Date opened 1994 Opened 1994 Phone +1 613-673-7275 | No. of species 36 Province Ontario Number of species 36 | |
Location Wendover, Ontario Canada Address 150 County Rd 19, Wendover, ON K0A 3K0, Canada Hours Open today · 11AM–4PMWednesday11AM–4PMThursday11AM–4PMFriday11AM–4PMSaturday11AM–4PMSunday11AM–4PMMonday11AM–4PMTuesday11AM–4PMSuggest an edit Notable animals Charity, Faith, Mareth William II, Hope, Simba, Venus Similar Jungle Cat World, Killman Zoo, Parc Omega, Calypso Park, Riverview Park & Zoo Profiles | ||
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The Papanack Park Zoo is a small zoo in Wendover, Ontario. It opened to 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 1980s.
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 documentary, Zoboomafoo, 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.