The Toronto Zoo is located in the northeastern region of the city of Toronto. Toronto is a city in Ontario, Canada and the zoo occupies an important part of the cultural identity of the city. The Toronto Zoo was opened up in 1974. It was originally named as the Metropolitan Toronto Zoo but later the Metropolitan was struck off the name of the zoo. This zoo is owned by the City of Toronto. The Toronto Zoo is situated near the Rouge River. This zoo can be found open on all days of the year except during Christmas Day that is December 25. So you can visit this zoo at any time of the year when you visit Toronto.

The Toronto Zoo occupies a large area. It extends for about 710 acres (287 hectares). The zoo is also famous as the third largest zoo in the world. The Toronto Zoo is divided into six zoogeographic regions. These are the Canadian Domain, Eurasia, Australasia, the Americas, Africa and the Indo-Malayan region. Animals are displayed both inside and outside. Inside they are provided with tropical pavilions and outside, they live in naturalistic environments. To facilitate the experience of children, the Toronto Zoo also has a children’s zoo, Waterside Theater and a Splash Island.

The Toronto Zoo provides shelter to about 16000 animals. These include fish and invertebrates also. The animals are of 491 species. The Toronto Zoo authorities are at present working on the North Zoo Redevelopment project. In addition to this, you can also check out the Gorilla Rainforest Exhibit. The Splash Island is a water park with the aim of providing education. It teaches about the states of matter. Water for example is displayed by solid (ice), liquid (water) and gas. These exhibits are presented in an interesting manner by grouping them with aquatic animals and ocean, lake and river themes. You should check this out when you visit Toronto.