The Lion Park was first established in November 1966 by the world famous Chipperfields circus. It is conveniently situated in the middle of the Gauteng-Tshwane complex. It is 2 000 metres above sea level at approximately the same altitude as Johannesburg. The climate is typical of the Highveld and thus ideal for indigenous Highveld fauna. Most, if not all, the indigenous animals seen at the Lion Park are therefore quite at home here.

The Lion Park is neither a game reserve nor a zoo. It has been split into two areas, one area for the herbivores such as zebra, giraffe, and various plaints antelope and other grass-eating animals. These indigenous animals roam around the area as freely as possible in their natural environment and visitors are able to drive along the one-way road which winds through the park and leads you from the main entrance gate through the antelope park and then into the carnivore camps. Visitors are able to view the animals at close quarters at any given time.

The carnivore camps currently house three prides of Lions. Barriers and fences, to prevent the different prides from being able to get at each other, separate all the camps. By nature, Lions are protective of their territory and can become fierce and aggressive if other Lions or prides enter their domain. The camps are therefore divided by two fences about three metres high and a few metres apart, and they conform to Nature Conservation (Gauteng) specifications.

Most of the Lions at the Park are the progeny of Lions that were originally from Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Northern Gauteng and Botswana. To avoid inbreeding, the Lion Park introduces new Lions from other areas. The Lions here have prospered and multiplied and all live in comfortable conditions. The Lion Park recently introduced a new camp, a first in South Africa, which houses a clan of hyeana.

The Lion Park is the first to be established in South Africa and the only one in Gauteng and is supervised by the Gauteng Department of Nature Conservation.

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