Whipsnade Zoo
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Friday 22nd July 1994
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park is located on a stunning 150 hectare site on the ridge above Dunstable Downs. It is run by the Zoological Society of London and houses 2,500 animals of over 100 species. The zoo relies almost entirely on visitors for its income and support.
The paid staff is assisted by 58 trained volunteers who provide commentary on the train and man the information centre and touch-tables.
The breeding program includes Bennett's Wallaby, Humboldt's Penguin, and ten of the fifteen species of crane.
The design of the park does not lend itself to close-up views of most of the animals/p>
The highlight of the visit was the elephants playing in their pond exhibiting lots of natural behaviour.
The collection includes
- Chimpanzee
- Golden Lion Tamarin
- Squirrel Monkey
- Cheetah
- African Lion
- Indian Lion
- Siberian Tiger
- Grey Wolf
- European Brown Bear
- Californian Sealion
- Asian Elephant
- Giraffe
- Pygmy Hippopotamus
- Hippopotamus
- Przewalski's Horse
- Grevys Zebra
- Black Rhinoceros
- White Rhinoceros
- Indian Rhinoceros
- Roan Antelope
- Waterbuck
- Nyala
- Sitatunga
- Nile Lechwe
- Scimitar-horned Oryx
- Blackbuck
- Nilgai
- Bongo
- Reindeer
- Barasingha
- Chinese Water Deer
- Muntjac Deer
- Black Fallow Deer
- Pere David's Deer
- Hog Deer
- Sika Deer
- Axis Deer
- Fallow Deer
- Gemsbok
- Thomson's Gazelle
- Bactrian Camel
- Congo Buffalo
- European Bison
- American Bison
- Yak
- Gaur
- Musk Ox
- Emu
- Asiatic Wild Ass
- Seal
- Red Panda
- Dwarf Mongoose
- Prairie Marmot
- Mara
- White Wallaby
- Bennett's Wallaby
- Ruppell's Griffon Vulture
- Scarlet Ibis
- Barn Owl
- White Stork
- Crane (10 species)
- King Penguin
- Rockhopper Penguin
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