African Savanna

Visit the grassy plains of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's African Savanna to see lions, giraffes, rhinos, zebras and a variety of African birds.

See lions both at a distance and up close at the African Lion habitat, featuring grassy areas, shade trees and a rock shelter. Meet newest addition, Rocket, at the Ben Gogolick Giraffe Encounter. Visit Dalia at the Daniel Maltz Rhino Reserve, zebras, bontebok, and more nearby, all within Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s African Savanna.

Nearby Attractions

  • 4-D Theater
  • Daniel Maltz Rhino Reserve
  • Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine
  • Ben Gogolick Giraffe Encounter


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Nearby Zoo Locations

  • African Elephant Crossing

    African Elephant Crossing

    Located near the Zoo's main entrance, African Elephant Crossing offers exceptional viewing areas for visitors, including open-air viewing, a nose-to-trunk window, an elevated feeding station and a gated crossing where guests can watch as the elephants migrate from one yard to the next.

  • Waterfowl Lake

    Waterfowl Lake

    Located in the heart of the zoo, Waterfowl Lake offers landscaped paths where visitors can see native Waterfowl, and a nesting pair of trumpeter swans. 

  • Wilderness Trek - Tiger

    Wilderness Trek

    Discover Amur tigers, bears, wolves, reindeer, seals and sea lions, and so much more in the Zoo's Wilderness Trek.