African Animals
Watch giraffes, zebras, and ostriches roam on a 2-acre reproduction of an Africa savanna, and observe lions and baboons in their separate natural habitat exhibits.
Watch giraffes, zebras, and ostriches roam on a 2-acre reproduction of an Africa savanna, and observe lions and baboons in their separate natural habitat exhibits.
Quick fact: Lion manes are thought to assist the male in attracting females at mating time as well as frightening off rival males.
Quick fact: Reaching up to 20 feet tall, the giraffe is the tallest living animal. Each giraffe has a unique pattern of spots.
Quick fact: Adult males will emit a warning call that sounds like “wahoo” if predators are in the area. This call is also used to signal aggression.
Quick fact: At 8 feet tall and over 300 pounds, the ostrich is the world’s largest living bird. It also has one of the largest sets of eyes in the animal kingdom!
Quick fact: Plains zebras live in small family groups of four to nine animals. Zebras are common and widespread throughout Africa.
Quick fact: “One for all and all for one” is the motto of the slender-tailed meerkat. Groups of these highly social animals always have a designated “lookout” standing watch for danger.
Quick fact: The tropical rainforests of western Africa are home to western lowland gorillas.
Quick fact: White rhinoceros is taken from the Afrikaans word “wyd,” meaning “wide,” describing its mouth. English speaking settlers misinterpreted this word for “white.”