Calgary Zoo, Wildlife park in Calgary, Canada

Calgary Zoo occupies 125 acres (about 51 hectares) in Bridgeland, Calgary, Alberta, with most of the site on St. George's Island in the Bow River. It is divided into zones including Destination Africa, Wild Canada, Penguin Plunge, Exploration Asia, Prehistoric Park, and the Dorothy Harvie Botanical Gardens and ENMAX Conservatory. From across the river, grey, silver and white roofs and a tall rounded silver form rise among dense trees, with a dark blue truss bridge to the right.

Calgary Zoological Society opened a small animal collection in 1929 that grew over the decades into an internationally recognized facility for animal care and research. The site expanded and modernized several times, focusing on species conservation and educational programs.

The zoo's name comes from the Calgary Zoological Society, founded on 9 January 1929, which took over the island's animal collection from the City of Calgary. The society is Alberta's oldest registered charity. The zoo is organized into named zones such as Destination Africa, Wild Canada, Exploration Asia and Prehistoric Park, and it is open every day except Christmas Day.

The grounds open daily from 9 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon, with wide paths for strollers and wheelchairs, plus wagons available for rent for families. The site offers shaded rest areas, and a visit typically takes several hours to see all exhibits.

Prehistoric Park, a six-acre section of the zoo, holds life-sized dinosaur replicas. Its best-known figure is Dinny, a dinosaur statue that was the most photographed object in Calgary until 1967; the park itself was dismantled in 1983, and Dinny was the last survivor.