Exhibits
The park includes a number of themed areas, including:
- Into Africa
Into Africa is an African themed exhibit which includes giraffes, sable antelope, porcupines, weaverbirds and Old World monkeys.
- Heart of Africa
The Heart of Africa exhibit is themed on the Congo rainforests and is home to bongos, Congo buffalo and Lake Malawi cichlids.
- Tropical World
Housed inside a large glass house this exhibit is filled with rainforest creatures including a dwarf crocodile, poison arrow frogs, piranhas, tarantulas, frilled lizards, leafcutter ants and others.
- Roof of the World
Themed along the Himalayan mountain range, this area of the zoo exhibits snow leopards, owls and takins in natural surroundings.
- World of Lemurs
This enclosure features a long glass corridor around the lemur enclosures.
- Penguin World
Previously home to African and rockhopper penguins (which died out after a disease outbreak), this enclosure is home to a 25-strong group of Humboldt penguins.
- Aridlands & Desert Carnivores
These climate-controlled exhibits are home to sand cats, addax, dorcas gazelles, desert locusts and spiny mice.
- Encounter Village
This exhibit was refurbished in 2007 and currently a walk-through aviary for African birds, Cold Blooded Corner, a reptile house housing rare species' such as Gila Monster and Madagascan Tree Boa, a partula snail unit, chipmunk and lovebird aviaries, a toddler's play area, kiosk, and shop.
- Australian Bush Walk
Attached to Encounter Village, this was part of the 2007 renovations. It consists of two walk-through areas. The first part is home to Bennett's wallabies, and the second is an aviary, home to kookaburras and parma wallabies.
- Life in the Trees
This exhibit is modelled on an Indonesian rainforest and featuring a traditional long boat house as the centrepiece, this exhibit is home to siamangs, anoa, Asian small-clawed otters, Prevost's Squirrels, Tree Shrews and Giant Stick Insects.
- African Valley
Opened in 2009, the first phase of this exhibit has Giraffe, Grevy's Zebra, Ostrich and Waterbuck roaming free in 25 acres (10 ha) of land centred around a waterhole.
- Formal Garden
Opened in July 2010, this includes a knot garden, parterre garden and a kitchen garden as well as a self-guided 'tree trail'
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