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Hall of African Wildlife

  2nd Floor

Hall of African Wildlife

Step inside a savanna or view a lowland gorilla emerging from lush tropical foliage in the Hall of African Wildlife. Our detailed and realistic dioramas transport you to a water hole where a giraffe, two species of zebra, African buffalo, wildebeest, and warthog have gathered. In the shadow of a Baobab tree, gerenuks stand on their hind legs nibbling leaves while termites build their impressive mounds.

The hall’s 12 dioramas invite visitors to enter Africa’s wild biomes and see exotic animals, from carnivorous mammals to fascinating insects, up close. Scenes like a lowland gorilla emerging from lush tropical foliage and a pair of zebra duikers foraging in the undergrowth capture visitors’ imaginations.

Our dioramas represent the African continent's four major life zones—savanna, rainforest, mountain, and desert—and the unique animals that call this amazing continent home.

Gorilla in the Hall of African Wildlife
  • All of the African mammals gathered around the watering hole…

    All of the African mammals gathered around the watering hole…

    February 7, 2018
    All of the African mammals gathered around the watering hole in the Hall of African Wildlife were collected on an early research …Read More »
  • Black rhinoceros

    Black rhinoceros

    August 29, 2017
    Scattered in small populations throughout the African thornbush, the once-plentiful browsers, the black rhinoceros, may be on the brink of extinction. See …Read More »
  • Ostriches

    Ostriches

    May 30, 2017
    Ostriches, like this one on display in the Hall of African Wildlife, are the largest living birds.Read More »
  • Saving the Bonteboks

    Saving the Bonteboks

    January 9, 2017
    Bonteboks, like this one on display in the Hall of African Wildlife, are the rarest antelopes in the world. In Afrikaans, the …Read More »

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