Granby Zoo
Date opened1953
Locationboulevard David Bouchard Nord
Granby, Quebec, Canada
No. of animals1,000
No. of species200
MembershipsWAZA, AZA, CAZA
Websitezoodegranby.com

The Granby Zoo (French: Le Zoo de Granby) is a zoo in Granby, Quebec and is one of Quebec's major tourist attractions.

It was founded in 1953 by the mayor of Granby at the time, Pierre-Horace Boivin.[1] There are currently more than 1,800 different animals grouped into more than 200 species.[2][3] The zoo has 516,000 visitors per year and contains animals from Africa, Asia, South America, and Oceania. Adjacent to the zoo is the Amazoo water park. The zoo also has an amusement park called "Parc Johnny Test Collection" which is named after the Johnny Test animated television series.

Exhibits and animals

Asia

The Asia section is home to a variety of animals. The Red panda, Siberian tiger, Yak, Przewalski's horse, Bactrian camel, and Japanese macaque are a select few of the Asia section's variety of animals. They also boast a geodesic dome designed by the same architect as Montreal's famous Biosphere.

Oceania

The Oceania section has a selection of different habitats. From the aquarium to the Australian Safari, they have many creatures from Oceania itself. To list a few: The Eastern Kangaroo, Cownose ray, Blacktip Reef Shark, Emu, Green Sea Turtle, Bennett's Wallaby, Barn Owl, Black Swan, Moon Jellyfish, and Rainbow Lorikeet. The large aquarium allows visitors to touch the stingrays. Also, during your "Australian Safari" you may encounter a Kangaroo crossing your path. You may even feed the Lorikeets. This is the most hands on section of the zoo.

South America

Animals include Andean condors, Jaguars, Boas, and Alligators.

References

  1. ↑ Hume, J. A. (October 1, 1960). "Granby: Model for Ottawa's Zoo". The Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  2. ↑ "Rendez-vous with nature at the Zoo de Granby". mtl.org.
  3. ↑ The Kids Channel (2005-09-30). "The History of the Granby Zoo". KidsChannel.ca. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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