Wild Animal Safari is your gateway to adventure. View our animal gallery in Strafford, MO, to catch a preview of what is waiting for you at the park.
Walkabout
African Lion
Scientific Name: Panthera leo
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Origin: Africa
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.
American Bison
Scientific Name: Bison bison
IUCN status: Near Threatened
Origin: North America
Fun Fact: Yellowstone National Park is the only place in the U.S. where bison have continously lived since prehistoric times.
Binturong
Scientific Name: Arctictis binturong
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Origin: Southeast Asia
Fun Fact: The binturong is also known as the bearcat, though it's not closely related to bears or cats.
Caracal
Scientific Name: Caracal caracal
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: Southern Africa, West Asia, and parts of Central and South Asia
Fun Fact: Despite their secretive habits, caracals have been a part of humans’ lives for hundreds of years. In India and Persia (now known as Iran), they were used to hunt birds for sport. Owners would have contests to see how many pigeons their cat could bring down in a single try, often reaching 10 or more! The saying “to put a cat among the pigeons” comes from this ancient practice.
Emu
Scientific Name: Dromaius novaehollandiae
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: Australia
Fun Fact: Emus have the ability to run up to speeds of 50 kilometers per hour.
Fallow Deer
Scientific Name: Dama dama
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: Mediterranean region of Europe and Asia Minor
Fun Fact: Fallow deer communicate with body language, vocalizations and smells. Vocalizations are of six different types: barking; bleating; peeping by fawns contacting their mothers or in distress; wailing, an intense sound of distress by fawns more than 2 days old; and groaning, made by rutting males.
Giraffe
Scientific Name: Giraffa
IUCN status: Vulnerable
Origin: Africa (specific subspecies are native to certain regions of Africa, most giraffes in captivity are some combo of sub species)
Fun Fact: They can run as fast as 35 miles an hour over short distances, or cruise at 10 mph over longer distances.
Mountain Coatimundi
Scientific Name: Nasua nasua
IUCN status: Least Concern
Origin: South America, Central America, Mexico and southwestern United States
Fun Fact: The coati is a relative of the raccoon with a long, pointed muzzle and a long bushy and ringed tail.
Ring Tailed Lemur
Scientific Name: Lemur catta
IUCN status: Critically Endangered
Origin: Madagascar
Fun Fact: Ring tailed lemurs are social animals, they often spend hours soaking up the warmth of the sun - sitting on the ground facing the sun, with their arms outspread.
White Tiger
Scientific Name: Panthera tigris
IUCN status: Severly Threatened
Origin: India
Fun Fact: No two tigers have the same stripes. Since every tiger has their own pattern on their fur, they are all unique.