African Savannah

Aug. 4th, 2012. There are two huge yards that are designed so it seems as if they have been combined into one enormous, long exhibit and this is yet another modern exhibit that opened in 2005. There is an impressive list of 9 species and the first 4 are not commonly seen in American zoos: sable antelope, klipspringer, Addra gazelle, springbok, Grevy’s zebra, ostrich, wattled crane, black spur-winged goose and marabou stork. Across from these large habitats is the white rhino yard that originally held white rhinos but for many years was home to the zoo’s African elephants. The paddock is spacious and surprisingly very grassy and it is more than adequate for 1-2 rhinos but would have been too small for elephants.