The Lion

Today’s Animal a Day feature returns to one of the more well-known species, the lion. Despite the global thought of the lion being king of the jungle we've not seen any paperwork or royal jewellery to back these claims, but what can be said about the Lion is that it is a stunning big cat that can also be incredibly dangerous.

Location: Africa
Lifespan: 15 years in the wild, but can reach up to 30 years old while in zoos.
Protection status: Vulnerable
Diet: Carnivore
Interesting fact:  Lion cubs won’t begin their first hunt until they reach one year old.

We’ve stumbled across this popular video of a lioness interacting with a baby at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.

Of course, intentions of the lioness were not clear! One of the people working at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo however did say that the lioness was showing traits of playfulness and curiosity though. Anyway, when protecting a species like the lion you need to make sure that you have the right habitat fence type for them. In Zoo Park, each animal prefers a certain type of fence type. 

Zoo park Preview/ Infomercial

Zoo Park is rapidly approaching release and we've still got dozens of things to be working on, it's times like these that we'd wish we had the speed of a cheetah to tackle everything in seconds! We've got a very special video today from one of the guys who are working on the game. You can see Zoo Park in much greater detail, letting you see some of the key features of the game in action. 

From now until the 3rd of May, this blog will be updated each weekday to reveal all the animals you can find inside the game when it launches. So visit the blog tomorrow to start the countdown!

We Bought A Zoo - Tonight on Sky Premiere

If you have Sky Premiere there’s an exciting new film premiering tonight called “We Bought A Zoo”. It features Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson. You can check out the trailer below.

Based on a True story, it tells the tale of a father who after the death of his wife moves with his kids to the Californian hills where their property is attached to a financially struggling zoo. Of course all manner of mischief then ensues but let’s not reveal any more than that for those who are looking to watch it.

It’s on at 2:00PM (Premiere & Premiere HD), today but if you miss that don’t worry, thanks to the wonder of sky premieres scheduling it’s also on at 3:00PM (Premiere +1), 8:00PM (Premiere & Premier HD) & 9:00PM (Premiere +1).

When you begin your career in our game Zoo Park: Run Your Own Animal Sanctuary, you’ll feel the pressure of financial uncertainty, so perhaps this film could even give you some pointers as to how to run your zoo more effectively.