Toronto Zoo Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:37:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Toronto Zoo Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 Toronto Zoo Elephants Prepare For Trip To California https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/09/24/1-toronto-zoo-elephants-prepare-trip-california/ Wed, 25 Sep 2013 00:37:58 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=11034 For two years, the Toronto Zoo and Toronto City Council have been trying to agree on the best way to move three senior elephants to California.

The elephants are quite old and must be treated very carefully.

Now, if all goes well, Toka, Thika and Iringa will begin their trip next month.

At first, they were to make the move by plane, but that idea was turned down in favour of driving.

Now they will go in containers on a 50-hour journey with several stops along the way for feeding and cleaning of the crates.

Veterinarians and handlers will go with them on the trip to make sure the animals are safe and not stressed.

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Giant Pandas Arrive In Toronto https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/03/26/giant-pandas-arrive-in-toronto/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 03:57:54 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=9795 Two giant pandas arrived in Toronto on March 25 to begin a 10-year visit to Canada.

The pandas will spend five years at the Toronto Zoo, and then move to the Calgary Zoo for another five years. They are on loan to Canada from the Chinese government.

The pandas travelled by plane from their native China, along with several kilograms of bamboo shoots, boxes of apples and their favourite toys. The trip took 15 hours.

The pandas were greeted at the airport by a large crowd, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Zhang Junsai, the Chinese ambassador to Canada. A high school band played “O Canada” as the pandas’ crates were unloaded.

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