G.W. Exotic Animal Park Receives Special Guest

    WYNNEWOOD, OK, April 17, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- The G.W. Exotic Animal Park located in Wynnewood, Oklahoma was surprised last Wednesday with an amazing white lion as a loan through a Texas Corporation to draw more visitors to the park to help boost customers during the summer. The park was hit with a devastating ice storm and a series of very unusual snow storms which all but closed its doors.

Casper the white lion was born at the zoo in Belgrade Serbia nearly two years ago. He was bottle raised by Nadja, one of the zoo's caretakers. Nadja spent sleepless nights taking care of the rare infant and his brother and with time they grew into two of the worlds' rare pure white lions. At the age of almost two, Casper flew across the world to live it up at the G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood, Oklahoma. Casper is now living in a large compound getting all the prime rib he wants and is sharing the park with some very rare neighbors. Casper is just feet away from two of the park's rare Barbary Lions which took part in a DNA program with an African group studying Barbary Lions.

Casper was well cared for by Nadja who spent endless nights and days caring for the cub and his brother. "I was very impressed with the care they received," says Animal Planet's Producer L.Allen Scheid. "We are hoping to get some photos of Casper living it up at the G.W. Park in Oklahoma as well to add to the TV series we have done on its life," said Mr. Scheid.

"I was amazed to see Casper come live at our park," said John Reinke, Park Manager. "He will be an asset to our wide display of animals for our customers to view and learn about. It's not every day a zoo gets lucky enough to welcome such a wonderful and rare animal to their zoo. After the harsh winter and low customer count we had during the winter months, Casper will be that extra push we need to get visitors to come to the park this summer to visit with him. We are very lucky," he added.

Casper can be visited at the G.W. Exotic Animal Park located on I-35 and exit 64 between Oklahoma City and Dallas, Texas. The park is open from 8am to 7pm, 7 days a week.

The G.W. Exotic Animal Park is a not for profit 501-c-3-organization; for more information visit us at www.gwpark.org.

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