The facility allows visitors to walk through replicas of four ecosystems found in the Americas:
- The Tropical Forest is a replica of the South America rainforest.
- The Laurentian Forest is a replica of the North American wilderness.
- The Saint Lawrence Marine Eco-system is an estuary habitat modelled on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
- The Sub-Polar Region is a habitat that is divided into Arctic and Antarctic.
All the exhibits are housed inside the former velodrome that was used for the cycling and judo events of the 1976 Summer Olympics, with each of the four environments taking up a portion of the stadium. A variety of animals live in each simulated habitat, ranging from the macaws in the Tropical Forest, to the lynx in the Laurentian Forest, to the penguins the Antarctic and the different kinds of fish that inhabit the waters of the Saint Lawrence River.
Perfect way to repurpose the Olympic stadium in Montreal.
We walked around the different ecosystems and came across some cool animals and environments.
Penguins and Puffins
The otters were too quick but caught part of them
Next up beavers but on the webcam
Next up the Lynx way up in the corner keeping an eye on all of the tiny humans and there were lots
Raccoon getting lunch…
Then a nap
Like a sturgeon…
And the jellies too
Off to the tropics
Love spending the day with animals of all kinds.
Montreal sure is a cool city and tomorrow we’re heading home.
