Bowmanville Zoo

Bowmanville Zoo

Infobox zoo
zoo_name=Bowmanville Zoo
logo=Bowmanville zoo logo.pnglogo_width=200px
location=Bowmanville, Ontario, CAN
area=42 acres
num_animals=300
members=CAZA
website=http://www.bowmanvillezoo.com

The Bowmanville Zoo is a zoo in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. It is one of the largest suppliers of animals for Hollywood movies and television programs. It is Canada's oldest private zoo; founded in 1919, it now hosts over 300 animals. The zoo allows children to ride on the back of an elephant or a camel.

Some of the animal talent includes:
* Baghera, the black jaguar from "Peter Benchley's Amazon"
* a bevy of camels from "The 13th Warrior" starring Antonio Banderas
* Ron and Julie, siblings hybrid Bengal/Siberian tiger starring in the Discovery Channel/Animal Planet documentary, "Living with Tigers"
* Caesar, the lion from "The Ghost and the Darkness"
* Billy, the white bengal tiger from the TV series "Animorphs"
* the late Bongo, the lion from the movies "The Ghost and the Darkness" & "George of the Jungle"
* Maggie the Macaque, known for her "Stanley Cup Playoffs" predictions

External links

* [http://www.bowmanvillezoo.com/ Official site]


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