{"id":1512,"date":"2023-11-15T09:45:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/familyfuncalgary.dreamhosters.com\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2024-07-24T17:36:55","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T23:36:55","slug":"calgary-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/calgary\/calgary-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a Trip Around the World&#8217;s Wildlife at The Wilder Institute\/Calgary Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the greatest things about Calgary is our spectacular world-class zoo \u2014 located on an island smack-dab in the middle of the city! The Wilder Institute\/Calgary Zoo is a beautiful inner city oasis that plays home to over 4,000 animals from all over the world. Take a stroll through the vast Canadian Wilds section to visit the kinds of animals that we share our country with, or be transported to more exotic locales in the Destination Africa area or the Gorilla Rainforest exhibit. 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