I went to the Toronto Zoo on Saturday figuring everyone else would be at the CNE and that was a good call. Having purchased a season’s pass for the family, we decided to investigate smaller portions of the zoo and not kill ourselves trying to see all of the 287 hectares. So, on this particular trek to the zoo, we decided to go to the Canadian area and let me tell you, from the beginning it went downhill until it was an uphill hike in the scorching heat. In the middle it was a snooze-fest in more than one way.

Here’s the Canadian checklist:

• The Lynx…asleep.
• The Cougars…asleep.
• The Grizzly Bears…asleep.
• The Moose…missing.
• The Muskox…we didn’t want to chance not making it back from that distance.
• The Eagles…were awake.
• The squirrels and Seagulls…quite alert.

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