Our African lion habitat includes an indoor sleeping area and a large outdoor space for roaming and sunbathing. The outdoor area is also visible from two locations including access to a higher viewpoint via stairs.
This area is also home to our fennec fox habitat which includes a large indoor area and an outside area. This habitat has been created to reflect the natural environment of a fennec foxes with sand a shrubbery.
African lions are the largest predators in Africa, hunting large prey such as wildebeest, zebra and buffalo.
In the year
2004
this habitat was built
A lion sleeps
20
hours a day
A roar carries
5
miles away
There are
2
species in this habitat
Animals in Lion Rock
African Lion
Panthera Leo
From: Africa
Status: Vulnerable
Quick Fact: The most social of all the cats, lions form groups called prides which are made up of related females and usually just one male.
Find me in: Lion Rock
Mammals
Fennec Fox
Vulpes zerda
From: North Africa
Status: Least Concern
Quick Fact: The smallest of all the foxes, the fennec fox is easily recognisable due to its large ears.
Find me in: Lion Rock
Mammals
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