Liger at Shanghai Wild Animal Park, Shanghai, China | Liger Zoos

China has a very famous Liger Zoo which is named as Shanghai Wild Animal Park. This Zoo is located at Shanghai China. Therefore; if you are living in Shanghai, China, and you are interested in viewing real ligers, then Shanghai Wild Animal Park should be your number one choice. The exact address of this liger zoo is “Shanghai Wild Animal Park, No. 178 Nanliu Main Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201300, China”. This Liger Zoo covers at least hundreds of acres of land, and it not only offers a huge collection of big cats but hundreds of many other animal species. The Shanghai Wild Animal Park is in operation since 1995.

Before this time period, there were no ligers at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park. Currently this liger zoo has at least 2 ligers. Their gender, age and names etc. still remains unknown, as the online information sources do not reveal that much information about the ligers. However; from the pictures which we have viewed so far about the ligers from the Shanghai, these ligers were not as much bigger in size as compared to the ligers which we have seen and observed in USA, Germany, Russia and even South Korea. The Ligers at Shanghai Wild Animal Park did seem to be rather less in terms of their weight. From the pictures’ evidence we can well suggest that even the biggest liger we have spotted at the Shanghai Wild Animal Park was not more than 700 pounds. The key reason can be that these ligers might still be young and they would have been in a process of growing.

These ligers are believed to be born at this Liger Zoo around late 2000s. Early dates confirm that none of the ligers actually survived in China until 2005. The presence of the ligers at the zoo has simply made Shanghai Wild Animal Park as a very popular place not only across China but also around the world. Many foreigners who travel and visit China’s Zoo usually get amazed by the Pandas, but the presence of the Ligers at Shanghai Wild Animal Park really surprise the local and foreign visitors. Most of the people visiting the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, usually say that it was their first ever experience with the ligers. They even feel more surprise when they come to know that ligers are capable of growing twice more than lions and tigers.

Ligers are kept in very huge enclosures at Shanghai Wild Animal Park. Ligers are given all the luxurious amenities which make them feel satisfied with the living conditions. They have homes, shelters, water pools, trees and green lands etc. which make them feel very peaceful at the enclosures. All the ligers at this Zoo seem to be well-fed and also there is always a fresh supply of water available for them. Even for the ligers to relax, the Shanghai Wild Animal Park Authorities have made special wooden stools. Ligers love to sit and sleep over these stools during the day time. Moreover; for a best view of the visitors, there is also a transparent glass wall as well, which allows visitors to see ligers with just a glass wall barrier in between them and the ligers. This glass wall certainly allows visitors to experience the ligers in a very close manner.

Liger related events at Shanghai Wild Animal Park are rather less popular. At times there are reports that whenever; a new liger cub is born, the zoo authorities seem to celebrate them. The Zoo authorities also mark the birthdays of the ligers, which is a very good sign as well. Even visitors can feed the ligers as well which may further make you feel enthusiastic as well. Of course you will only feed it behind the safe grills, as the Zoo prohibits any direct contact of the people with the big cats.

This Zoo is an amazing place. The presence of the ligers at this zoo further makes this zoo an even more amazing and tempting place to visit. The Zoo is located in a very famous city of China which is Shanghai. This further boosts the importance of this zoo as well. More than 90 percent of the reviews about the Shanghai Wild Animal Park have been very positive indeed. Both tripadvisor.com and yelp.com has rated the experience of this liger zoo as a very positive one indeed.

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