Following your African safari adventure, follow
the signs to the Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail. Entering under the lush tropical canopy,
this walk-through tour is designed to inform and
entertain and can be enjoyed at your own pace. This 5-acre habitat
offers a magical look at some of Africa’s most
interesting inhabitants.
Along the trail, you will enter a field hut that
contains displays of nests, bones, African wildlife
facts and a very intriguing colony of naked mole
rats. These little burrowers, with faces that only
a mother could love, are fascinating in that they
have highly organized societies and are so protective
and caring of one another. As you exit the hut, you will find yourself
in an aviary of free-flying African birds. There are guides available with the different
varieties to be found here. See how many you can spot. As you meander along the trail, you will
encounter an African grasslands exhibit where you
can observe the grazers such as tiny antelopes,
Guenther’s dik-diks, Thomson’s gazelles, gerenuk
and meerkats, the most famous of these is The Lion
King’s Timon. An opportunity to view an underwater “hippo
ballet” is not to be missed as a glass wall below
water level offers a perfect view. It’s mesmerizing to watch these oversized
beasts slowly roll and glide through the water with
grace and ease.
The “headliners” at the Gorilla Falls Exploration
Trail are the lowland gorillas. The family of silverbacks are housed on one
side of the path and are visible through a glass
viewing area. The father, two mothers and their young may
choose to entertain and enthrall visitors with their
antics, or they may choose to retreat to the privacy
of their forest. Across the stream and gorge that provides
a natural boundary that separates the two groups,
is the forest that is home to the bachelors. These young silverbacks roughhouse and cavort
as they determine which dominant male will be the
next family leader. At each of the exhibits, there are experts
to answer questions and supply information about
the animals.
Genie+: No
Handicapped Accessibility:The Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail is wheelchair
accessible.
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