Wild Animal Safari is home to many different animal residents. We encourage you to view our zoo gallery in Pine Mountain, GA, to see what is in store for you and your family.
Drive-through Safari
Blue Wildebeest
Scientific Name: Connochaetes taurinus
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: Eastern and Southern Africa
Fun Fact: Wildebeest are also called 'gnus', which is pronounced 'news'. Migratory herds of Wildebeest can contain 1.5 million individuals. Their migration routes can be as long as 500 to 1000 miles.
Dromedary Camel
Scientific Name: Camelus dromedarius
IUCN status: Not Evaluated
Origin: Dromedaries were first domesticated about 4000 years ago, probably in Somalia or the Arabian Peninsula
Fun Fact: Camels only sweat in temperatures of 106°F (41C) or higher. Camels make the sounds of moans, groans, and deep bellows. A camel's noise was used as the voice of Chewbacca in Star Wars movies.
European Fallow Deer
Scientific Name: Dama dama
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: Eurasian
Fun Fact: Fallow deer communicate with body language, vocalizations and smells. They have six different vocalization types. These include barking, bleating, peeping by fawns, wailing; an intense sound of distress by fawns more than 2 days old, and groaning by rutting males.
Giraffe
Scientific Name: Giraffa camelopardalis
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Origin: Africa
Fun Fact: Giraffes sleep from 10 minutes to 2 hours a day, which is one of the shortest sleeping requirements among mammals. A Giraffes heart weighs up to 22 lbs.
Lion
Scientific Name: Panthera leo
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Origin: Africa and Asia
Fun Fact: When resting, lions display highly social behavior. They spend their time strengthening social bonds between members of the pride. This may include playing together, rubbing against each other's heads, as well as sleeping in groups.
Plains Zebras
Scientific Name: Equus quagga
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Origin: Africa
Fun Fact: During their annual migration they form large groups of thousands of individuals. They move from Tanzania to Kenya; traveling a huge distance of up to 1,800 miles.