Drakenstein Lion Park is a zoological park in Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa. It was established in 1998 to keep lions which could not be rehabilitated into the wilderness,[1] and was meant to replace the now-defunct Tygerberg Zoo,[2] which housed possible descendants of the Cape lion, amongst other animals. Other animals included chimpanzees and tigers, including from Novosibirsk Zoo, from where Tygerberg's director John Spence managed to obtain his lions.[3][4]
| Drakenstein Lion Park | |
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 A white lion at the zoo | |
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| 33°47′43.38″S 18°54′35.43″E / 33.7953833°S 18.9098417°E | |
| Location | Drakenstein, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Major exhibits | Lions (particularly Cape and white lions) |
| Website | lionrescue |
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References edit
- ^ Kinkade, Amelia (15 September 2016). "3: Lions: Kings and Queens". Whispers from the Wild: Listening to Voices from the Animal Kingdom. New World Library. pp. 99–144. ISBN 978-1608683970.
- ^ Aziz Hartley (31 March 2012). "Tygerberg Zoo sold". Cape Times.
- ^ Rebecca Davis (4 June 2012). "We lost a zoo: Western Cape's only zoo closes". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ "South Africa: Lion Cubs Thought to Be Cape Lions". AP Archive, of the Associated Press. 8 November 2000. (with 2-minute video of cubs at zoo with John Spence, 3 sound-bites, and 15 photos)
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