The Assiniboine Park Zoo's brand new Toucan Ridge exhibit will open to public Wednesday morning, featuring 10 new species including the world's biggest rodent, the South American capybara.
"They're very, very cool," says Zoo Director Tim Sinclair. "Very efficient swimmers, as you can see he has a nice big pool."
The new Toucan Ridge exhibit is housed in the made-over Tropical House, which was built in the 1960s.
"We put in all new windows, all new finishing, new plants and a new collection of animals," says zoo CEO Don Peterkin. "We're so happy to have it available to the public leading into the summer season. "We're going to have new breeding programs for the toucans so that we can contribute to the preservation of the species."
Peterkin says more animals are also on the way. Soon ocelots, caiman crocodiles, and grey gibbons will be added to the exhibit over the coming months.
-With a report from CTV's Jillian Taylor
