Glimpses of Montreal Biodome

We know there is Nature in the city but in Montreal this can be experienced on a large scale in the Biodôme which is a unique museum of environment. Live collections with more than 4,800 animals from 230 species and 750 plants species in four ecosystems from the Americas, each with a different climate – all under one roof.

To quote from the Lonely Planet guide to Montreal and Quebec City:

you can amble through a rainforest, explore Antarctic islands, view rolling lowlands or wander along the raw Atlantic oceanfront – all without ever leaving the building.

Penguins frolic in the pools…the tropical chamber is a cross-section of Amazonia with mischievous little monkeys teasing alligators in the murky waters below. The Gulf of St Lawrence has an underwater observatory where you can watch cod feeding alongside lobsters and sea urchins in the tidal pools. The appearance of the Laurentian Forest varies widely with the seasons, with special habitats for lynx, otters and around 350 bats.