Exhibits
- Grazing Animals
The zoo is home to some 80 individuals representing 20 grazing species, including white rhinos, hippopotamus, elephants, zebras, red deer, addax, ibex, wild boar, dromedary camels, and American bison.
- Primates
Primates are housed in two pavilions. The zoo is home to 41 individuals representing 12 species, including ring-tailed lemurs, drills, yellow baboons, white-headed marmoset, common marmoset, and macaques.
- Predators
The predator sector houses big cats, bears and small predators, including lions, tigers, leopards, pumas, and brown bears.
- Penguins
In January 2011 the zoo received 8 Humboldt penguins on loan from Germany. The penguins are on loan for about 18 months, after which they will be returned, with any offspring to stay at the zoo.
- Birds
The zoo houses some 500 individual birds representing 60 species. Waterbirds are housed in a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) lake, and imperial eagles, griffon vultures, Egyptian vultures, and buzzards in a large walk-through aviary. Other species of birds at the zoo include ostriches, silver pheasants, peacocks, flamingos, blue-and-yellow macaws, owls, cockatoos, cockatiels.
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