One more, 'cause ya gotta see the tail! :)

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One year, they put the elk in with the bison. I wish they did that with more animals. Shared habitats means more space for the animals to roam. Anyway, on this day, we could see the fence dividing free will and contained.

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At the far end of the zoo, we can see the ravine cliffs. I love the Canadian Domain for the exercise and for being more immersed in nature. There is another large pond back there with a walking trail around it, and through woods.

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One winter's day, as I was walking over a bridge over a steep ravine, I caught motion of something in flight that landed on a tree. It knocked its head against the tree for a while then flew off, seeming to answer a call of another woodpecker.

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One of the wonderful aspects of the Toronto Zoo is that it is set in a natural forested ravine. Streams run through it, many times you are walking through woodlands to get from one part to another, which means that it is as wonderful for viewing native species in their natural habitat as well as exotic species. This was one spring day. I caught movement as I walked through the wooded area around a pond, looked over, and...

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