Papanack Park Zoo, Animal park in Alfred and Plantagenet, Canada.
Papanack Park Zoo is a small zoo in Wendover, part of Alfred and Plantagenet, Ontario, about a 25-minute drive from Ottawa. It holds 36 species, among them snow monkeys, cougars, a snow leopard, white lion cubs and four white Bengal tigers. The zoo opened in 1994 and changed ownership in 2014.
The facility opened in 1994 as an animal park and developed its animal collection over the following years. A change in ownership during 2014 brought new direction toward conservation efforts and visitor education programs.
The park appeared in the children's television series Zoboomafoo, helping young viewers learn about wildlife through entertaining storytelling. This connection to popular media brought attention to the facility among families interested in animal education.
The park sits roughly 25 minutes from Ottawa, making it accessible for a day visit from the city. Picnic areas are available on-site, and staff members conduct talks throughout the day to help visitors learn more about the animals.
Venus is one of the zoo's four white Bengal tigers, described in the sources as a "snowball" tiger. The zoo's white lion cubs, by contrast, were offspring of its African lions and lost their white colouring as they grew. The park lies about a 25-minute drive from Ottawa.
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