Tortoises visit gorillas at deserted Toronto Zoo amid COVID-19 pandemic
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Tortoises visit gorillas at deserted Toronto Zoo amid COVID-19 pandemic
Description
April 7, 2020
Burmese star tortoises at Toronto Zoo had free reign of the facilities on April 6. The zoo is providing daily updates to patrons on the lives of its animals, as part of a “closed but still caring” campaign prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. Footage released by the zoo shows two Burmese star tortoises paying a visit to the zoo’s Western lowland gorillas.
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Tortoises visit gorillas at deserted Toronto Zoo amid COVID-19 pandemic01:57 | April 7, 2020 -
Grin and bear it: Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Award winners revealed00:36 | December 11, 2025 -
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Bear with plastic lid stuck around its neck freed after 2 years02:17 | June 19, 2025 -
Pigeons wreak havoc on Delta Airlines flight before takeoff00:35 | May 28, 2025 -
New Brunswick animal sanctuary fundraising for prosthetics for a pair of sheep02:01 | May 4, 2025 -
Tensions resurface in Maritime elver fishery02:22 | April 19, 2025 -
Caught on camera: Kayaker saves two dogs from icy Massachusetts river02:00 | March 9, 2025 -
Conservationists ‘disappointed’ by Trump executive order bringing back plastic straws02:19 | February 11, 2025 -
Injured golden eagle makes rare visit in P.E.I.01:49 | January 17, 2025 -
Celebrating your pets on another TMS Furry Friday!01:39 | January 17, 2025 -
Polar bear poop sheds light on protected species01:36 | November 29, 2024 -
Can AI translate what pigs are oinking about?01:45 | October 25, 2024 -
New rules for crossing U.S. border with dogs01:53 | July 15, 2024 -
‘Virgin birth’: Snake believed to be male welcomes 14 babies despite no contact with other snakes01:26 | June 26, 2024 -
Unique rural Manitoba ranch provides safe haven for exotic animals in need02:22 | June 14, 2024 -
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Brown bear devours ducklings at zoo, shocks kid’s birthday party01:21 | April 29, 2024 -
Over 100 beached whales rescued in western Australia after mass stranding02:16 | April 25, 2024 -
Dogs can smell human trauma, Canadian study finds01:56 | April 23, 2024 -
Ontario mother speaks out after daughter’s dog stolen from fenced backyard02:44 | April 16, 2024 -
World’s oldest gorilla celebrates 67th birthday at Berlin zoo00:44 | April 13, 2024 -
Banff’s famous grizzly bear’s close call with moving train caught by local filmmaker02:08 | April 12, 2024 -
Rescued Laos moon bear cubs recovering after historic rescue01:23 | April 10, 2024 -
Solar eclipse: Quebec researchers observe animal behaviour during rare event01:58 | April 9, 2024 -
Solar eclipse: Canadian zoo studying behaviour of animals during event02:19 | April 5, 2024 -
Bored of Easter eggs? How about adopting an endangered penguin egg?02:14 | March 29, 2024 -
‘Shut this place down’: Calls for Marineland closure after two more beluga deaths02:32 | March 26, 2024 -
Happy Tails: Finding Hope For Wildlife in an ever-changing world of human & nature-driven challenges02:32 | March 15, 2024 -
Australia red crab migration delayed by historic 2 months due to unusually dry weather00:56 | February 19, 2024 -
Providing care for animals in Canada’s north04:54 | January 17, 2024 -
Happy Tails: To the rescue! How SAINTS is saving senior and special needs animals02:27 | January 5, 2024
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Tortoises visit gorillas at deserted Toronto Zoo amid COVID-19 pandemic01:57 | April 7, 2020
-
Grin and bear it: Nikon’s Comedy Wildlife Photo Award winners revealed00:36 | December 11, 2025
-
‘Save the whales’: Ford ‘disappointed’ feds won’t send Marineland belugas to China02:44 | October 1, 2025
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Bear with plastic lid stuck around its neck freed after 2 years02:17 | June 19, 2025
-
Pigeons wreak havoc on Delta Airlines flight before takeoff00:35 | May 28, 2025
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New Brunswick animal sanctuary fundraising for prosthetics for a pair of sheep02:01 | May 4, 2025
-
Tensions resurface in Maritime elver fishery02:22 | April 19, 2025
-
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Conservationists ‘disappointed’ by Trump executive order bringing back plastic straws02:19 | February 11, 2025
-
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-
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-
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Brown bear devours ducklings at zoo, shocks kid’s birthday party01:21 | April 29, 2024
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Over 100 beached whales rescued in western Australia after mass stranding02:16 | April 25, 2024
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Dogs can smell human trauma, Canadian study finds01:56 | April 23, 2024
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Ontario mother speaks out after daughter’s dog stolen from fenced backyard02:44 | April 16, 2024
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World’s oldest gorilla celebrates 67th birthday at Berlin zoo00:44 | April 13, 2024
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Banff’s famous grizzly bear’s close call with moving train caught by local filmmaker02:08 | April 12, 2024
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Tortoises visit gorillas at deserted Toronto Zoo amid COVID-19 pandemic
Description
April 7, 2020
Burmese star tortoises at Toronto Zoo had free reign of the facilities on April 6. The zoo is providing daily updates to patrons on the lives of its animals, as part of a “closed but still caring” campaign prompted by the coronavirus pandemic. Footage released by the zoo shows two Burmese star tortoises paying a visit to the zoo’s Western lowland gorillas.
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