i everybody today we're back at the greater vancouver zoo
these adorable bear cubs are triplets found by alberta fish and wildlife officers in crow's nest
pass after their mother was killed by hunters they were relocated to the zoo in july 2020
after the calgary zoo ran out of room for the cubs the male cub was given the name henry in
honor of the provincial health officer bonnie henry the females are named huggy bear and scout
the greater vancouver zoo has fairly wide open and expansive habitats for
the animals so you may not be able to always see them up close
off at the back of the pen is zara a 15 year old female northern lynx
it's pretty chilly out but these links are well adapted growing a thick coat for the winter months
have excellent eyesight and hearing and can easily detect camouflaged hairs on the winter snow
here's a muscovy duck at the zoo they have two sisters dixie and dizzy both eight years old
muscovy ducks are typically found in forested wetlands
and range from northern mexico down to argentina
these are large ducks and have a wingspan that can reach up to 154 centimeters across
but despite this they're one of the oldest domesticated foul species in the
world this is a female caller peccary whose name is green bean and is 12 years old for food
colored peccaries are found in the tropical rainforests of south and central america
oh is that what he hears and in the sagaro deserts in the united states
ah it's meal time
collard peccaries enjoy our variety of food including root bulbs
fungi nuts fruits eggs even snakes fish and frogs oh boy
colored peccaries are also commonly known as javelinas because of their javelin-like tusks
this red fox is really active today there are two red foxes at the greater vancouver zoo
there's a six-year-old female named holly and a six-year-old male named mayhem
red foxes are found throughout the world in forests grassland and deserts
they have the largest range of any land carnivore and are found in every canadian
province as well as the us europe asia north africa and australia despite the name red foxes
actually come in a variety of colors from red orange to brown black and even silver
and we're lucky the red panda is out today too this is a seven-year-old male named aaron
red pandas are native to the southwestern china and eastern himalayas
they're found in temperate forests typically in mild climates of high altitude
about 98 of the red pandas diet consists of bamboo
and the other two percent is a variety of small bird eggs insects and small mammals
even though red pandas share the same name as the giant panda they're actually
not related instead the red pandas are closer in relation to skunks and raccoons
unfortunately these beautiful creatures are officially on the endangered list
because their habitat is being encroached upon by he's humans
dromedary camels originate from asia and north africa and graze on grasses leafs and shrubs
at the greater vancouver zoo there are two of them a 31 year old male named nimit and a female
18 year old named april dromedary camels have a life expectancy of up to 50 years they also
munch on thorny desert plants keeping their mouths open and chewing each bite between 40 and 50 times
unfortunately these peri davids deer are officially extinct in the wild
at the zoo is a 17 year old female deer named zia who shares an enclosure with a herd of zika deer
the greater vancouver zoo also has a herd of scimitar horned orcs
it's an all-female herd consisting of onyx osha, olive, oilia, octavia and ophelia
all ranging in age from 2 years old to 11 years old
although the scimitar orcs were once prevalent through the deserts of northern africa
unfortunately today they're extinct in the wild
so we had a couple good encounters there animals that we haven't seen that lively before i guess
it just depends on the time of day and the weather hope you enjoyed our trip remember