Belgrade zoo displays a collection of 210 species of animals, with 800 individuals. One of the zoo's biggest attractions are white lions, which are also the zoo's symbol as the name of Belgrade means "white city". The first pair was received in 2005 from the Kruger National Park, making Belgrade zoo at the time the only one in Europe to exhibit these animals. Since welcoming its first cub in 2008, the zoo has had significant success in breeding white lions. Furthermore, Belgrade zoo obtained a white buffalo from Texas in 2007, and saw its first white calf in 2018. The zoo also holds a pair of white tigers. Belgrade zoo is active in conservation and species-preservation efforts of the endangered local fauna such as griffon vulture, bearded vulture and Balkan lynx. In September 2018, the zoo reintroduced its first griffon vulture to the wild.
