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Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 5 pm
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
2 reviews for Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park
2 reviews in English
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Review from Laura C.
Toronto, ON
8/8/2010 1 Check-in Here
Who knew that somewhere next to Peterborough, 1hr away from Toronto, there is a awesome zoo!
They have lions, tigers (no bears, oh my!), leopards, wolves, more tigers, lynxes, monkeys, birds. Also goats, donkeys and llamas that wander around and you can get up close and personal with them!
Admission is $15 and it's quite a good price for the amount of things you can see. Stay for the daily feeding at 1:30pm, where the zoo keeper takes you on a tour of all the big cats, and feeds them (with whole chicken and ribs, donated by Sobeys) and tells you all about them. We saw a snow leopard!
What I wish I knew ahead of time that you can get a group together and have a private session with the zookeepers and time to cuddle and play with tiger, lynx, skunk, otter and another big cat (i forget) - pick 3. We saw some groups playing with the tiger cub and it was the cutest thing. It's $100 per group minimum donation, and extra $25 per person, includes the admission to the zoo. If you get 5+ people that's like $45 for some private time with animals! So much better experience with than the zoo at the same price.
Apparently this was also training for the cubs to learn to like humans. They also take them to shows and schools so that they like the affection and applause. This helps when they get older and a permanent exhibition, and they actually want to hang out and see the people. It's nice they have a program like that.
I will totally come back for this 'behind the scenes' one day. Great for kids! -
Review from Susanne J.
Hope, BC
This place is great for a day trip from Toronto. The zoo is spacious and has many cute creatures running about on the loose (donkeys, deer and ducks) as well as several big cats in cages. Wolves pace and you can climb the wolf howl tower to see if they'll howl back at you.
Everything feels so much more interactive here compared to other zoos I've visited. The animals here are often right in front of your face, behind a simple green chain link fence. Sea otters see you and want to play, a monkey might come up and try to kiss you, a deer even came and licked my hand. Adorable things.
Specialties
Our mission is to protect and conserve the natural world by offering the public engaging wildlife education programs and experiences with animals to help foster the necessary awareness, knowledge, skills and confidence to live in an environmentally responsible way.
History
Established in 1983
In 1981, Wolfram and Christa Klose adopted a male lion cub, named "Pasha". Within a few months, a young female tiger ("Contessa") and a lion ("Delilha") were acquired to keep him company. A large enclosure was built in the middle of their rural property to safely and comfortably house them.
Public interest encouraged the development of a formal zoo. After two years of hard work, Jungle Cat World opened its doors to the public in 1983. By 1989, it was fully accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
What started out as a simple hobby, inspired by the Klose family's love for animals, has evolved into a renowned zoological park, known for its captive breeding program and environmental education programs, like Safari Zoo Camp.
