Living in Toronto isn't a complete experience without a trip to the ZOO.
While I don't really like the idea of animals being kept in captivity, I know that zoos are also helpful to teach people about animals and make them interested and care enough to want to help protect them in the wild. I also know that sometimes having captive animals is a way to help a species that might be endangered because the keepers can protect them, breed them and help them reestablish themselves in the wild again.
The Toronto Zoo is HUUUUGE! There were so many animals to see!
Elephants!
Hippopotamus
I think my favourite exhibit was the White Lion exhibit. They are such beautiful animals! I got to watch them chewing on marrow bones as a treat! Cool!
FLAMINGOES!!!!
Did you know that flamingoes are actually white and grey but that they get their AMAZING PINKISHNESS COLOURING from the shellfish they eat? That's right... unlike Lady Gaga, they aren't born this way! And it's easy to tell which one is being selfish with the shellfish because he's the one that is the most PINK! 
The butterfly garden was BEEEAUTIFUL
NOW FOR THE MOST RARE, EXOTIC, SPECIAL, CREATURE IN ALL OF THE ZOO...
THE WILD
UNTAMED
CHIPMUNK!
Riding the ZOOMOBILE! This is one stylish way to get around the zoo!
YAKKITY YAK! Don't talk back! Mr. Yak was very cool. We were actually allowed to go into the enclosure with the yaks and the Przwalksi's horses (one of the last wild horse breeds left)! It was a neat experience!
We visited the new GIANT PANDA exhibit. It was cool to learn about the panda (did you know that because they eat so much bamboo which is REALLY high in fibre that they actually go to the bathroom 40 times a day! 40 TIMES A DAY! These guys are cute, but stinky!)
Visiting the zoo was a lot of fun and pretty educational too. Now if only I can convince my mum to let me adopt a pygymy marmoset, I'll be happy! :D
--PeyThePEYge
I had an absolutely wonderful time with you. Hope you had fun too!
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