Dubai Safari Park to reopen with new animals, adventures

Two elephants walking across an enclosure featuring dirt and a watering hole, with trees along the outside. One elephant is showering itself with water. In the distance beyond the elephants, there are columns made of tree stumps, standing taller than the elephants.

Spanning 12.8 million square feet of landscaped land, Dubai Safari was home to more than 2,500 animals when it welcomed visitors on December 12, 2017.

The wildlife park that closed on May 15 to undergo an upgrade has welcomed several new animals over the summer months, a top executive said in a statement to Gulf News on Wednesday.

“These include a group of moon bears, African elephants, chimpanzees, otters, a young Komodo dragon, and a range of new birds for our aviary and new bird show,” said Frank Rietkerk, general manager.

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