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Learning Laboratory: Montreal Biodome!

The Biodome was a highlight for all of us from our time in Montreal! Featuring five different ecosystems (Tropical Rainforest, Laurentian Maple Forest, Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador Coast, and Sub-Antarctic Islands), it is an amazing journey through different parts of the world and the animals that inhabit it, all encased within a giant dome.

Tamarin monkey at the Montreal Biodome

We were welcomed by this gorgeously orange Tamarin monkey, and continued through the dome to discover all sorts of creatures! Here are a few of our favorites!

blue parrots at the Montreal Biodome

These blue parrots were very fun to watch! They didn’t pay any attention to us, but were definitely interested in each other!

playful otters at the Montreal Biodome

The river otters held our attention the longest. I’ve heard that otters are playful, and these two definitely lived up to that reputation! They made the most hyper toddler seem low-key, swimming, climbing, rolling in the dirt, swimming some more, wrestling…

Lily and Johnny play next to the playful otters exhibit at the Montreal Biodome

I loved that there was a slide for kids next to the otter exhibit, so they could play too!

large fish at the Montreal Biodome

This lumpfish was one of many unusual animalss we saw in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, as were these diving birds:

Diving bird at the Monreal BiodomeDiving bird at the Monreal BiodomeDiving bird at the Monreal Biodome

They dove clear to the bottom of the tank!

Looking at a very large lobster claw in the Montreal Biodome

Emma and Johnny were stunned by the size of this lobster claw. Emma touched it, but Johnny wasn’t convinced it wouldn’t start snapping at him.

Sturgeon in the Montreal Biodome

I’ve wondered idly what a Sturgeon looked like ever since I read Beware the Fish! by Montreal-born author Gordon Korman when I was 12 or 13 years old. Now I know! This guy was five or six feet long!

friendly puffin in the Montreal Biodome

This puffin was extremely friendly! He would get closer,

friendly puffin in the Montreal Biodome

And closer! Then he would try tapping his beak on the glass, trying to connect!

Curious penguin in the Montreal Biodome

We met some curious penguins, too!

Hatching from a giant egg in the Montreal Biodome

If you can’t visit the Biodome in person, their website is very cool! Perfect for the homeschooler/afterschooler!

Have you ever been to a Biodome? Do you know of an amazing zoo or botanical garden?

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MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.

15 thoughts on “Learning Laboratory: Montreal Biodome!”

  1. This looks really great! We have not been to Montreal since Parker was a baby, so now I’m excited to plan another trip. This doesn’t compare to a biodome, but if you’re ever up this way, the Squam Lakes Science Center is really nice, a good combination of animals and nature.

  2. I visited Montreal in 1999, but I didn’t know about the Biodome then. Too bad – it looks amazing. I am glad you had so much educational fun!

  3. Elisa | blissfulE

    LOVE that last photo, and that orange monkey is amazing! Sounds like an incredible day out.

    We visited a botanical garden near us this past weekend. We liked exploring all the different paths. It wasn’t as amazing as Kew or the Missouri Botanical Garden in St Louis, but very enjoyable nonetheless.

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