The Calgary Zoo’s annual penguin walk starts on Friday with special COVID-19 restrictions in place.

Zookeepers are also keeping special watch on Calgary's pregnant gorilla: 'She would be, and her offspring, probably our most sensitive individuals.'

Yewande, a 12-year-old western lowland gorilla, is due in early May, according to the Calgary Zoo. This marks the first gorilla baby in the troop since Kimani’s birth in 2016.

Two giant pandas who remained at the Calgary Zoo despite a dwindling supply of bamboo are now safely home in China.

Two giant pandas who remained at the Calgary Zoo despite a dwindling supply of bamboo are now beginning their journey home to China.

The zoo says international permit approvals are now underway and it's cautiously optimistic it will be able to confirm a flight to China for the pandas soon.

The Calgary Zoo said it is currently only able to source fresh bamboo reliably from British Columbia, and this supply is expected to run out in September.

Lucky visitors may catch glimpses of the chick in Penguin Plunge as it emerges from the brood patch for food.

The gentoo penguin died unexpectedly at 11 years old; typically, gentoos under human care can live about 15 to 20 years.

The Calgary Zoo's penguin colony has grown by one after the hatching of a chick earlier this month.