We’ve written frequently about the animal care team at Walt Disney World and how they’re rock stars doing important work preserving threatened and endangered species through the species survival plan, veterinary care, conservation and educating the public about the animals under its care and everyone’s… Read More »Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Lodge receives AZA Accreditation
Get your tickets for the Wildlife Express and bring your hand sanitizer for the Affection Section petting zoo. Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s animal care team has announced the reopening of Rafiki’s Planet Watch this summer. The area will have a few new enhancements and join in… Read More »Rafiki’s Planet Watch to reopen this Summer at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
The population of Okapi in the world has just increase by one. Staff at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge celebrated the arrival of a rare okapi on October 1, 2018. With around 20,000 okapi left in the wild any birth is move in the right direction… Read More »Okapi calf born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
The Masai Giraffe, also known as the Kilimanjaro Giraffe, is one of two species that roam the Savannah on Walt Disney World’s largest attraction by far – Kilimanjaro Safaris. A two month old calf – Aella – just joined the herd on the savannah. Born… Read More »Cute Alert! Baby Masai Giraffe appears on Kilimanjaro Safaris for the first time
Monkey Rock, it’s about mid-point on the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction and signals the transition from the African Savannah to Elephant Territory. Often times the trucks drive by without a sighting of the Mandrill family that occupies the enclosure and when you do see them, it’s… Read More »Cute alert! Baby joins family of Mandrills at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
It was a big day in the hippo pool at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on late Saturday night. A Nile hippopotamus was born and joined the park’s hippo bloat, or pod. This was the first hippo born in the park in 13 years. We don’t know… Read More »Baby Hippo Born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Part of the magic of Disney’s Animal Kingdom is its membership in the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and their species survival programs for endangered animals. Take the Sumatran Tiger, there are only 500-600 oef these majestic animals left in the wild, which is why… Read More »Cute Alert: Sumatran Tiger Cubs born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom
SeaWorld Orlando took, perhaps, a bit longer than they should have, but they finally have issued what I consider a very effective response to the people and forces behind the film ‘Blackfish.’ I guess they couldn’t hold off any longer after CNN’s airing of the… Read More »SeaWorld Response to Blackfish