If you are planning a vacation at Myrtle Beach, you should know there is plenty more to do here other than soaking up the sun at the beach. People who enjoy the company of animals will be thrilled to know that the world-renowned TIGERs preservation station in the region offers a collection of varied and rare animals from all over the world.
2. MYRTLE BEACH SAFARI ZOO
If you are planning a vacation at Myrtle Beach, you should know there is
plenty more to do here other than soaking up the sun at the beach. People
who enjoy the company of animals will be thrilled to know that the world-
renowned TIGERs preservation station in the region offers a collection of
varied and rare animals from all over the world.
3. MYRTLE BEACH SAFARI ZOO
The zoo at Myrtle Beach is not
like any other zoo in the USA. It is
a special animal conservation
project founded by Doc Antle.
Rare and endangered animals
present in the zoo are truly
something to behold. Here are
some of the unique residents you
can meet at the safari.
4. MYRTLE BEACH SAFARI ZOO
Have you ever laid eyes on the
fastest animal on the planet?
Ramses, the Cheetah, at Myrtle
Beach Zoo can sprint at 60 mph.
Most people do not drive that
fast. The zoo sourced the animal
from South Africa. The number
of Cheetahs in the world is
dwindling with each passing day
and conservation efforts are
slow.
5. Doc Antle and his team rescued
Bubbles, an African elephant
from poachers during the 1980s.
Since then the 9,000-pound
elephant has become a star
attraction at the TIGER
preservation station. Her
popularity led to a few roles in
major Hollywood films as well.
MYRTLE BEACH SAFARI ZOO
6. MYRTLE BEACH SAFARI ZOO
You may have seen a tiger and you may have
seen a lion, but have you ever witnessed a
liger. A liger is a hybrid born after mating
between a male lion and a female tiger.
However, Hercules, the liger at t.i.g.e.r.s
preservation is truly special, because it was
adjudged the largest cat in the world by the
Guinness Book of World Records. He weighs
around 900 pounds and is almost 11 feet tall.
The liger consumes 20 pounds of meat every
day.
Many other unique and rare specimens can
be found across Myrtle Beach’s Zoo. Visitors
can take their time to get to know about these
animals and birds.
7. While most zoos are known to house animals, at the T.I.G.E.R.S preservation all the wildlife are treated
like humans. Doc Antle believes that humans and animals can inhabit the world in peace under the
right conditions. For instance, the smartest chimps in the zoo were taken out to watch a movie. Not
only did these animals enjoy watching the film but were aptly dressed and well-mannered during the
screening of the movie.
MYRTLE BEACH SAFARI ZOO