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Animals
Below is a list of the animals at Knowsley Safari Park, click the "More" link to read all the information about this animal. You can also click here to find out where your animals live. African Wild Dogs
These wild dogs were found across wide areas of sub saharan Africa. Once plentiful they are now c... American Bison
The American Bison, or Buffalo, ranged across America in to Canada. It is estimated that there we... Ankole Cattle
Ankole are an ancient species of cattle from Africa, renowned for their magnificent horns that ca... Axis Deer
These beautiful spotted deer frequent the open forests of India, Nepal and Sri Lanka, where they ... Baboon
There are signs at the entrance to the Monkey Jungle warning visitors not to feed the monkeys and... Blackbuck Antelope
The blackbuck is a small, delicate and attractive antelope from the open plains and dry forests o... Bongo
Found in west, central and east Africa, all Bongo managed in zoological collections are of the ea... Camel
The two-humped Bactrian camel lives in the highlands of central Asia, where it feeds on prickly s... Cape Buffalo
The Cape buffalo is a fierce, highly aggressive animal, unlike its domesticated Indian relative. ... Eland
The eland is the largest of the antelope family. It was common in South Africa but is now found m... Elephant
Kruger, our bull elephant, sired his first calves when 17 years old and experienced his first ful... Emu
Emus live in the arid plains, woodland and deserts of Australia, where they are still common, des... Fallow Deer
The fallow deer is native to Europe and was introduced to Britain by the Romans. They can... Forest Buffalo
The forest buffalo are smaller and red unlike the black of the cape buffalo. Forest buffalo inhab... Giraffe
Reticulated Giraffe are now only found in north-eastern Kenya, eastern Sudan and Eritrea. Their o... Guanaco
The guanaco is a wild relative of the llama from the mountainous south-western regions of South A... Kafue Flats Lechwe
The Kafue Flats lechwe is a medium-sized antelope from the floodplains of central Zambia which lo... Lion
Unlike the solitary tigers, lions are social animals who live in family groups called prides. A p... Meerkat
Meerkats are mongooses and live in arid and semi-arid areas of the western parts of southern Afri... Nilgai
The nilgai are the largest of the antelope family to be found in the Indian sub-continent, where ... Oriental Short-Clawed Otter
Oriental Short-Clawed Otters live in marshes, rivers, estuaries and are often found in mangrove s... Ostrich
Ostrich are inquisitive and inclined to eat strange objects, so please avoid feeding them anythin... Pére David's Deer
This species of deer was discovered in China in 1865 by a French missionary and explorer, Père Ar... Peacock
The peacock is in fact the male bird of the blue peafoul and is appreciated throughout the world ... Red River Hog
The red river hog is a wild member of the pig family. They live in groups, or 'sounders', of 4-20... Rhea
Like the ostrich and emu, rheas are ratites - flightless birds which have grown much larger than ... Scimitar-Horned Oryx
The striking and attractive scimitar-horned oryx was once widely distributed through much of nort... Sitatunga
Sitatunga inhabit the swamps of Africa and live on their own rather than in groups. When alarmed,... Tiger
Tigers are the largest, strongest and most fearless of the big cats. They can grow to be 3.1m (10... Wallaby
Wallabies are smaller relatives of the kangaroo. They are vegetarian, feeding on grasses, and can... White Rhino
The name 'White' originates from the Afrikaans word weit meaning 'wide-lipped' and is nothing to ... Wildebeest
We are particularly proud of our white-bearded wildebeest. Ours is one of the largest captive her... |
