Big cat🦁
African Lion
A pride of lions lives on a fenced-off section of the savanna. Their daily rhythm of sleep, watching, and brief activity is easy to observe from the safari vehicles.
- Latin Panthera leo
- Weight 120 – 220 kg
- IUCN Vulnerable
Animal directory
More than 1 500 animals across 110+ species. This page collects the residents most visitors come to see. Many are part of European breeding programmes for threatened species.
A pride of lions lives on a fenced-off section of the savanna. Their daily rhythm of sleep, watching, and brief activity is easy to observe from the safari vehicles.
A critically endangered subspecies; the smallest tiger and one of the few breeding programmes for this island population in continental Europe.
The fastest land animal: bursts of 110 km/h over short distances. Lives in a wide enclosure adjacent to the savanna plain.
Highly social pack hunters with a complex hierarchy. Among the most endangered carnivores in Africa.
A matriarch-led herd is the heart of Beekse Bergen. They bathe in the elephant pond every morning and rest in the woodland during the warmest hours.
An endangered subspecies. Distinguished by clean white socks on their legs (no patterning below the knee).
The second-largest land mammal, white rhino are gentle grazers despite their size. Beekse Bergen takes part in international conservation efforts.
Each animal’s stripe pattern is unique. The herd shares the savanna plain with antelope and giraffe.
A large, social bovid known for the “boss” horn structure of mature males. One of the more imposing residents of the auto-route.
One-humped camels are part of the open paddock. They tolerate Dutch summers surprisingly well.
Males carry beautifully spiralled horns and live in small bachelor groups. One of the more shy savanna residents.
A desert-adapted antelope with rapier-like horns. Beautifully striped face mask.
Famous for the Serengeti migration. At Beekse Bergen they share the open plain with zebra, the same way they do in the wild.
Extinct in the wild and now being reintroduced in Chad. Beekse Bergen contributes through the European breeding network.
Highly social baboons known for their silvery mantle. Live in large troops with a clear social hierarchy.
On the walking-safari route. They sunbathe in the early morning and often pose photogenically.
Lives on a tree island visible from the boat-safari. Their morning song carries across the lake.
One of the most vocal lemur species. Distinguished by its loud chorus calls at dawn and dusk.
A small flock lives on the boat-safari lake. The pink colour comes from their diet of carotenoid-rich shellfish.
The world’s largest flightless bird, often seen striding across the savanna plain among the zebra and antelope herds.
Nests on a small island in the centre of the boat-safari lake. Best photographed at dawn when they fish in the shallows.
An ambush predator in a heated indoor enclosure on the walking trail. Adults can be over four metres long.