Bring the Heart of Africa
to the Heart of Topeka
Camp Cowabunga
On August 31st, 2018, Labor Day Weekend, the Topeka Zoo opened the biggest exhibit in the Zoo’s history, featuring African Lions, African Painted Dogs, Red Patas Monkeys, Ostrich, Guinea Fowl and state of the art interpretive elements. The award winning Camp Cowabunga is made to replicate the experience you will find on the African safari.
Explore the Animals of Camp Cowabunga
Guinea Fowl
Location: Originate from Guinea Coast
Status: Least Concern
Painted Dog
Location: Scrubland of Sub-Saharan Africa
Status: Critically Endangered
Red Patas Monkey
Location: Open Grasslands of Central Africa
Status: Least Concern
Ostrich
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
Status: Least Concern
Hammerkop
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa , Madagascar
Status: Least Concern
Lion
Location: Sub-Saharan Africa
Status: Vulnerable
Dik Dik
Location: Dense forest and plains of Eastern Africa and Southern Africa
Status: Least Concern
Leopard Tortoise
Location: Savannah of Eastern Africa and Southern Africa
Status: Least Concern