A new section of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo will open to the public on Friday and will include the debut of two polar bears who recently arrived from a zoo in Manitoba.

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo is mourning the loss of Aslan, the 12-year-old African lion who died Monday while recovering from a veterinary exam.

Winnipeg's zoo is currently home to nine polar bears, and Baffin and Siku were chosen for the move to Calgary based on their personalities and roles within the group dynamic.

Two male polar bears who were orphaned in Churchill, Man., will be sent from Winnipeg in the coming weeks to live in their new enclosure in the Calgary Zoo’s Wild Canada area.

The Calgary Zoo says the red panda cubs are a set of twins and are the second litter for parents Udaya and Linus.

A new captive breeding facility near Calgary has reaped rewards as 14 Vancouver Island Marmot pups were recently born.

Emara the 12-year-old giraffe’s death has been confirmed as a 'tragic accident' by the Calgary Zoo. 'Our entire zoo family is still mourning this sudden and tragic loss.'

The veterinary team doesn't know what caused her death, the zoo said in a news release Friday. A necropsy will be done to determine the cause.

The black-and-white ruffed lemur is registered among the 25 most endangered primates in the world, due mostly to habitat loss and hunting.

The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo said it received vaccinations this week and began inoculating some of their furry inhabitants.