The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in the northeastern part of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1974 as the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo and is owned by the City of Toronto; the word 'Metropolitan' was dropped from its name when the cities of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto were merged to form the present-day City of Toronto. The zoo is located near the Rouge Valley Park and Rouge River.

It encompasses 3 km² (710 acres) and is divided into zoogeographic regions. The zoo includes four major tropical indoor pavilions and numerous outdoor exhibits. The zoo is home to over 5,000 animals representing over 450 distinct species. The zoo's 'Splash Island' waterpark opened in 2001.

The zoo is accessible accessible from Highway 401 located two km to the south, or by TTC buses from Scarborough Centre station. There was at one point a proposed extension to the TTC's Scarborough Rapid Transit line which might have stopped at the zoo, but the plan was dropped because of the low demand and the high cost of running the Scarborough RT's linear motor-driven vehicles.

Canadian Domain Ride

The Zoo once operated a monorail line into the Canadian Domain area. Built in 1976, it ceased operations in July 1994 after an accident. The monorail has since been dismantled and replaced by the Zoomobile, a tractor drive ride.

External link

• Toronto Zoo's homepage
• Canadian Domain Ride Accident