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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... [read more]
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... [read more] Blog: Up Close and Personal
Date: September 27th 2011
I'm not normally a zoo person. My memories of visiting the zoo as a kid are of too much sun, not enough water, and too much fighting with my sisters over what to see next. The real clincher for me though, was going to a zoo overseas for the first time, and seeing Canadian wildlife in the zoo. It was heartbreaking to see them out of their natural environment. I don't think they were being m ... read more
Date: September 27th 2011
I'm not normally a zoo person. My memories of visiting the zoo as a kid are of too much sun, not enough water, and too much fighting with my sisters over what to see next. The real clincher for me though, was going to a zoo overseas for the first time, and seeing Canadian wildlife in the zoo. It was heartbreaking to see them out of their natural environment. I don't think they were being m ... read more
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