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| - I was a little surprised initially when I heard that the Toronto zoo was one of the best out there. But after having been there around 4 times in the last few years I can say that these rumours of it being among the top zoos in the world is not too surprising but it has ample room to improve. I can't fault it for it's variety of animals which is the main reason it gets a 4 star rating from me. I'm not going to talk about the pros and cons of the zoo system, which I do have some opinions I would like to put out there, instead this review is just going to be my visit as it happened. Oh yeah, first things first, expect to do lots of walking!
They have roughly 6 different zones segregated geographically with animals you expect to see at a zoo of this calibre with my favourite display being the gorilla although as a biological anthro major I might be a little biased. Other not to be missed animals I would say are the polar bears, hippo, sea otters, tigers (both Indian and Siberian) and the grizzly bears.
The Canadian exhibit is located such that you would think that the zoo actually does not want you visiting it. The road leading to it is hidden (by the Hyenas) and it's a good walk away from the rest of the park. Because of this reason the Canadian exhibit is always relatively empty compared to the rest of the park. Remember not to take those animals for granted as the grizzly, cougar, lynx, golden eagles, moose and bison are all great sights!
My biggest problem with the zoo is the map. It's not representative of actual distances and does not give you enough info on some of the locations. If you have a smart phone, whip up your google map app under satellite view so you can get a scope of distance. The zoo can definitely do with better food options. If you can get a pizza pizza and a burger joint, how about sticking to chain like subway as well were people could at least get a decent snack/meal? But bring your own sandwiches and it should be all fine.
I could go on for "pages" about cute animal behaviour witnessed mainly from the sea otters, meerkats and the surprising "red river hogs" who we stumbled upon during snack (peanut) time and they were just like dogs wagging their tales around while looking for fallen peanuts.
The admission price could be cheaper, but I don't have a problem paying it because a zoo really could use money and one of my favourite moments was when a kid of around 12 (looked stereotypically naughty) blew my prejudices through the roof when he walked up to a donation bin, took out his superhero velcro wallet and emptied all the coins in to the bin. Hope remains.
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