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Chipangali is an African word from the Chinyanja language of eastern Zambia, meaning ‘open friendly place’.

The wildlife Orphanage was established by Vivian and Paddy Wilson in 1973, and its primary function is to offer a home to orphaned, abandoned and sick wild animals. More

Lomu sleeping

Orphan Profile:

Name: Lomu
Species: Spotted Hyeana

Lomu and his brother chewy were rescued by some local safari hunters when they preformed a cessarian section on a dead female hyena

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Mojo is now finally growing up and has been moved to the new enclosure together with the some other older vervet monkeys.

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* Registered Welfare Organization No. (38/77)

Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage
P.O. Box 1057, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Tel: +263-9-287739/287740 Fax: +263-9-287741