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African Plains
African Plains
Overview
Feature Animals
African Plains is home to a wide variety of African animals, including some of the most popular ones here at the Zoo. Some of the species you will see are
southern white rhino
,
zebra
,
giraffe
and
hippos
. Directly across the path is a spacious landscape with
addax
and
Mhorr gazelles
as well as large African birds including a secretary bird and
saddle-billed storks
.
Plains (Common) Zebra
Mhorr Gazelle
Giraffe
Hippopotamus
Southern White Rhinoceros
Addax
Cheetah