Papanack Park Zoo

Papanack Park Zoo
Date opened	1994
Location	Wendover, Ontario Canada
Coordinates	45°33′34.1″N 75°07′13.7″W / 45.559472°N 75.120472°W / 45.559472; -75.120472Coordinates: 45°33′34.1″N 75°07′13.7″W / 45.559472°N 75.120472°W / 45.559472; -75.120472
Number of species	36
Website	http://papanackzoo.com/

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.

Zoos and aquaria of Ontario

Aquaria	Marineland Ripley's Aquarium of Canada

Zoos	African Lion Safari Bowmanville Zoo High Park Zoo Killman Zoo Jungle Cat World Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory Bird Kingdom (formerly Niagara Falls Aviary) Papanack Park Zoo Riverdale Farm Riverview Park & Zoo Toronto Zoo Elmvale Jungle Zoo

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