Where do the lions go in the winter at the zoo?

Pepper Family Wildlife Center provides many environmental choices for the lions, including both embedded heating (in the form of heated rocks) and cooling elements. On a cool day, chances are you'll spot the pride lounging on the heated rocks in their habitat.



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While some animals may not be viewable to guests during the winter months, and some are visible year-round, every animal has an indoor facility and also has the option to enjoy the outdoors as well (with the exception of our cold-blooded friends who prefer the indoors).

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Can I feed the animals? Lion Country Safari offers animal feeding experiences in our walk-through park, Safari World, for nominal fees. These include Giraffe Feeding Encounter, Lorikeet Feeding and Petting Zoo.

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Usually, the elephants choose to remain outdoors. The indoor area is equipped with large sand beds that provide a soft place for the elephants to sleep when they are inside. Additionally, large industrial freezer flaps hang over the elephants' door to the outside.

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“You're going to want to come on a warmer day,” Adrienne Sebade said, a zookeeper. “A day where it's around 45 or 50 degrees because that's when most things are going to be out. If it's a day where it is 20 or 30 degrees, nothing is going to be out.” If the animals are indoors it doesn't mean they aren't having fun.

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“You're going to want to come on a warmer day,” Adrienne Sebade said, a zookeeper. “A day where it's around 45 or 50 degrees because that's when most things are going to be out. If it's a day where it is 20 or 30 degrees, nothing is going to be out.”

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In their bedrooms, holding areas, we have kinda beds of hay for them to sleep in. More than 500 animals get escorted inside every night. They get their food, the main part of their diet in there, said Fisher. Animals take more naps and generally do sleep longer than humans.

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Species at the zoo are still active during the cold months, especially those suited to cool climates.

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Broadly, some elephant experts say urban zoos simply don't have the space that African elephants, who roam extensive distances in the wild to forage for hundreds of pounds of vegetation each day, need for a normal life.

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As of July 2021, African Lion Safari has shared a statement to the CBC saying that they permanently stopped elephant rides.

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