The animals

Big cats, grazing animals, farm favourites and a lot of birds share the park’s 15 tumoli. This is who you’re likely to meet.

Big cats

The tigers are the residents most visitors come for, and on a sunny day you’ll usually find them stretched out on the rocks.

  • Tigers

    The park’s best-known animals. Time your walk for feeding and you’ll see them at their liveliest.

  • White tigers

    Part of the tiger family here, with the pale coat people stop to photograph.

  • Other big cats

    Visitors also mention other big cats around the park. Ask at the entrance which ones are out.

A tiger asleep with its chin resting on its pawsA tigress lying with two young tiger cubs beside herThree tigers lounging along the top of a long rock under the trees

Grazers and other mammals

Paddocks bordered by rubble walls, in the Siġġiewi countryside.

  • Zebras

    Always a favourite with children, and easy to spot across the paddock.

  • Deer

    Fallow deer with spotted coats, usually watching you as closely as you watch them.

  • Alpacas

    Woolly, curious and very photogenic.

  • Ponies and donkeys

    Shaggy manes, patient faces and plenty of young admirers.

  • Wallabies

    Small relatives of the kangaroo, from Australia.

  • Monkeys

    Lively and busy, and fun to watch.

A young spotted fallow deer standing alert in a dry fieldA dark pony with a long shaggy fringe, close to the cameraA wallaby standing beside a rubble stone wall

Farm favourites

The part of the park where the youngest visitors tend to stay longest.

  • Goats

    From small brown kids to a long-horned billy goat with a magnificent beard.

  • Sheep and lambs

    Lambs arrive in spring. This year the flock welcomed two Romanov lambs, born dark and woolly.

  • Rabbits

    Soft, small and well loved by toddlers.

A black-faced ewe standing close to her pale lamb in the sheep penA black lamb with a white face and floppy earsTwo woolly sheep side by side in a straw-lined shelter

Birds

Peacocks, parrots and waterfowl are dotted around the whole park, and some of them walk the paths with you.

  • Peacocks

    Often perched on the walls, and not shy about showing off.

  • Owl

    A great horned owl with bright orange eyes and impressive ear tufts.

  • Macaws and parrots

    The loudest colours in the park.

  • Ostriches

    Tall, curious and always watching.

  • Ducks, geese and hens

    Free to roam, so expect company on the paths.

A great horned owl with orange eyes and tall ear tuftsAn ostrich looking down at the camera with its pink beakA peacock on a rubble stone wall with its long train hanging down

Good to know

Animals rest out of sight now and then, some move between enclosures, and new arrivals are announced on Facebook (opens in a new tab). If there’s one animal your family can’t miss, call 7977 7140 before you set off.

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