The addax is a grazing horse-like antelope from the Sahara. Egyptians painted pictures of these animals in their pyramids.

The African Crested Porcupine is a large stout rodent, with small eyes, a
blunt rounded head, and erect black and white quills...

The Bengal tiger is a nocturnal hunter and will not share its range with other tigers. It will stalk prey that it cannot outrun...

The Bennett wallaby, also known as the brush wallaby, is among the fastest and most nocturnal of the Kangaroo family...

The Binturong, sometimes referred to as a "bear cat" because of the way it moves on the ground, is a carnivore that lives in dense forest...

When some kids think about bears, "Smokey" or "Yogi" come to mind. Our bear habitat gives them a chance to see bears...

The BlackBuck originates from India and was imported to the US over 50 years ago. It's one of the fastest animals in the world...

The bobcat, whose name is associated with its short tail, is also known as the wildcat and bay lynx. A bobcat has long, soft pale brown fur...

The Common Eland is the largest living antelope. They're remarkably fast with recorded speeds of 42 mph. This large antelope is also...

The common marmoset lives high up in the trees of Brazil and is a diverse and colorful New World primate. It has an elongated white ear-tuft...

The Waterbuck is a large shaggy African antelope that frequents streams and rivers and is part of the Reduncini tribe. Its name is derived...

Keepers will explain to students the behavioral habits of the "Eastern Black
and White Colobus" monkeys. While feeding the primates...

The American elk is a wild deer considered by many authorities to be the same species as the European red deer. Elk are known to be...

The fallow deer is originally thought to come from the Mediterranean region of Europe extending into Asia minor...

The genet is a nocturnal hunter with a slender body, long-ringed tail and looks like a cross between a tabby cat and a mongoose...

The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. There are nine similar subspecies of giraffe, which are distinguished by coat pattern...

The Grant (Boehm's zebra) and the Chapman are two subspecies of the Plains Zebra. There is a distinctive stripe pattern...

The Impala is a renowned graceful jumper and is considered one of the most beautiful antelope. It has a shiny reddish coat...

The Indian or Asian elephant is a huge, thick-skinned almost hairless mammal that has been domesticated by humans...

Our handlers will introduce you to the regal lion and its wild kingdom. Keepers will describe how playful these big cats are...

The llama is a South American member of the camel family. Its body is covered with a fine, fairly long wool, and it was domesticated...

The Nilgai is native to India and Pakistan, where it’s the largest species of antelope. The animal is horse-like with a coat that is coarse...

The gemsbok is the largest in the oryx species. This large pale gray African grazing antelope has large black patches on its rump...

The Patagonian cavy is a close relative of the guinea pig and is also known as a mara. The diurnal rodent has an odd shape...

The patas monkey is from Africa and it doesn’t like water. It’s able to go for long periods of time without water, but during a drought...

The prevost is a day squirrel that lives in the upper layers of the forest and will make nests in trees. It’s a brightly colored squirrel with...

The muntjac is one of the most primitive deer native to Southeast Asia. It is also called a barking deer because of its short, hard cry...

A coati, also known as the coatimundi, is closely related to the raccoon and has a ringed tail and elongated snout. It lives in trees and...

The Sable is considered one of the most handsome antelope, especially the male giant sable. This diurnal animal conserves water that is...

The scimitar is the smallest of oryx (also known as a desert antelope). When viewed from the side, the scimitar’s face looks like a horse...

The lemur is considered to be a prosimians or lower primate. The brown lemur is found only on the island of Madagascar and on the...

The Wildebeest or Gnu is an unusual-looking African grazing antelope with brown stripes on its sides and down-curving horns. Both sexes are...

The Zebu is the common name for several breeds of humped cattle. It’s one of the oldest known species of cattle and has been around 6,000 years...