Black-Footed Penguins: The population of black-footed (jackass) penguins has decreased from more than a million
in the early 1900s to just 150,000 today.

Animals & Exhibits

Tanganyika is home to several hundred animals, many of which you can directly interact with.

Interactive Animals
Animals listed below with a single asterisk (*) are animals that visitors will generally be able to interact with, touch, and/or feed.

Touring Animals
Animals listed below with double asterisks (**) are animals that will be taken around the park by a knowledgable handler. In general, visitors will be able to touch, handle and/or feed the animal and ask questions.

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Animals

  • Africa Spur-thighed Tortoises**
  • Alpacas
  • Bactrian Camels
  • Black & White Ruffed Lemurs*
  • Black Rhinoceros*
  • Black-Handed Spider Monkeys*
  • Black-Footed “Jackass” Penguins*
  • Blue Mountain Lorikeets*
  • Blue Duiker
  • Blue Tongued Skink**
  • Bongo
  • Caracals
  • Clouded Leopards
  • Colobus Monkeys
  • Dama Gazelles*
  • Dromedary Camels*
  • Fossa
  • Geese*
  • Kookaburras
  • Llamas
  • Mouse Birds
  • Gemsbok
  • Grevy’s Zebra
  • Indian Rhinoceros
  • Madagascan Cockroaches**
  • Malayan Tapir
  • Miniatures Donkeys
  • Pallas Cats
  • Purple Capped Lories*
  • Pygmy Goats
  • Rainbow Lories**
  • Red Kangaroos*
  • Red Pandas
  • Red Ruffed Lemurs*
  • Reticulated Giraffe*
  • Ring-tailed lemurs*
  • Royal Antelope
  • Sable
  • Servals
  • Snow Leopards
  • Springbok
  • Steenbok
  • Sugar Gliders**
  • Warthogs
  • Watusi Cattle
  • White Bengal Tigers
  • White-handed Gibbons