Coming soon to ZSL Whipsnade Zoo

Cheetah Rock

Opening at Easter 2008, our cheetahs will have a fantastic new 4000m² enclosure costing in excess of £1 million, complete with a rock lookout and watering holes.

Visitors will view the cheetahs from an African style hut, where floor to ceiling glass will be the only thing separating them from the animals. The exhibit will have strong links with the ZSL conservation project in Tanzania, where work has been carried out over the last 30 years to research and better understand cheetahs to help ensure their survival.

Rhinos of Nepal - Now open

© ZSLThe new Rhinos of Nepal exhibit is now open, providing an amazing new home for our greater one horned rhino herd. Find out more about the exhibit.

The new indoor housing includes three heated pools for the Rhinos who like to spend a great deal of their time in the water.

Visitors have the chance to view the Rhino in their baths as well as being able to spot them in their paddock from a watch tower. The tower is modelled on those used in Asia to look out for Rhino in the wild. Buddhist prayer flags and colourful murals will complete this Asian experience.

With strong significance for the predominant Hindu and Buddhist local religions, the rhinos are an icon in Nepal. The exhibit demonstrates the strong links between ZSL Whipsnade Zoo and our Rhino conservation programme in Nepal.