Skip to content
Red River Hog
Red river hogs do not live in a red river! Instead, they’re named for their reddish-brown fur and because they often wade through water. They’re the smallest of the African pigs, weighing up to 250 pounds on average, and found primarily in the rainforests and adjacent savannas of Africa.
Eastern Black Rhinoceros
Eastern black rhinos are large, heavily-built mammals with thick, protective skin and a pointed prehensile upper lip that can grasp and pull leaves. Black rhinos have two horns, with the front one being larger and reaching up to 50 inches long. Like horses and zebras, rhinos run and walk on their toes. Black rhinos can […]
Hippopotamus
“Hippopotamus” comes from a Greek word meaning “river horse” — but hippos are not related to horses. Their closest living relative is the whale. An adult hippo can hold its breath underwater for up to 5 minutes! Visit our hippo, Happy, at Hippo Haven, open seasonally April – October (weather permitting). If he’s not outdoors, find […]
Plains Zebra
Zebras have excellent eyesight and hearing and can run at speeds up to 35 miles per hour. Every zebra’s coat has a unique pattern of stripes, as individual as your own fingerprint. Underneath the stripes, their skin is all black.