Whipsnade Shaped like a lion, it was made for Whipsnade Zoo. During the Second World War, this chalk image of a lion on Bison Hill, owned by Whipsnade Zoo, was covered with a black sheet in order not to attract attention from the German bomber planes. Whipsnade Whipsnade is a small village and civil parish in the county of Bedfordshire. It lies on the eastward tail spurs of the Chiltern Hills, about 2.5 miles south-south-west of Dunstable. It is the home of Whipsnade Tree Cathedral, as well as the famous ZSL Whipsnade Zoo, and is the namesake of Whipsnade Park Golf
Whipsnade Zoo scimitar-horned oryx, Waterbuck, African penguin and ring-tailed lemurs. Animal demonstrations and include 'Sea lion splash' and 'Birds of the world'. Talks also take place daily throughout the summer season including lemur talks, giraffe browse and penguin feed. The park and ZSL receive no government funding, and rely mainly on entrance fees, memberships, its 'Fellows' and 'Patrons' scheme and various corporate sponsorships. The park takes advantage of the Gift Aid charity donation scheme. Whipsnade was one of the sets for ITV's "Primeval", where a ferocious predator from the future kills a lion and three people. The zoo is one of the