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Safari Animals
Below is a list of the Safari 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
This animal is known by a number of different names including African Wild Dog, Painted Huntin... American Bison
The Bison is the largest land animal of North America. It has a massive, low slung head, a hum... Ankole Cattle
Ankole are an ancient species of cattle from Africa, renowned for their magnificent horns that... Axis Deer
Sometimes known as Chital or Cheetal, the Axis deer is the most common deer species found in t... Baboon
There are signs at the entrance to the Monkey Jungle warning visitors not to feed the monkeys ... Blackbuck Antelope
The blackbuck is a small, delicate and attractive antelope from the open plains and dry forest... Bongo
Found in west, central and east Africa, the bongo is one of the largest and most distinctive o... Brow-Antlered Deer
The brow antlered deer can grow to 1.1 meters at the shoulder and weigh up to 150kg. The impre... Camel
The two-humped Bactrian camel lives in the highlands of central Asia, where it feeds on prickl... Cape Buffalo
Also known as the African buffalo, the Cape Buffalo is one of the most successful grazing anim... Eland
The eland is the largest of the antelope family. It was common in South Africa but is now foun... Elephant
The African Elephant The elephant is the largest of all land mammals. There are two subspecies... Emu
The emu is the second largest bird in, terms of height, in the world after it's close relative... Fallow Deer
The fallow deer is common throughout most of Europe and was first introduced to the British Is... Forest Buffalo
The forest buffalo are smaller and red unlike the black of the cape buffalo. Forest buffalo in... Giraffe
Reticulated Giraffe are now only found in north-eastern Kenya, eastern Sudan and Eritrea. Thei... Guanaco
The guanaco is a wild relative of the llama and native to mountainous south-western regions of... Kafue Flats Lechwe
The Kafue Flats lechwe is a medium-sized antelope from the floodplains of central Zambia which... Lion
Unlike the solitary tigers, lions are social animals who live in family groups called prides. ... Meerkat
Meerkats are mongooses and live in arid and semi-arid areas of the western parts of southern A... Nilgai
The nilgai are the largest of the antelope family to be found in the Indian sub-continent, whe... Oriental Short-Clawed Otter
Oriental Short-Clawed Otters live in marshes, rivers, estuaries and are often found in mangrov... Ostrich
Ostrich are inquisitive and inclined to eat strange objects, so please avoid feeding them anyt... Pére David's Deer
This species of deer was discovered in China in 1865 by a French missionary and explorer, P&eg... Peacock
The peacock is in fact the male bird of the blue peafowl and is appreciated throughout the wor... Red River Hog
The red river hog is a wild member of the pig family. They live in groups, or 'sounders', of 4... Rhea
Like the ostrich and emu, rheas are ratites - flightless birds which have grown much larger th... Scimitar-Horned Oryx
The striking and attractive scimitar-horned oryx was once widely distributed through much of n... Sitatunga
Sitatunga inhabit the swamps of Africa and live on their own rather than in groups. When alarm... Tiger
Tigers are the largest, strongest and most fearless of the big cats. They can grow to be 3.1m ... Wallaby
Wallabies are smaller relatives of the kangaroo. They are vegetarian, feeding on grasses, and ... White Rhino
The name 'White' originates from a mistranslation of the Afrikaans word "wyd" meaning 'wide' [... Wildebeest
We are particularly proud of our white-bearded wildebeest. Ours is one of the largest captive ... |
