Here's a selection of photographs from my visit to Toronto Zoo in June 2014.
All photographs taken at Toronto Zoo, Ontario, Canada by Mo Hassan. Those not in captivity are indicated in the caption, otherwise it's safe to assume they are captive.
Wild North American red squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (Erxleben, 1777)
Sciuridae; Rodentia; Mammalia; Chordata
Giant panda
Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869)
Ursidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata
Huon, or Matschie's, tree kangaroo
Dendrolagus matschiei Förster & Rothschild, 1907
Macropodidae; Diprotodontia; Mammalia; Chordata
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Lasiorhinus latifrons (Owen, 1845)
Vombatidae; Diprotodontia; Mammalia; Chordata
Polar bear cub
Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774
Ursidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata
Green aracari
Pteroglossus viridis Linnaeus, 1766
Ramphastidae; Piciformes; Aves; Chordata
Elegant crested tinamou
Eudromia elegans (Saint-Hilaire, 1832)
Tinamidae; Tinamiformes; Aves; Chordata
Plush-crested jay
Cyanocorax chrysops (Vieillot, 1818)
Corvidae; Passeriformes; Aves; Chordata
Female desert-grassland whiptail lizards
Aspidoscelis uniparens (Wright & Lowe, 1965)
Teiidae; Squamata; Sauropsida; Chordata
Easily identified as females as this species is entirely parthenogenetic (all female population reproducing by cloning with unfertilised eggs).
Nicaraguan spider monkey
Ateles geoffroyi geoffroyi Kuhl, 1820
Atelidae; Primates; Mammalia; Chordata
Wild eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tyrannus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Tyrannidae; Passeriformes; Aves; Chordata
North American raccoon
Procyon lotor (Linnaeus, 1758)
Procyonidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata
Canada lynx
Lynx canadensis (Kerr, 1792)
Felidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata
Wood bison
Bison bison athabascae Rhoads, 1897
Bovidae; Artiodactyla; Mammalia; Chordata
Wild ebony jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata (Beauvois, 1805)
Calopterygidae; Odonata; Insecta; Arthropoda
Wild trumpeter swans
Cygnus buccinator Richardson, 1832
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata
American moose bull
Alces americanus (Clinton, 1822)
Cervidae; Artiodactyla; Mammalia; Chordata
Wild female and young wood ducks
Aix sponsa (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata
Wild tree swallow
Tachycineta bicolor (Vieillot, 1808)
Hirundinidae; Passeriformes; Aves; Chordata
Wild male Baltimore oriole
Icterus galbula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Icteridae; Passeriformes; Aves; Chordata
Olive baboon
Papio anubis (Lesson, 1827)
Cercopithecidae; Primates; Mammalia; Chordata
Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788)
Accipitridae; Accipitriformes (Falconiformes); Aves; Chordata
Wild woodchuck, or groundhog
Marmota monax rufescens Howell, 1914
Sciuridae; Rodentia; Mammalia; Chordata
Spotted crossing the hippopotamus enclosure.
Spotted-necked otter
Hydrictis maculicollis (Lichtenstein, 1839)
Mustelidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata
Female Sumatran orangutans
Pongo abelii Lesson, 1827
Hominidae; Primates; Mammalia; Chordata
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Accipitridae; Accipitriformes (Falconiformes); Aves; Chordata
Wild ring-billed gull
Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815
Laridae; Charadriiformes; Aves; Chordata
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