A little over a month ago, we learned that Disney’s Animal Kingdom had welcomed a pair of Grevy’s Zebra foals to their herd. Now the pair are ready to meet their adoring public with Disney providing the first photos of them out in the park.… Read More »Two Grevy’s Zebra foals join the herd at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
It’s part of the magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom, but it happens mostly behind the scenes. We’re talking about their participation in the Association of Zoos and Aquariums animal breeding programs designed to improve the survivability of endangered species. Among these species is the Grevy’s… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom welcomes cute new Zebra foals
Zebras are back in Kilimanjaro Safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The Plains Zebra were removed from the main savannah a few months ago and left to roam on one of the backstage areas (you could sometime see them in the distance on the attraction). There… Read More »Zebra Pack Returns to Disney’s Animal Kingdom Kilimanjaro Safari
Tilt-shift savannah - click to embiggen
Disney recently announced that Zebras would be moving to a new Savannah on Kilimanjaro Safari. The change has meant the end of the ‘poacher’ storyline and a lot more time for guests to take pictures while driving about.
Construction is now well underway in the last section of ride. I was able to take the following video this morning so you can see the progress for yourself:
There were a couple more changes out on the savannah, which I’ve documented below:
To my eye the Okapi looks like a composite of a giraffe, horse, and zebra. Sort of a living mythological creature. But no matter what you call it, a baby animal is almost always cute. The latest baby to hit the trails at Walt Disney… Read More »Okapi Calf Hits the Savannah at Kidani Village
For the last few years Disney’s Animal Kingdom has slowly making changes to its signature Kilimanjaro Safari attraction. They added more rows to the trucks, changed the spiel slightly, allowed trucks to briefly stop when good photos opportunities present themselves, and made some significant improvements… Read More »Kilimanjaro Safari to end Little Red storyline, add more Zebras, Watering Hole
The animal care team at Walt Disney World Disney’s Animal Kingdom theme park is celebrating the arrival of two new bundles of joy over the last few days. A female baby giraffe named Makena and a male baby zebra named Kidani have joined the over… Read More »Two new animal babies welcomed to Walt Disney World