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04/24/2025

Happy 9th Birthday, Olaf! 🥳 We're celebrating our Babydoll Southdown Sheep today! 🐑
Babydoll Southdown sheep are known for their "teddy bear" appearance and gentle temperament. They are naturally polled, meaning they don't have horns. Olaf is looking as fluffy and adorable as ever, and he LOVES attention - stop by and say hi during your next visit to the !

04/23/2025

It’s almost time to Spill the Beans on Squirrels! ☕🐿
You probably know about Alberta's tree squirrel, the Red Squirrel, and you can probably identify a few of our ground squirrels, but do you know about Alberta’s only squirrel who prefers to hang out in or around shrubs and bushes? Join us for May's Spilling the Beans conservation talk where we will be joined by Dr. Jessica Haines who is trying to track down the last remaining populations of these potentially endangered Central Parkland animals.

Spilling the Beans on Squirrels will take place Thursday, May 1, at the ’s Wild Neighbours Cafe. Doors open at 5 p.m. with a presentation at 5:30 p.m., followed by a Q&A. For more information or to reserve a seat, visit https://buildingourzoo.ticketspice.com/wild-neighbours-cafe-is-spilling-the-beans-on-squirrels

04/22/2025

🌎 Happy Earth Day from the Edmonton Valley Zoo! 🌎

Today, we celebrate the incredible planet we all call home - and the amazing animals, wild places, and people working to protect it.
Every day at the we’re committed to conservation, education, and inspiring a love for nature that lasts a lifetime. Whether it's protecting endangered species, reducing waste, or planting pollinator gardens, every action matters.

Earth Day Tip: Want to help from home? Try planting native flowers, reducing single-use plastics, or joining a local cleanup! Small changes = big impact!

Let’s celebrate Earth Day and protect our wild world together.

04/21/2025

🥳🥳🥳We’re having triple the fun today as we wish Happy Birthday to our Boer Goat sisters! Zsa Zsa, Eva, and Magda are turning 7 years old today!

🐐Truly the GOATs of the , these adorable sisters are known for their friendly personalities and strong builds. Boer goats were originally bred in South Africa for meat, but here at the zoo, they’re all about making friends and stealing hearts! 💗
Swing by the Urban Farm today to wish them a happy birthday x3!

04/20/2025

Happy Birthday Najoua! Our North American river otter is celebrating her 10th birthday this month. ✨

🦦 We’re celebrating a whole decade of splashes, squeaks, and endless cuteness! We couldn’t be more excited to honor Najoua as the playful, curious, and totally adorable creature she is.
From sliding into the water to stealing our hearts 🩷, Najoua helps make every day brighter. Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to our whiskered friend - drop your otter-ly amazing birthday wishes below! ⤵️
Here’s to many more years of fun and fishy snacks!

04/19/2025

🌷Join us this weekend for Zoo in Bloom! 🌻
On April 20 & 21 we'll be celebrating spring with special enrichments, talks, a scavenger hunt and more! Event runs 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. each day. General admission applies

04/18/2025

Join us in wishing a very happy birthday to Kapok the mongoose lemur, who turns 28 years old today! 🤩
Fun Fact: Mongoose lemurs are one of the only lemur species that are active both during the day and at night! They’re also pros at helping their forest homes by spreading seeds as they snack on fruit.
Drop some birthday love for Kapok in the comments! ⤵️

04/17/2025

🦇 Happy International Bat Appreciation Day! 🦇
Today we shine a spotlight on one of nature’s most misunderstood (and totally awesome) creatures - BATS!
Did you know?
🦇 Bats are the only mammals capable of true flight.
🦇 They’re incredible pollinators - helping grow bananas, mangoes, agave, and more!
🦇 One bat can eat up to 1,000 mosquitoes in a single hour!

Here at the , we’re home to a large colony of Jamaican fruit bats. These little fruit-lovers have excellent night vision and play a HUGE role in forest regeneration by spreading seeds far and wide through their droppings! They're basically flying gardeners!!

04/16/2025

🎉Happy Birthday, Aspen! Our Arctic Wolf is four years old today! 🎂
Join us in howling out a HUGE happy birthday to one of our favorite snowy superstars. 🐺❄️

Arctic wolves like Aspen belong to the same species as the gray wolves found in other parts of North America, but they have special adaptations to deal with extreme cold:
🧊 They wrap their warm, fluffy tails around their bodies to keep their faces warm while sleeping
🧊 Their short legs reduce their exposure to cold air
🧊 Arctic wolves have smaller ears compared to other wolves which means there is less surface area to lose heat from
🧊 Tufts of hair between the pads of their feet help keep them warm when they walk on snow and ice. The hair also adds grip for walking on slippery surfaces.
🧊 White fur blends in with their snowy surroundings, allowing an arctic wolf to surprise prey.
🧊 They have two layers of fur - a visible outer layer that works like a raincoat to protect them from snow, rain, and sleet; and a dense undercoat that traps air near the skin to help keep them warm.
How cool is that? Enjoy your day, Aspen!

04/15/2025

Swing into spring with the Edmonton Valley Zoo for Zoo in Bloom on April 20 & 21! 🌷🌻

Join us each day from 10am-4pm as we welcome the warmer weather alongside our animal residents. While the animals receive special spring enrichments, our education team will be on hand so you can learn about pollinators, take part in a scavenger hunt, and more!

04/14/2025

Hoot Hoot, It’s a Birthday Bash! 🎉
Today we’re celebrating the wise and wonderful hatch day of our beloved barn owl, Summer! He’s turning 17 years old today and still looking sharp as ever — feathers flawless and eyes full of wisdom! 🦉

Barn owls are the most widespread of all owl species, found on every continent except Antarctica. They are generally found at low elevations in open habitats, such as grasslands, deserts, marshes, and fields. Solitary and nocturnal birds, barn owls are extremely efficient hunters. They prefer small mammals such as mice, voles, shrews, rats, muskrats, hares, and rabbits.

Did you know? Barn animals have the best recorded hearing out of any animal tested! This amazing ability is due to their asymmetrical ear placement and heart-shaped face, which acts as a satellite dish to focus sound to their ears.

04/11/2025

Today's is about one of our faves: meerkats!

Did you know? Meerkats in the wild love to eat scorpions! These tiny omnivores have developed a technique for safely eating this venomous but tasty treat. When a meerkat finds a scorpion, it grabs it with its forepaws, bites off the stinger and spits it out, and removes the venom by dragging the scorpion through the sand before eating it.

04/08/2025

It is National Zoo Lover's Day!
Thank you to all of you who love the Edmonton Valley Zoo as much as we do. 🫶

We appreciate the time you spend with us, learning about animals and conservation. We value our zoo friends and our entire zoo family!

04/06/2025

Hey there, handsome! It's Genghis's 12th birthday today! 🎉

Bactrian camels are easily distinguished from their dromedary (Arabian) camel cousins by their two humps. 🐫Although they have been domesticated for thousands of years, wild Bactrian camels are critically endangered with fewer than 1,000 mature adults in the wild.

Did you know? Camels are good swimmers and are most active in the daytime when they’re looking for food. Bactrian camels are herbivores. They can - and will - eat most any type of vegetation, including dry, thorny, or bitter plants.

04/06/2025

There’s a teenager in the house! Our Goeldi’s monkey, Sandae, turns 13 today! 🤩🐒

Also known as Goeldi's marmoset or callimicos, Goeldi's monkeys are small primates with shaggy black hair and long tails. They are found in the Amazon rainforest across southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru, western Brazil, and northern Bolivia. 🌳🌴🌎They are vertical climbers and can leap a distance of around 4 metres (13 feet) without losing height!

Goeldi's monkeys communicate through scent glands on their stomachs, body language, vocalizations, and facial expressions. Their vocalizations include long-distance cries that can travel more than 100 metres.

Unlike our other Goeldi's, who live together in a troop, Sandae spends time with her friend Julian, the Golden Lion Tamarin. During your next visit, pop into the Saito Centre and say hello!

04/05/2025

🥳 Happy Birthday, Anuri! Our Arctic wolf is turning three years old today! 🎉

Anuri came to the zoo last year with her sister, Aspen, from Parc Zoologique CERZA in Hermival-les-Vaux, France. The pair came to Edmonton after zoo officials spent more than a year searching for suitable companions for our Arctic Wolf, Tundra, whose partner Shilah died in 2022.

Anuri and Aspen are slowly being introduced to Tundra in our beautiful new exhibit, the R. Mollot Arctic Wolf Habitat, which opened to the public on March 21. For more information about the new habitat, please visit Wild Times at https://wildtimes.buildingourzoo.com/2025/04/04/arctic-wolf-habitat-edmonton-valley-zoo/

Arctic wolves are a sub-species of grey wolves, and live primarily in the Arctic region along the northern edge of North America toward the North Pole, as well as along the eastern and northern shores of Greenland. In the wild, Arctic wolves prey on musk oxen, caribou, lemmings, and arctic hares.

Although Arctic wolves are not endangered and rarely face human threat, their greatest threat to survival is climate change. The Zoo’s Arctic wolves are ambassador species to help raise awareness of the threats facing their wild populations, helping inspire work toward protecting animals and their environments.

04/04/2025

Today is World Rat Day! 🐀
Did you know the is home to a quad of incredible rats? Meet Fontina, Ricotta, Brin, and Feta! 🐀🧀

These little guys are often viewed as pests, which means their smarts and sass are generally overlooked. However, rats are some of the smartest, most adaptable creatures around! From their social behaviors to their impressive problem-solving skills, rats are underrated wonders of nature.

There are 56 species of rats around the world and they are found on every continent except Antarctica. Rats have an amazing sense of smell and tactile sensitivity. They are able to navigate through total darkness just using their paws and whiskers! They are opportunistic omnivores, eating anything from discarded food to barks, stems, flowers, fungus, and insects. They use their incredible sense of smell to find edible food.

Did you know? Rats are illegal to own here in Alberta! You must have a special permit to own rats (which, don’t worry - the zoo has!)

04/03/2025

We’ve been joined by some unofficial zoo residents - Canada geese!

Each year at this time, Canada geese start making their way back to the where they like to nest on our grounds and raise their goslings. You’ll often see -and hear! - them wandering around the site.

We’d like to remind you to respect the geese and give them space. They are very territorial and can act aggressively, so please be cautious in their presence. And always remember to never touch or feed them.

What to do if you encounter an aggressive Canada goose:
*Give them plenty of space!
*Make yourself look big
*Keep facing them - don’t turn your back. Back away slowly
*NEVER chase a goose!

Thank you for helping to keep ALL of the animals at our zoo safe and healthy!

Address

13315 Buena Vista Road
Edmonton, AB
T5J2R7

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 4pm
Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+17804425311

Website

http://valleyzoo.ca/

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