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Today I decided to concentrate more on the buildings and the spaces at the Assiniboine Park Zoo instead of the critters.  Of course, some critters still managed to get into a few photos, but I got many photos without critters too.  🙂

We will start with the entrance.  If you click on the pictures, you will see larger sizes.  Many of the pictures also have more information on them that you won’t see unless you look at them individually.

Zoo Entrance

Official Greeters who are in many family photos.

I always take the route towards the Red Fox and he was actually awake and moving around this morning so I had to take his picture.  I just had my little camera with me so couldn’t avoid the fence.

Red Fox

picnic area

Then it was time to head for the Journey to Churchill exhibit.

I can’t resist the Wolves if they are visible

I can’t resist the wolves if they are visible

Entrance to Journey to Churchill

Views on the Trail

3 Polar Bears just inside the entrance

Childrens area inside

The Polar Bear in the picture above, heading up the rocks, was going for a swim.

Thinking above diving in.

Polar Bear plunging into the water

Polar Bear

Then over to the Discovery Centre and the Polar Bears in quarantine.

O Ten Tik on view here and available to rent in Riding Mountain National Park

Entrance to the Discovery Centre

Mural on wall inside Discovery Centre

Meerkat

Variety of Birds & Plants

Variety of Birds and Plants

Variety of Birds and Plants

Barn area of Discovery Centre

Nanuq & Siku

After this, I wandered around behind the Journey to Churchill and into the Town of Churchill.

Whale Bones

Polar Bear Conservation Centre

Warning Signs

A few spots along the way to look inside the large area for Polar Bears.

In the Summer the doors are off so children can sit in Helicopter

More warning signs

A few spots along the way to look inside the large area for Polar Bears.

View from one of the windows into Polar Bear home

Many signs are posted giving information.

Entering the Town of Churchill

The Tundra Grill – the only place open to eat in the Zoo during the winter.

snow covered beach

picnic anyone?

Polar Bear Jail

Then over to the Heavy Horse Centre, where I met Ice (I think that is the name of the white one) and a friend.

Ice was playing with the red ball, but dropped it and came over to say hi to me.  🙂  There is a double fence here, but he reached over far enough that I could reach to pet his nose.

Then it was over to the Tigers and the snow covered Dinosaurs and Winston’s closed ice cream shoppe.

Next on our tour is Toucan Ridge.

Scarlet Ibis

Yellow-Throated Marten

Then a few more quick sights as we head towards the exit.

In the summer, this is a nice waterfowl garden

In the summer, this is a beautiful butterfly garden

view along the way

Zoo Classroom

And now we are at the exit but first we go through the Wild Things Gift Store.