Papanack Zoo Park - Wendover, Ontario
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Family-owned facility that breeds exotic animals and birds; includes a listing of animals and zoo information and events. Located in Wendover.
Waymark Code: WMC6GF
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 07/31/2011
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We are a family owned and operated facility that has been breeding exotic animals and birds since the early 1980’s. In 1994, public curiosity prompted us to have a one-year trial opening to the public, and due to the motivating response that we received from our visitors that year, we decided to continue to ‘grow’ Papanack Animal Park, resulting in The Papanack Park Zoo you see today. (1)
The Papanack Park Zoo is a small zoo in Wendover, Ontario. It opened to a the public in 1994 for a one year trial. It started as a family owned and operated facility breeding exotic animals and birds in the early 1980’s.
It hosts 36 different species, including snow monkeys, cougars, snow leopard and white lion cubs. These cubs are the offspring of the zoo's African lions although they did not stay white as they grew. They also have four white Bengal tigers including a "snowball" tiger named Venus. The zoo is approximately a 25-minute drive from Canada's capital of Ottawa.
A number of animals at the zoo have been shown in the children's show Zaboomafoo, featuring Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt. In addition, an African lion named Simba was a model for production sketches of the main character used in Disney's The Lion King.
The Papanack Park Zoo is involved in a National and international breeding program for further conservation of certain endangered species like the white tigers. (2)
Address:
150 County Road 19
Wendover, ON K0A 3K0
(613) 673-7275
Information obtained on July 30, 2011 from (1) (
visit link) and (2) (
visit link)