What happened to Homer the hamerkop, Garth the bison and the meerkats? I never heard anything about them but all the other on the list are definitely no longer there and have passed…
@Kalvin, you are the best! Seriously thanks for all the changes. Some changes were already made like Pinnocchio thanks to your previous comments. The seriema is actually now Jean. They had a live with her somewhat recently. They swapped them so Nadine could now get a chance to breed which is nice for her. Scarlet Ibis for your notes Rico is the male and Rouge is a female. If the zoo even still has the mole rats Lexi is dead. There was a facebook live with them in summer 2020 when the keep said the queen had died 6 or so months previously and oddly no new female had taken over yet. Are you positive there are still 2 cape shelducks? I was under the impression Lila had died. I could be wrong though because I cant for the life of me remember where I got that idea. Again super thrilled you could help with the list. @Kevin2342, Garth died old age. Homer went to Calgary to breed and the last 3 meerkats died of old age over the winter.
I'm fairly certain there are still two shelducks, as of this summer but I can't remember for certain. The rainforest boardwalk has reopened though, so anyone is welcome to check and confirm that
Lol, fair enough. New mission for the next person who visits. Oh and I don't know if you watch the lives but in the last few days I have learned one of the female bison is named Terry and a female black breasted leaf turtle is named Baby.
Thoughts on having some sort of google drive or some platform where we could have a published list of current animals and names. Maybe even birthdays? I don't know what the best platform would be. But the idea is it would be linked to this thread and easily editable. Thoughts?
@Jefferson, the idea sounds good but I'm not about to open my list up for editing by anyone but myself. Sounds harsh but it means I get to control what gets changed and when and that I know its changed. When I make a change I know who the source of the change is and whether I trust the info or not. I have spent almost a decade carefully tracking it. If we have an open document someone could come in and muck it all up. Our little group has faced trolls in the past and they just create chaos because they think its fun. Plus there have been past members who spouted info that wasn't correct because they either just through they were geniuses or didn't know the right people to talk to for good intel. Took awhile for us to sort out their info could never be trusted. If I stay in total control of my list then I know if the source is reliable or not and I get to decide if a change is made or just noted as possible until I have further confirmation. I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm ripping up your idea. I don't mean to but I really want to protect my meticulously organized and researched baby. It's a great idea I would love to jump on in a perfect world. Personally I think what we have here is working ok. Im happy to repost the list as up to date as possible upon request and try to make sure I do up date it every spring with all we have learned as a group. However I dont speak for everyone. Only myself. If others want to work on that project I will provide an updated list to get them started no problem. If you would like a current birthday list that is definitely something I can do up for you. I had one I put out several years ago but no one at the time seemed interested in it so I didn't keep it up. Thought it was an interesting thing for anyone who might want to visit a certain friend on their birthday. Zero problem for me if you want a new one I can do it. Happy to since you are interested. Just need to know if you want it organized by species or date? Then my crazy wheels will start spinning and I would probably post it for you in a few days.
@TZFan you could have a google doc or sheets that you have sole editing control over that is shared publicly viewable? Also if you do have a list of birthdays I would really love to see it! Thanks for keeping such good track of all the names, I’ve appreciated having the list for reference!!!
@Rhayasunshine, first off welcome! Glad to have another zoo fan joining out ranks. Hope you will feel welcome and comfortable jumping in and talking with us. Its a great group. I have a google doc I have very carefully managed over the past 10 years. Some things are probably out of date but with the bigger animals I'm pretty rock solid. I have kept it completely private to maintain total control and keep my own privacy. I do update this thread at least once a year with as current a list as I have but I will happily update it at any time upon request. I also add names here and there when I learn them and if someone updates names here or posts about new or dead animals in other threads I make alterations. Happy to share all of this at any time. I did post another thread with the updated birthday list the other day so feel free to check it out also if you know birthdays I dont have feel free to post it and Ill edit the master copy. If you like reference docs check out the family tree thread. I posted the link the last page because it has the index. But you can see every species I was able to either piece together a history for or a full on family tree. 8 months of dedicated research created an amazingly detailed reference doc. Feel free to check it out if it interest you. If not no worries. Family Trees of Toronto Zoo Animals [Toronto Zoo] Again welcome! Glad to have another person who likes these little nitty gritty details around.
@Kalvin, do you know if its a male or female frogmouth? Unfortunately Erkle is impossible to take an educated guess with.
I felt like it would be a male name. Cool thanks. Do you know if there is any movement on getting a female to join him?
I haven't heard anything but it would be nice. He certainly looks much more lively than Makepeace so he's probably a lot younger and may be of prime breeding age.
Lol Makepeace was the oldest on record in North America at the time of his death and was about 7 years older than his closest competition. Worked a little magic and Erkle is an 8 year old male. Sadly odds are pretty low of him getting a mate. Found out he is super low ranking. There is only one male less valuable than him. He could get a mate if we were gifted a super high ranking female but it's probably unlikely. He's likely just going to be a display animal. Bummer. Wish we could have gone back to breeding. Makepeace had been born here.
Updating the list. Im sure some need to be removed and some added. Indo-Malaysian Outdoor Babirusa Bucky (M) Olive (F) Himalayan Tahr Gee (M) Carter (M) Curt (M) Sue (M) Bev (F) Indian Rhino Vishnu (M) Kiran (M) Indian Peafowl Ruby (F) Stephen (M) Lime (F) Ricky (M) Allison (F) Brent (M) Malayan Woods Clouded Leopard Mingma (M) Pavarti (F) Red billed blue Magpie Juliette (F) Palawan Peacock Pheasant Philip (M) Indo-Malaysian Pavilion Black Breasted Leaf Turtle (12) Bamboo (M) Baby (F) Black Throated Laughing Thrush Loki (M) Boelen's Python Theo (M) Burmese Mountain Tortoise Big Bertha (F) Jack (M) Rabbit (M) Burmese Star Tortoise B. Johnny (M) Nova (F) Polaris Orian (M) Concave Casqued Hornbill Jonah (M) Crested Wood Partridge Hershey (F) Cadbury Jolly Rancher Starburst (F) Jello (M) Susan (F) Maynard (F) Poprocks (F) Twix (M) Reece (F) Kinder (F) Crocodile Lizard Steve (M) False Gharial Fernando (?) Fireback Pheasant Inferno (M) Chuck (F) Luzon Bleeding Heart Dove Pati (F) Satu (M) Malaysian Bonytongue Kenmore (M) Mandarin Duck Sonic (M) Monocled Cobra Monica (F) Mr. Danger Noodle (M) Pheasant Pigeon Chapman (M) Piper (F) Reticulated Python Fifi (F) Iffy (M) Sumatran Orangutan Puppe (F) Ramai (F) Sekali (F) Budi (M) Kembali (M) Jingga (F) Wali (M) Sumatran Tiger Harimau Kayu (M) Kemala (F) White Handed Gibbon Holly (F) Hoot (M) Wrinkled Hornbill Henry (M) African Pavilion Aba Aba Fernando African Spoonbill Steve (M) Leeta (F) Knobby Knees (F) Rita (F) Reese Witherspoobill (F) Aldabra Tortoise Queenie (F) Malila (F) Black Crake Drake (M) Blue Bellied Roller Leslie (M) Cape Shelduck Dexter (M) Lila (F) Hamerkop Herman (M) MC Hamerkop (F) Grey Crowned Crane Huck (M) Meerkat Marvin (M) Ashton (M) Demi (F) Meller's Chameleon Tiny Biggie (M) on display Pascal (M) Nile Soft Shelled Turtle Dotty (M) Pygmy Hippo Harvey (M) Kindia (F) Penelope (F) Radiated Tortoise Duke (M) Violet (F) Hannibal (M) or Hank Miss Moo Moo (F) Red River Hog Tisa (F) Philip (M) Sir Philip Denis Pigglesworth IV (M) Mr Kevin Pigglesworth Esquire (M) Ring Tailed Lemur Lily (F) Lucy (F) Ruby (F) Leroy (M) Benjamina (F) Joshua Tree (M) Rusty (M) Lasonia (F) Willow (F) Stewie (M) outreach Royal Python Betty (F) Invisi (F) Triangle (F) Spot (M) Spider Tortoise Stanley (M) Spotted Necked Otter Fred (M) Sambava Tomato Frog Ketchup (F) Hothouse (F) Heirloom (M) Stew (M) Plum (M) Straw Coloured Fruit Bats Adam (M) Shadow (M) Cameron (M) Goofy (M) Sophia (F) Erin (F) Peaches (F) Kiwi (F) Veiled Chameleon George (M) Violet Turaco James (M) West African Dwarf Crocodile Cleo (F) Brenda (F) Western Gaboon Viper Gord (M) Western Lowland Gorilla Charles (M) Ngozi (F) Sadiki (M) Johari (F) Nassir (M) Nneka (F) Charlie (F) White Cheeked Turaco Bruce Lee (M) Linda (F) African Savannah African Penguin Pedro (M) Flap (M) Chupa(M) DJ(M) Greenbird (M) Matata (M) Scooby (M) Farai (F) Thandiwe(F) Shaker (F) Eldon (F) Ziggy (F) Penelope (F) Sparkles (F) Wolfgang (M) Lafawndun (M) Paco (M) Sharp-Tooth (M) Topanga (F) Scout (F) Poppy (F) Sunny (F) Glen (M) Matilda (F) Cheetah Bakari (M) David (M) Clark (M) Laini (F) Emarah (F) Marie (F) Berlioz (M) Toulouse (M) Crested Porcupine Mr P. (M) Eland Juan Pablo (M) T Rex (M) Ed the Sock(M) Greater Kudu Maynard (M) Rosalita (F) Ruby (F) Roux (F) Grevy’s Zebra Tori (F) Lori Anne (F) Jake (M) Rey (F) Obi (M) Poe (M) Marabou Stork George (M) Zebras Gracie (F) Zebras Zuri (F) Kudus Masai Giraffe Kiko (M) Mstari (F) Amani Innis Dagg (F) Matumaini (M) Nile Hippo Petal (F) Perky (F) Olive Baboon Bwana Joe (M) Duncan (M) Brian (M) Jack (M) Unknown (M) Unknown (M) Putsie (F) Kristina (F) Kalamata (F) Kate (F) Molly (F) Susan (F) Ostrich Omelet (M) Eunice (F) Zednick (F) Southern Ground Hornbill Biko (M) Catelyn (F) Tyrion (M) Bran (M) Drogo (M) Spotted Hyena Pinduli (F) Kanzi (F) Moja (M) Echo (M) Warthog Lucy (F) Bert/Engelbert (M) Rylee (M) Savannah (F) Watusi Milhouse (M) Maggie (F) Marge (F) White Breasted Cormorant Nos (M) Drac (M) White Lion Fintan (M) Lemon (F) Makali (F) White Rhino Tom (M) Sabi (F) Zohari(F) White Headed Vulture Lloyd (M) Wildebeest Abercrombie (M) Benedict (M) Charleston (M) Canadian Domain Bald Eagle Jade (M) Elk Emma (F) Grizzly Bear Samson (M) Shintay (F) Moose Lilly (F) Trilly (F) Raccoon Fergus (M) Elora (F) Micro (?) Wood Bison currently 25 (5.20) Boo (F) Terry (F) Paua (F) Sarah (F) Paula (F) Polly (F) Jenny (F) Celine (F) Amanda (F) Pauline (F) Patrizia (F) Sussion (F) Daniel (M) Lyle (M) Clive (M) AI (M) Artificial Insemination ET (M) Embryo Transfer Vladimir (M) Americas Pavilion American Alligator Chuckles (F) Elvira (F) Axolotl Aphrodite (F) Athena (F) Acantha (F) Beaded Lizard Ned Beadly (M) Beaver Ward (M) Black Footed Ferret (breeding center) 21 adult females Jenna (F) Display ferret Fiddlesticks (F) Twilight (F) Noodle (F) Curious George (M) Mohawk (M) Gorbash (M) Oma (F) Oban (M) Frances(F) Chestnut (M) Guess (F) Coconut (M) Aviana (F) Abuela (F) Nana (F) Black Rat Snake Jack Black (M) Blanding's Turtle Mrs. Stumps (F) Boa Constrictor Ella (F) (Display across from spectacled owls) JM (M) Vicious (M) (Display in aquatic wing) Common Marmoset Samantha (F) Common Piping Guan Stan (M) Hollie (F) Cuvier's Caiman Des (M) Rick (M) Gavin (M) Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Bandit (M) Eastern Fox Snake Sir Todd Gideon Foxwothy III (M) Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Flash (M) Janie (F) Voss (F) Boss (M) Dolf (M) Display Dejong (F) Display Elegant Crested Tinamou Chester (M) Gila Monster Pumpkin head (F) Green Acarai Pam (F) Golden Lion Tamarin Dolce (M) Claire (F) Kat (F) Dave (M) Carrie (F) Dill (M) Great Horned Owl Digit (F) Honduran Milk Snake Selena (F) Feist Jamaican Boa Mary (F) Bob (M) Plush Crested Jay Artful Dodger/Jay (F) Silent Bob(M) Prehensile Tailed Porcupine Nicole (F) Red Sided Garter Snake Ocho (M) River Otter RJ (M) Talise (F) San Estaban Chuckwalla Chuck E Cheese (F) Chuck Norris (M) Scarlet Ibis Rico (M) Rouge (F) Blush (F) Tut (M) Snapping Turtle Minimus (M) Sparkle (F) Glitter (F) Spectacled Owl Spencer (M) Jemima (F) Sunbittern Sonny B (M) Cher (F) Two Toed Sloth Sally (F) Vancouver Island Marmot (none on exhibit) Oban (M) Frances (F) Hunter (M) Brienne (F) Mayne (M) Laura Beth (F) Durden (M) Marla (F) Scarlette (F) Dieppe (M) Thurlow (M) Murielle (F) Humphrey (M) Jamie (F) Catherine (F) Surya (F) Tia (F) White Faced Saki Madeira (M) Cora (F) Wood Turtle Tiny Tim (M) Mayan Temple Ruins Blue and Yellow Macaw Smartie (M) Sanchez (M) Capybara Diego (M) Jaguar Luca (M) Tundra Trek Arctic Wolf Imiq (M) Dora (F) Irniq (M) Nuna (F) Anori (F) Inneq (F) Igor (M) Alula (M) Todrick (M) Callan (M) Hamza (M) Quince (M) Caribou Daphne (F) Mitella (F) Muriel (F) Raven (F) Hyacinth (F) Delilah (F) Meadow (F) Rosa (F) Lesser Snow Goose Han (M) Ryan Gosling (M) Janis (M) Misty (F) Polar Bear Nikita (F) Aurora (F) Hudson (M) Humphrey (M) Juno (F) Australasia Pavilion Bearded Dragon Squash (M) Potato (F) Yam (F) Bennett’s Wallaby Stevie (F) Darwin (M) Wallace (M) Florence (F) The Machine (M) Black Tree Monitor Freckles (M) Brown Banded Bamboo Shark Fin Brush-Tailed Bettong Toby (M) Tucker (M) Gerald(M) on exhibit Julie (F) Clown Triggerfish Pebbles Crested Pigeons Homer (M) Smerle (F) Slenke (F) Gola (F) Sottobanca (F) Lahore (F) Emerald Tree Boas Toto (M) Dorothy (F) Lisa (F) Henry (M) Prof. Marvel (M) Orange (?) Fiji Banded Iguana Norm (M) Vera (F) Fly River Turtle Orville (M) Nel (F) Green-Winged Doves Azure (M) Celeriac (F) Coal (F) Puce (F) Fuschia (F) Buttercup (F) Violet (F) Green Tree Python Forest (M) Azure (M) Envy (F) Kelly (F) Oscar (M) George (M) Kookaburra Karee (F) Jake (M) Komodo Dragon Kilat (M) Lionfish Pinocchio (M) Pied Imperial Pigeon Fred (M) Frank (M) Red-Tailed Green Ratsnake Helga (F) Cissy (M) Heidi (F) Helen (F) Harmony (F) Abby (F) Red-bellied Short Necked Turtle Attila (M) Geronimo (M) George (M) Short Beaked Echidna Annie (F) Snowflake Eel Olaf (M) Solomon Island Skink John (M) Jade (F) Stimson's Python Sparkle (F) Dazzle (M) Tawny Frogmouth Erkle (M) Tree Kangaroo Puzzle (F) Victoria Crowned Pigeon Gobo (M) Ditto (M) Mokey(F) Wembley (F) Western Grey Kangaroo Simon (M) Victoria (F) Sydney (F) Mr. Partington (M) Gosha (M) Melbourne (M) Adelaide (F) Shelia (F) White Lipped Python Boots (F) Wombat Arthur (M) Matilba (F) Eurasia Amur Tiger Vasili (M) Mazyria (F) Mila (F) Bactrian Camel Zip (M) Jamarcus (M) Tilly (F) Jozy (F) Suria (F) Zuri (F) Barbary Ape Pinky (F) Shannon (F) Barbary Sheep Dominic (M) Deirdra (F) Chamois Bailey (M) Chinese Giant Salamander Hannibal (M) Domestic Yak Hubert (M) Sable (F) Shadow (F) Zodi (F) Amy (F) Gemini (F) Summer Rae (F) Autumn (F) Lion Tailed Macaque Vina (F) Dave (M) Mouflon (2.13) Usain Bolt (M) Solomon (M) Tasha (F) Rosie (F) Cindy (F) Porsche (F) Fifa (F) Przewalski’s Horse Phoenix (M) Alexandria (F) Dudley (M) off exhibit Naghai(F) Valary (F) Ghenghis (M) Winona (F) Ryder (M) Winnie (F) Colton (M) Vitalia (F) Chilka (F) Red Panda Suva (M) Adira (F) Paprika (F) Unnamed (M) Snow Leopard Pemba (M) Steller's Sea Eagles Alik (M) Katya (F) West Caucasian Tur (7.13) Turquoise (F) Sarah (F) Etana (F) Michelle (F) Pauline (F) Tori (F) Destiny (F) Turmini (F) Turin (F) Turnip (M)Drive Thru Turbo (M) Drive Thru Turminator (M) Turnado (M) Drive Thru Turricane (M) Turvin (M) Drive Thru Kids Zoo / Outreach Abyssinian Ground Hornbill Henry (M) Duale (F) Alpaca Botan (M) Reggie (M) Gerald (M) American Kestrel Leonard (M) Penny (F) Aplomado Falcon Zaya (F) Barn Owl Terry (M) Bald Eagle Arya (F) Wambli (F) retired Barred Owl Charlotte (F) Bearded Dragon Conan (M) Pheonix (F) Black Rat Snake Jackson (M) Chino (?) Ocala (F) Blanding’s Turtle Captain Sunshine (M) Blue and Gold Macaw Blue (M) Chinchilla Donald (M) Dusty (M) Daisy (F) Delores (F) Domestic Ferret Ernie (M) Winston (M) Arthur (M) Murry (M) Mortimer (M) Eastern Fox Snake McFly (M) Sheriff Woody (M) Buzz Lightyear (M) Duke Caboom (M) Jessie (F) Boopeep (F) Eurasian Eagle Owl Sheldon (M) Green Winged Macaw Molly (F) Great Horned Owl Butters (F) Gryfalcon Charlie (F) Harris Hawk Emmy Lou Harris (F) Mike Harris (M) Jango(M) Bobo (M) Hog Island Boa Constrictor David Boa (M) Goliath (F) Laggar Falcon Saturn (M) Lanner Falcon Cere (?) Eastern Logger Head Shrike (off display) Shrikey (M) Buccaneero (M) Greg (M) Beano (M) Sulu (F) Hazel (F) Sparky (?) Marsha (F) Kermit (M) Cohen (M) John (M) June (F) Jane (F) Kayleigh (F) Guinea Pig Eric (F) Tootsieroll (F) Dorito (F) Caramilk (F) Caramel Pecan (F) Diaper (F) Tiffany (F) Sweet Potato (F) Marabou Stork Ethel (F) Magpie Maggie (F) Miniature Donkey Stirling (M) Nigerian Dwarf Goat Bessy (F) Daphne (F) Easter Bunny (M) Mollie Bean (F) Moonshine (M) Romeo (M) Nubian Goat Niles (M) Peregrine Falcon Lando (M) Pied Imperial Pigeon Michael (M) Rabbit Benny (M) Raven Zack (F) Kelly (M) Lisa (F) Bran (M) Red Legged Seriema Jean (F) Red Tailed Hawk Shriek (M) Rosie (F) Ring Necked Dove Chuckie (M) Buster (M) Royal Python Flander (M) Elliot (M) Gertie (F) Cohen (M) Buffy (F) Kermit (M) Bugsy (F) Jack (M) Lani (F) Mike (M) Sinead (F) Claudius (M) Kayleigh (F) Spectacled Owl Professor Owlbert (M) Luna (F) Striped Skunk Georgio (M) Tommy (M) Hugo (M) Ralph (M) Sudanese Uromastyx Earl (M) Fran (F) Turkey Vulture Ted (M) Woodchuck Fiddles (M)
Maynard the male Greater Kudu, Stevie the female Wallaby were down The current Bald Eagle on display in Canadian Domain is Arya (F) There should be 3 male Mouflons. Gerald is the only Bettong in the Zoo now. Hubert the male Yak was down at least last year, right now the Zoo only has 7 female Yaks. Fiddles the Woodchuck is female. Tommy is the only Striped Skunk in the Zoo now.
Oops I left Maynard and Stevie on there. There probably is 3 male mouflon. I just dont know the names of all of them. Ah finally I know whats up with the bettong! I have been wondering all pandemic. Well one less yak now. Huh I have always thought Fiddles was male. I wondered about Tommy being the only skunk. They only show him.
The other bettongs were supposed to be shipped out. They all were. Covid slowed the pace of placing them in new homes down.
