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Longleat Safari and Adventure Park, in Wiltshire, England, was opened in 1966 as the first drive-through safari park outside Africa.〔(The lions and loins of Longleat ) ''The Sunday Times'' Retrieved 18 February 2011〕 The park is situated in the grounds of Longleat House, an English stately home which is open to the public and is the current home of the 7th Marquess of Bath. The safari park was the first of its kind anywhere in the world, and was ground breaking in terms of how captive animals are kept and viewed by the public. Longleat Safari Park and the concept of safari parks were the brainchild of Jimmy Chipperfield (1912–1990), former co-director of Chipperfield's Circus.〔(Great dynasties of the world: The Chipperfields ) ''The Guardian'' Retrieved 18 February 2011〕 Today, Longleat is home to over 500 animals, and the whole estate is situated on of Wiltshire countryside. == The Safari Park's reserves == * Wallaby Wood: red-necked wallabies with pygmy goats, warthogs, African spurred tortoises, helmeted guineafowl, and Brazilian tapirs nearby. It is possible to get out of the car and view this section on foot. * Lemur Walk-through: the spacious Lemur Walk-through enclosure is home to brown lemurs and ring-tailed lemurs and features extensive rope swings and wooden walkways which provide the lemurs with the perfect opportunity to demonstrate their extraordinary agility and climbing skills. * The East African Game Reserve (〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Longleat Safari Park )〕): Rothschild giraffes, Grant's zebras and helmeted guineafowl * Flamingo Valley: Chilean flamingos, sacred ibises, whistling ducks, spoonbills and wood ducks. * Vulture Venue: five pairs of African vultures and grey crowned cranes. * Monkey Jungle: rhesus macaques, blue wildebeest and blackbucks. * Anne's Haven: Anne the Asian elephant currently resides at the park. Anne has a new elephant house with sand, feeding areas and outdoor space with a large grassy paddock, rocks, log piles, a giant browse frame, sandpit, plunge pool and scratching post. Anne is accompanied by three Nubian goats. * Big Game Park: scimitar-horned oryx, Ankole cattle, southern white rhinos, ostriches, Bactrian camels, roan antelope and Pere David's deer. * Deer Park: red deer and fallow deer. * Pelican Pond and surrounding area: pink-backed pelicans, common eland and eastern bongo. * Tiger Territory: three Amur tigers. * Lion Country African lions. * Cheetah Kingdom: six cheetahs. * Wolf Wood: Canadian timber wolves. * Half Mile Lake: common hippopotamus, California sea lions, eastern white pelicans. * Gorilla Island (situated in Half Mile Lake): home to elderly male western lowland gorilla Nico. * Gorilla Colony (situated at the far end of Half Mile Lake): home to a small bachelor group of three male western lowland gorillas Kesho, Alf and Evindi. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Longleat Safari Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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