Bowmanville Zoo

Bowmanville Zoo is a zoo in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest suppliers of animals for Hollywood movies and television programs.^{[2][citation needed]} It is Canada's oldest private zoo;^{[citation needed]} founded in 1919, it now hosts over 300 animals. The zoo allows children to ride on the back of an elephant or a camel. The zoo now has a trolley car that visitors can ride through the lion exhibit.

Allegations of animal abuse, especially that of old elephants, have bought disrepute to this organisation. ^{[citation needed]}

Some of the animal talent include or have included:^{[citation needed]}

• Baghera, the black jaguar from Peter Benchley's Amazon
• a bevy of camels from The 13th Warrior starring Antonio Banderas
• Ron and Julie, siblings hybrid Bengal/Siberian tiger starring in the Discovery Channel/Animal Planet documentary, Living with Tigers
• Caesar, the lion from The Ghost and the Darkness
• Billy, the white Bengal tiger from the TV series Animorphs
• the late Bongo, the lion from the movies The Ghost and the Darkness & George of the Jungle and from the TV series Animorphs
• Maggie the Macaque, known for her Stanley Cup Playoffs predictions
• Jonas, the Bengal tiger from the film adaptation of Life of Pi^[3]

Elephants

The zoo once had 7 elephants with a mix of African and Asian.^[4]

Limba was the lone Asian elephant at the zoo, arrived in 1989 and was euthanized in late 2013 at the age of 50 after falling ill. The pachyderm was well known for appearing in Bowmanville's annual Santa Claus Parade and several movies.^{[5] [6]} With the her death the only zoo in Ontario with elephants is African Lion Safari.

Traveling Exhibits

Animals from the Bowmanville Zoo are sometimes displayed as part of shows in various parts of Canada.^[7][8]

Programs

The zoo participates in breeding programs for endangered species, and also accepts retired circus animals.^[9]

Notes

External links

• Official site