Mammals
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African Lion
African Lion males can reach over 8’ (2.5 metres) long, and a large male may weigh up to 550 pounds (200 kilos)...
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Bactrian Camel
The temperature extremes of its natural habitat mean that the Camel is able to withstand very hot days...
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Brazilian Tapir
The Brazilian or Lowland Tapir is nearly always found close to water and is a good swimmer...
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California Sea Lion
They have a lifespan of 15 to 25 years....
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Chimpanzee
Chimpanzees prefer woodland and mixed savannah with fruit-bearing trees. They are sociable animals that live in groups...
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Giraffe
The Giraffe is the tallest mammal in the world; they can grow up to 19’ (5.7m) and can weigh up to 190 stones!
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Hamadryas Baboon
The Baboon is the largest monkey...
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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus literally translated means River Horse. They come from the swamps, lakes and rivers of Africa...
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Kafue Lechwe
The Kafue Flats Lechwe can only be found naturally in an open savannah wetland area in Zambia, called the Kafue Flats.
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Lemurs
The name Lemur is an old Latin name for ghosts or spirits and refers to their wide staring eyes...
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Mangabey
The white crowned mangabey spends its day foraging for food in the dense forest undergrowth...
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Meerkats
The Meerkat is a member of the Mongoose family. Meerkat society is one of the most advanced in nature...
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Patagonian Mara
Like no other rodent you’ve seen...
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Red Kangaroo
The Red Kangaroo is the largest marsupial mammal and comes from the drier areas of inland Australia...
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Red-necked Wallaby
A baby wallaby is known as a “Joey”...
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Rodrigues Fruit Bat
Bats are the only mammals that fly...
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Scimitar-horned Oryx
Their horns grow up to 1.2m in length...
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Siberian Tiger
This is the largest cat in the world. There are thought to be only 430 tigers living in the wild, numbers are slowly growing...
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Vicugna
In 1974 numbers of Vicugnas had dropped to just 6,000 animals. Now they number around 125,000...
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Western Grey Kangaroo
The most common species of Kangaroo...
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White Faced Saki Monkey
Its tail is longer than its body...
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White Rhinoceros
Both black and white rhinos are gray...
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