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Lion Country Safari

Aldabra Tortoise.

The Aldabra tortoise is one of the largest land tortoises found anywhere in the world.The Aldabra tortoise may live as long as 150 years on a diet of vegetation and can have a shell that is 5 feet in length.

Marabou Storks.

These storks tend to congregate around fishing villages, slaughter houses, and garbage dumps.They eat carrion, fish, large insects, and small vertebrate animals. Nests are built in trees and are made of sticks, lined with twigs and green leaves. Lays 2-3 eggs. Incubation is 29-31 days.

Rhea

The South American rhea is the fourth largest of all birds in the world today. The rhea stands about 4 feet tall and weighs in at about 50 pounds.

Their large size and tiny wings render them incapable of flight, but their powerful legs allow them to run at speeds of up to 30 m.p.h.

Aoudad

Aoudad have an extraordinary ability to go without drinking water for long periods of time if necessary, obtaining all the moisture they need from the vegetation they eat.They are expert climbers and can ascend and descend slopes so precipitous that man can negotiate them only with great difficulty.

Ostriches.

These easily recognizable creatures are the world's largest birds. Because their wing muscles are not strong enough to support their weight, ostriches cannot fly.

Adult males, which can weigh as much as 350 lbs. and can grow to eight feet tall, are distinguished by their black feathers. Females and immature male ostriches have dull gray feathers.

Gemsbok

A heavily built antelope native to the arid regions of southwest Africa. Long, straight horns are present in both males and females, but injuries from fighting are rare. Gemsbok are experts at conserving water and can go long periods of time without drinking.

Lions

Lions are distributed through much of Africa, south of the Sahara desert. Four feet high at the shoulder, up to 8 feet in length and weighing up to 550 lbs, they are the largest of the African carnivores.

Lions live in family groups called prides which are usually made up of a core of related females and their offspring. One to five adult males dominate and protect the pride.

Asiatic Buffalo.

Truly wild Asiatic water buffalo are very rare and can be counted in the hundreds in south east Asia. Domesticated water buffalo are much more prevalent throughout the world however, and can be counted in the millions.

Kulan.

Kulan , also known as Asian wild ass, are the fastest equip and can run up to 43 miles/hour (70 km/hr) for short periods of time. They live in herds of 10-20 individuals in flat desert country of Turkmenistan. Kulan stand approximately 4 ft (1.2 meters) and weigh 450 lbs (204 kg).

Black Buck

Standing just two-and-a-half feet tall, this species of Indian antelope gets its name from the dark color of the mature male (which is known as a buck). Females and immature males are lighter in color. The male's straight, ringed horns twist 3 or 4 times and are about 2 feet long.

Water Buck

These large, shaggy brown antelope are easily recognized from the rear by the target-like white circles on their rumps. Waterbuck rove in small herds in grassy or lightly wooded areas of central Africa.

Wildebeest

There is a fringe of hair on their chests, and their faces are strongly whiskered. Their horns curve out over their ears and turn sharply upward at the ends. An unusual member of the antelope family is the wildebeest, also known as the gnu.

Ankole Cattle (Watusi)

The Ankole-Watusi is a breed of cattle originally native to Africa. Its large, distinctive horns, that can reach up to 8 feet (2.4 m) from tip to tip, are used for defense. Ankole-Watusis weigh from 900 to 1,600 pounds (410 to 730 kg).

White Rhinoceros

In the wild, rhinos have been hunted for their horns. Instead of being composed of bony material, rhino "horns" are made of fibers of keratin, a protein also found in our human hair and fingernails

White-Handed Gibbon
Native to Southeast Asia, gibbons live in small family groups in dense forest habitat and travel through their environment in a hand-over-hand method of locomotion known as brachiation. Their coat color ranges from cream to black and does not indicate the age or the gender of the animal.

Giraffe

The tallest of all animals, giraffes can reach heights of 18 feet. With keen senses of smell, sight, and hearing, giraffes are well equipped to sense danger approaching. Its long legs, neck, and 18-inch tongue allow the giraffe to reach the tender leaves of the tallest acacia trees.