Africa Alive!
Africa Alive!
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| Location | Kessingland, Suffolk, UK |
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| Coordinates | 52°25′7.5″N 1°42′19″E / 52.418750°N 1.70528°E / 52.418750; 1.70528Coordinates: 52°25′7.5″N 1°42′19″E / 52.418750°N 1.70528°E / 52.418750; 1.70528 |
| Land area | 80 acres (32 ha) [1] |
| Memberships | WAZA,[2]EAZA,[3]BIAZA[4] |
| Major exhibits | Plains of Africa, Farmyard |
| Website | www.africa-alive.co.uk |
Africa Alive!, formerly known as Suffolk Wildlife Park, is a zoo located in Kessingland, Suffolk, UK. It is situated off the A12 at Kessingland 2 miles (3 km) south of Lowestoft.[5]
Africa Alive! is part of the Zoological Society of East Anglia, a registered charity, and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), and the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA).
Contents
1 History
2 Animals
3 References
4 External links
History[edit]
Suffolk Wildlife Park was acquired by Banham Zoo in 1991 with the idea of creating an animal park hosting some animals bred in their zoo, without having to transfer them long distances.[6] The theme of `animals from the African continent' was decided upon when the park was created. On Tuesday 21 March 2006, the Park officially rebranded as Africa Alive! Africa Alive! along with Banham Zoo became a charity in 2013 under the Zoological Society of East Anglia.
Animals[edit]
Africa Alive! is an African themed zoo, and has the following species:[7]
Primates:
- Mongoose lemur
- Sclater's lemur
- Drill
- Chimpanzee
- King colobus
- Black lemur
- Ring-tailed lemur
- Black-and-white ruffed lemur
- Crowned lemur
- Red-bellied lemur
Other mammals:
- Fossa
- African crested porcupine
- Aardvark
- Meerkat
- Short-clawed otter
- Straw-coloured fruit bat
- Cameroon sheep
- Somali black-headed sheep
- African hunting dog
- Somali wild ass
- Congo buffalo
- African lion
- Barbary sheep
- Southern white rhinoceros
- Cheetah
- Reticulated giraffe
- Blesbok
- Chapman's zebra
- Domestic water buffalo
- Bongo
- Sitatunga
- Lowland nyala
- Nile lechwe
- Kafue Flats lechwe
- Rock hyrax
- African pygmy goat
- Domestic rabbit
- Guinea pig
Birds:
- Greater flamingo
- Grey crowned crane
- Demoiselle crane
- White stork
- Helmeted guineafowl
- White-faced scops owl
- Kenyan eagle owl
- Grey parrot
- Greater vasa parrot
- Milky eagle owl
- Egyptian vulture
- Hamerkop
- Black-masked lovebird
- Superb starling
- Ostrich
Reptiles and invertebrates:
- Royal python
- African land snail
- Madagascan hissing cockroach
- Plated lizard
- Leopard tortoise
- Spur-thighed tortoise
References[edit]
^ Visit Suffolk - Africa Alive - Lowestoft Archived March 28, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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"Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 29 July 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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"EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
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"BIAZA Zoos and Aquariums". biaza.org.uk. BIAZA. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
^ Africa Alive website
^ Zoos-UK.com - Africa Alive (Suffolk Wildlife Park)
^ Animal attractions Archived May 3, 2013, at the Wayback Machine., Africa Alive. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
External links[edit]
Media related to Africa Alive! at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
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