Thursday, 21 May 2015

Toronto Zoo

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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