Shenzhen Safari Park () is a zoo in
Shenzhen, China
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. It is located in near Xili Lake in
Xili Subdistrict. and covers an area of 1.2 million square meters. It is the first zoo in China to have uncaged animals. There are over 300 species and more than ten thousand animals in the zoo, including endangered ones such as
Giant Panda
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s and
South China tigers
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.
History
The zoo first opened on September 28, 1993. Since 2004, the zoo's
black swan
The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
s have been engaged in a
commensal relationship with the
koi
or more specifically , are colored varieties of the Amur carp ('' Cyprinus rubrofuscus'') that are kept for decorative purposes in outdoor koi ponds or water gardens.
Koi is an informal name for the colored variants of ''C. rubrofuscus'' ke ...
found in the zoo's waters. The swans had originally begun dipping their food pellets into the water to moisten the texture, and as a result, the koi learned to swim up to the swans and eat the pellets.
On May 1, 2014, a
lion
The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'' native to Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body; short, rounded head; round ears; and a hairy tuft at the end of its tail. It is sexually dimorphi ...
ess in the park gave birth to three cubs and neglected to care for them. Park workers had begun bottle-feeding the cubs in order to keep them nourished. A local pet store sent a
Golden Retriever to care for the cubs, and the dog was accepted by the cubs as their
surrogate mother on May 16.
Controversy
On October 2, 2014, a horse that was pulling tourists in a heavy carriage in the zoo, for the twelfth time that day, collapsed and died.
The tourists, as well as some of the zoo's security guards, concluded that the horse's death was a result of overworking and
malnourishment.
Gallery
See also
*
List of parks in Shenzhen
The following is a partial list of parks in Shenzhen, China, sorted in alphabetical order.
List
Theme Parks
Former Parks
See also
*List of lakes and reservoirs in Shenzhen
The following is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Shenzhen, ...
References
External links
Shenzhen Safari Park
Nanshan District, Shenzhen
Safari parks
Parks in Shenzhen
Zoos established in 1993
1993 establishments in China
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