High Park Zoo is Toronto's favourite spot to see animals for free Toronto HighPark Zoo
), you'll find the zoo is one of the most reliable destinations at the park, since it's open year-round.It's tucked away on Deer Pen Road: a steep cement path located just off the main parking lot on Colborne Drive, or via the Parkside entrance off High Park Boulevard.
Head down this secluded 600-metre strip to find eleven paddocks filled with a mix of farm-friendly and exotic animals.What started as a humble deer pen in 1893 has expanded over more than a century to become the holding ground for nearly a dozen types of creatures, like mouflon sheep, yak, and peacocks.The capybaras have a storeyed history in the High Park Zoo legacy.
Though the curly-mopped bison and fluffy highland cattle are adorable, High Park Zoo hasn't been completely without its tribulations.In 2012, the Zoo faced possible closure when the City cut funding from its budget, leading to the creation of the non-profit organizationOfficials also came under scrutiny in 2017 when a 17-year-old bison named Alberta died unexpectedly of ulcers .
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