosures we searched for the enrichment included in each enclosure.
After lunch, we visited the Panda Passage.
And in the afternoon we wandered around the Enmax Butterly Conservatory, The TransAlta Rainforest, The Prehistoric Park, and the Penguin Plunge.
As we were leaving Penguin Plunge (our last stop), it started to rain. Thank you to Mother Nature for keeping the rain away until we were ready to leave! All in all, we had a wonderful day together at The Zoo. We learned a lot, and we had some fun. Looking forward to our next adventure!
