Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park

Southern River Terrapins once abundantly inhabited the rivers of Malaysia, but their numbers declined dangerously over the last few decades due to habitat destruction, loss of nesting sites, and severe pollution.

Undertaken in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia (PERHILITAN), this initiative by Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park aims to save the exotic Terrapins from extinction. Conservation efforts include raising public awareness about the critically endangered Terrapins as well as providing safe nesting conditions and hatch care until it's time to release them back into their natural habitat.

The Wildlife Park in Sunway Lagoon features several unique habitats, such as Rimba Village, Tree Top Terrace, White Lion Kingdom, and Tigerland, where visitors may observe the everyday antics of various animals. The Rimba is the park's reptile center, housing snakes and iguanas.

And, if you enjoy viewing colorful plump Koi fish swimming about in groups, The Lake is the place to be. While the Tree Top House is the abode of the exotic black panther, the Sun Bear enclosure is the habitat of the ferocious black bear. While you're touring the lovely exhibits, don't forget to visit the Jungle Trail to see what animals and birds, such as flamingos, raccoons, and hornbills, do the whole day.

In the Wild Encounters attraction, you can not only observe the natural antics of animals in their uniquely designed habitats but can even interact, pet, and take photos with several of them. If you love birds, the first destination you must visit is the Bird Savannah. Here, you may enjoy being imitated by colorful parrots and macaws and watching them solve simple mathematical questions.

Another attraction for bird enthusiasts is the Aviary, where you can closely observe some of the most spectacular bird species, including peacocks and great white pelicans. Besides birds, you may meet meerkats, African spurred tortoises, a black swan, and prairie dogs at the Pet Village.

This is your chance to meet the king of the jungle, the majestic white lion Zola, and his lady love Zuli. The Sunway Lagoon Wildlife Park is the only place in Malaysia where you can glimpse a lion, as they are not naturally found in the region.

This beautiful pair of white lions have arrived in the city from the Timbavati region and the Kruger Park of South Africa. Contrary to popular belief, the near-white blonde fur of the white lions is not due to albinism but because of a rare condition known as leucism that causes less pigmentation.

Meet the sapphire blue-eyed exotic white tigers from India, Samson, and Asha, at the Tiger Land enclosure of the park. The origin of the white tiger was first documented in India between 1556 and 1605.

A white tiger, later named Mohan, was captured from the wild by a Maharaja in 1915 and nurtured in his palace. The white tiger population is thought to be descended from Mohan and is among the rarest subspecies of tigers in the world.