This is an attempt to list every species on exhibit at Disney's Animal Kingdom during my visits on 6-12-15 and 6-16-15. I am arranging the list by the current visitor map and its named zones. I am including species for which there is a sign on each exhibit or laminated identification card available at several of the exhibits, or species identified by the “cast members” stationed at many of the exhibits; in the case of the field exhibits seen only from the Kilimanjaro Safaris ride, I am listing the species in each exhibit that were announced by the driver or observed by me on 3 trips on the ride. This is not intended to be a full account of the collection. Also, species on exhibit are sometimes moved, so some that were there one day may have disappeared from public view the next. This list may be of more interest to those already familiar with the park since I am not arranging the species by animal type. I will list each zone in a separate entry in the thread for clarity. OASIS: (13 Exhibits) This zone is the entrance area of the park and its layout is basically two paths that run its length, a right-side path and a left-side path. Waterways are featured throughout with unsigned fish species visible in many of them, including Longnose Gar. First waterfowl yard: African Spoonbill Black Swan Roseate Spoonbill Bird perch on left-hand side of left-side path: Empty (due to nearby construction noise) Yard on left-hand side of left-side path: Empty (due to nearby construction noise, yard normally contains Giant Anteater) Waterway pond on right-hand side of left-side path: There is no sign for this exhibit but it appears that some waterfowl from the adjacent following exhibit can cross into it, as well as unsigned turtles that include: Peninsula Cooter Red-eared Slider Waterway yard adjacent to pond and between right-side and left-side paths: Australian Wood Duck (unsigned) Longnose Gar Northern Pintail Duck Plumed Whistling Duck (unsigned) Swamp Wallaby Central waterfowl yard with waterfall: Black-necked Swan Chiloe Wigeon Rosybill Pochard Bird perch on right side of central waterfowl yard: Scarlet Macaw Bird perch on left side of central waterfowl yard: Military Macaw First yard on left-hand side of right-side path: Indian Spotbilled Duck Patagonian Cavy Second yard on left-hand side of right-side path: Reeve's Muntjac Third yard on left-hand side of right-side path: Rhinoceros Iguana First yard on right-hand side of right-side path: Duck (unspecified, unsigned) Second yard on right-hand side of right-side path: Babirusa
DISCOVERY ISLAND: (12 Exhibits) This central island of the park has a path that circles its perimeter; these exhibits are listed as they are encountered from the entry bridge in a clockwise direction. In the center of the island is the Tree of Life, an enormous man-made tree, which forms the backdrop of many of the exhibits. Two connected small islands yard near Tree of Life show queue: Collared Lemur Ring-tailed Lemur Large yard in front of the Tree of Life: Empty (due to path construction, normally contains Red Kangaroo and unspecified cranes) Bird perch in front of the Tree of Life: Empty (I think this is used for a flock of free-flight macaws of six species that are trained to fly around the island at select times, so I am not counting this as an exhibit) Small lagoon yard: Empty (due to path construction, normally contains Lesser Flamingo and Lappet-faced Vulture) Yard with pond and underwater viewing cave: Asian Small-clawed Otter Tambaqui Pond: Paroon Shark-catfish Netted enclosure: Cotton-top Tamarin First large yard that slopes down to Discovery River: Saddle-billed Stork Second large yard that slopes down to Discovery River: Painted Stork Small yard: African Crested Porcupine Bird perch surrounded by path: Blue & Yellow Macaw Yard viewed from path as well as Tree of Life show queue: Giant Galapagos Tortoise Bird perch near entrance to Tree of Life show queue: Empty
DINOLAND U.S.A.: (2 Exhibits) Yard with rocky pond: American Crocodile Yard: Abdim's Stork Asian Brown Tortoise
ASIA: (11 Exhibits) Small aviary viewed in the queue for Kali River Rapids ride: Red-billed Blue Magpie Island exhibit with towers connected with ropes: Siamang Island exhibit next to Kali River Rapids: White-cheeked Gibbon Maharajah Jungle Trek: The rest of the Asia zone's exhibits are along this looping path and listed as they are encountered from the entrance to the exit: Yard: Komodo Dragon Yard: Bar-headed Goose White-naped Crane Pedestal terrarium in bat viewing room: Tree Monitor (unspecified species) Rocky yard with overhead net: Giant Flying Fox Rodrigues Fruit Bat Large tiger yard: Sumatran Tiger or Hybrid Tiger (rotating) Small tiger yard: Sumatran Tiger or Hybrid Tiger (rotating) Large Yard: This yard no longer contains Javan Banteng but will have Water Buffalo soon in addition to the current inhabitants: Bar-headed Goose Blackbuck Eld's Deer Indian Peafowl Ruddy Shelduck Sarus Crane Walk-through aviary: The laminated identification cards and posted signs are due to be updated soon, so some of these species may no longer be present, especially since the signs are nearly identical to when I noted them five years ago! Currently they are: Azure-winged Magpie Bartlett's Bleeding Heart Dove Black-collared Starling Black-naped Fruit Dove (unsigned) Blue Whistling Thrush Blue-winged Leafbird Chestnut-breasted Malcoha Coleto Mynah Collared Kingfisher Copper-throated Sunbird Crested Jay Crested Wood Partridge Fairy Bluebird Falcated Teal Forktail Golden Pheasant Golden-backed Woodpecker Golden-crested Mynah Great Argus Pheasant Green Jungle Fowl Green-winged Dove Hooded Pitta Indian Blue Roller Indian Pygmy Goose Jambu Fruit Dove Lesser Green Broadbill Long-tailed Broadbill Mandarin Masked Plover Metallic Starling Nicobar Pigeon Oriental White-eye Pied Imperial Pigeon Plum-headed Parakeet Purple Sunbird Red Avadavat Red-faced Liocichla Red-throated Barbet Red-winged Laughing Thrush Rufuous-bellied Niltava Silver-eared Mesia Spotted Whistling Duck (unsigned) Victoria Crowned Pigeon White-cheeked Bulbul White-headed Nuns White-rumped Shama Thrush Yellow-throated Laughing Thrush Yellow-vented Bulbul Flights of Wonder: This is NOT a permanent exhibit, but I did note the species I saw during my 2 viewings of the Flights of Wonder bird show, which features free-flight performers as well as a token mammal; the species and order in the shows were mostly the same, with some variations: African Grey Parrot Bald Eagle (tethered) Barn Owl Blue and Gold Macaw Crowned Crane (unspecified species) Domestic Chicken Domestic Rat Dove (unspecified species) Galah Great Horned Owl (tethered) Green-winged Macaw Hadada Ibis Harris' Hawk Helmeted Guineafowl Hyacinth Macaw King Vulture Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Milky Eagle Owl Parrot (unspecified species) Pied Crow Scarlet Macaw Spectacled Owl (tethered) Toco Toucan Trumpeter Hornbill White-necked Raven
RAFIKI'S PLANET WATCH: (53 Exhibits) Habitat Habit!: These four adjacent small wire enclosures contain 1 species in each: Emperor Tamarin Geoffroy's Marmoset Cotton-top Tamarin Golden Lion Tamarin Affection Section: I did not note all the breeds in this domestic hoofstock petting area. According to a park leaflet, there may also be Kunekune Pig and Alpaca that I did not see. Main yard: Domestic Goat, Domestic Sheep Side yard: Pineywoods Cow Side yard: Domestic Goat Side yard: Miniature Donkey Conservation Station: The rest of this zone's exhibits are located in this building. The number of exhibits is very difficult to determine since most of them are terrariums that can be moved within three rooms viewed behind large windows, and some of the terrariums are unsigned and located further back from the viewing areas so they may be for breeding groups or duplicate members of species or empty. Two small room exhibits viewed behind glass from outside of building: Each of these contains one species: Gopher Tortoise Komodo Dragon Small presentation stage in center of building: This is NOT a permanent exhibit, but I did note the species I saw during a keeper presentation: Red-tailed Hawk (tethered) Song of The Rainforest: This corner of the building's interior has 7 permanent wall terrariums of various sizes; each contains 1 species except the one for cockroaches: Arizona Blond Tarantula Brown Baboon Tarantula Caiman Lizard Death's Head Cockroach and Falsehead Cockroach (unsigned, not sure if this one was properly identified by “cast member”) Green Tree Python Malaysian Jungle Nymph Mexican Red Rump Tarantula Amphibians room filled with terrariums: This room has about 15 terrariums inside, 5 of which are located close to the viewing windows. I could see 12 of them had signs, each containing 1 species: Axolotl Blue Poison Dart Frog Colorado River Toad Emperor Newt European Fire Salamander Golden Poison Dart Frog Greater Siren Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog Puerto Rican Crested Toad Solomon Islands Leaf Frog Surinam Toad Two-toed Amphluma Two permanent wall terrariums between Amphibians room and Reptiles room: Each contains 1 species: Black Tree Monitor Prehensile-tailed Skink Reptiles room filled with terrariums: This room has about 8 terrariums inside, 4 of which are located close to the viewing windows. I could see 7 of them had signs, each containing 1 species: Annam Leaf Turtle Blue-tongued Skink Chinese Box Turtle Desert Rosy Boa Egyptian Tortoise Inland Bearded Dragon Puerto Rican Boa Permanent wall terrarium between Reptiles room and Invertebrates room: Puerto Rican Boa Invertebrates room filled with terrariums: This room has about 16 terrariums inside, 9 of which are located close to the viewing windows. I could see 14 of them has signs, each containing 1 species: Blue Death-feigner Beetle Brazilian Salmon Tarantula Common Emperor Scorpion Eastern Lubber Grasshopper Flamboyant Flower Beetles Fungus Beetles Giant Desert Centipede Giant Stick Insect Indian Ornamental Tarantula Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Malaysian Dead-leaf Mantis Mexican Fireleg Tarantula Suntiger Tarantula Tailless Whip Scorpion
AFRICA: (36 Exhibits) This zone has two major exhibit complexes; the first is a walking trail (Pangani Forest Exploration Trail) and the second is a ride (Kilimanjaro Safaris). Pangani Forest Exploration Trail: The 17 exhibits along this looping trail are listed as they are encountered in a clockwise direction: Netted enclosure: Angolan Black and White Colobus Monkey Yard: Okapi Yellow-backed Duiker Research Station terrariums: This building has 8 pedestal terrariums, each containing 1 species: African Bullfrog Dung Beetle Four-striped Grass Mouse Kenyan Sand Boa Madagascar Hedgehog Tenrec Ornate Spiny-tailed Lizard Pancake Tortoise Spider Tortoise Research Station tunnel system: Naked Mole Rat Walk-through Aviary: African Jacana Amethyst Starling Bearded Barbet Black-cheeked Lovebird Black Crake Blue-bellied Roller Blue-breasted Kingfisher Bronze Mannikin (according to recent Disney Parks blog entry) Bruce's Green Pigeon Cut-throat Finch (according to recent Disney Parks blog entry) Emerald Spotted Wood Dove Great Blue Turaco Green Wood Hoopoe Hammerkop Lake Victoria Rock Cichlid (with underwater viewing window) Lavender Waxbill (according to recent Disney Parks blog entry) Magpie Shrike Marbled Teal Olive Pigeon Paradise Whydah (according to recent Disney Parks blog entry) Pintail Whydah (according to recent Disney Parks blog entry) Purple Glossy Starling Pygmy Goose Raquet-tailed Roller Snowy-headed Robin Chat Superb Starling Tambourine Dove Taveta Golden Weaver White-headed Buffalo Weaver Aquatic yard with underwater viewing windows: Hippopotamus Small yard in foreground: Slender-tailed Meerkat Large yard in background: Grevy's Zebra Large yard: Western Lowland Gorilla (family group) Large yard: Western Lowland Gorilla (bachelor group) Kilimanjaro Safaris: The 19 exhibits are listed as they are encountered along the route of this guided tour ride in a large vehicle; since it is difficult to determine the extent and containment of many of the exhibits, this is my best educated guess. Each vehicle has graphic identification panels mounted on the open-air truck's canopy above riders' heads, but they do not specify what will be seen in each exhibit. Therefore, the species contained in each are identified only by the drivers' announcements and my own observations on my 3 rides during my visit: Yard surrounded by ride queue before boarding ride: African Sacred Ibis (unsigned) Crowned Crane (unspecified species) First drive-through field exhibit: In the past I have heard this exhibit referred to as the Little Ituri Forest, it contains: Eastern Bongo Greater Kudu Separate yard viewed from the first drive-through field exhibit on right side: These inhabitants can be rotated into the adjoining exhibit on the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail that contains the same species: Okapi Yellow-backed Duiker Separate yard viewed from the first drive-through field exhibit on left side: Black Rhinoceros Second separate yard viewed from the first drive-through field exhibit on left side: Black Rhinoceros Large pond yard on right side of vehicle after leaving first drive-through exhibit: These inhabitants can be rotated into the nearby exhibit on the Pangani Forest Exploration Trail that contains the same species: Hippopotamus Large pond yard on left side of vehicle: Hippopotamus Pink-backed Pelican Smaller pond yard crossed by vehicle bridge: Nile Crocodile Second drive-through field exhibit: In the past I have heard this exhibit referred to as Serengeti Savanna, it contains: Ankole Cattle Giraffe (unspecified) Patterson's Eland Sable Antelope Springbok White-bearded Wildebeest Separate yard viewed from second drive-through field exhibit on left side: I am NOT yet including this under-construction exhibit located soon after the road descends down to the savanna. The drivers did not mention it, but there are rumors on several websites (including Zoochat member MJMcB's) that it will contain Spotted Hyena, a species the park has off-exhibit currently. Rocky separate yard viewed from from the second drive-through field exhibit on left side: The drivers called this exhibit Monkey Point and it contains: Mandrill Separate yard viewed from second drive-through field exhibit on right side: African Elephant (bull often contained here) Distant field yard seen for a few seconds after crossing rickety bridge: I am NOT counting this as an exhibit, and it was certainly never pointed out by the drivers, but keen eyes can catch a glimpse of a far yard that can contain hoofstock. I did not spot any inhabitants this time, but during my last visit over 5 years ago I saw Grant's Zebra. Separate large yard viewed from second drive-through field exhibit on left side: African Elephant (main herd contained here) Separate pond and island yard viewed from second drive-through field exhibit on left side: Greater Flamingo Third drive-through field exhibit: Bontebok Grant's Zebra Ostrich Southern White Rhinoceros First separate yard viewed from third drive-through field exhibit on left side: Cheetah Second separate yard viewed from third drive-through field exhibit on left side: Cheetah Third separate yard viewed from third drive-through field exhibit on left side: African Lion Fourth separate yard viewed from third drive-through field exhibit on left side: Warthog Fourth drive-through field exhibit: This is the exhibit that was added a few years ago to replace the “thrilling” chase of the poachers and captured baby elephant; this themed backstory has been scuttled for a more earnest presentation. The new exhibit contains: Addax Yellow-billed Stork
The last time I visited Animal Kingdom (two or three years back), this exhibit was home to the unusual pairing of Red Kangaroo and Cinereous Vulture, and I believe that may have still been the species combination present before the construction emptied the exhibit. Thanks so much for doing this, geomorph. I hope to make a return trip in the next year or two, and I may attempt to undertake the same project... For any hoofstock fans, the best collection of African ungulates can probably be seen (for free!) at the Animal Kingdom lodge. Species found only at the lodge (in one or more of the four or five separate exhibits) include roan antelope, nyala, somali wild ass, and red river hog (the exhibits also include many of the species found in the Kilimanjaro Safaris). The last two times I've visited Animal Kingdom, I took Disney transportation to the Lodge after I completed my day at AK, and it makes a great way to finish the day (the Lodge also has some of the best restaurants on WDW property, including one (Sanaa) with some great views of one of the exhibits).
Wow, I had no idea that DAK had anywhere near that level of diversity, some great species there. Thanks for the list geomorph, I'll have to add it to my "to visit" list.
SUMMARY: By my count, the total number of exhibits currently at Disney's Animal Kingdom is: 127 By my count, the total number of species in permanent exhibits is: 220 The number of species I counted can be broken down into the following categories: Mammals: 54 Birds: 105 Reptiles: 24 Amphibians: 13 Fish: 4 Insects and Arachnids: 20
I'm going to visit Disney's Animal Kingdom in February and have been unable to find a full species list more up-to-date than this one. Are there any members on here who visit DAK often enough to update this list to what is currently kept? Thanks!
I'm planning to keep track of the species I see anyways for purposes of my lifelist, so I can easily post a list of species I saw after the trip. I would like to have a list to go off of for the trip though so I don't miss a lot of would-be lifers, especially in the aviaries.
