Our Animals at Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure

Here in our zoo, you can get face-to-face with a rare white camel, an Indian rhino, a curious orangutan, an ornery aardvark or many of the other 105 species of wildlife at home in our zoo. Great care has been taken to provide our animals spacious and naturalistic environments throughout 65 acres of beautifully landscaped park.

Our Zoo Crew
As you stroll through the zoo, we hope you take the opportunity to visit with one of our zookeepers. This dedicated crew is a huge reason why visiting Rolling Hills is such a unique experience. They are specially trained to enhance the quality of life for our animals, which in turn helps the animals thrive and be extra responsive to zoo visitors. Our zookeepers know the animals well and are happy to relate their own insights about the many animal personalities here at Rolling Hills.


Rhino Iguana



The Rhino Iguana slowly lumbers out of his underground den as the sun comes up. He begins to forage for food while remaining alert and cautious as he crosses the rocky landscape. He holds his head up high as he looks for cactus or other flowering plants to eat. Suddenly he stops and listens, a feral mammal (dog, cat, wild pig, or mongoose) is close. The Rhino Iguana freezes, his brackish coloring allows him to blend into his surroundings. The animal passes leaving the Rhino Iguana to continue in his quest for food. Rhino Iguanas are herbivores but will eat the occasional insect or small mammal.

The Rhino Iguana spends his nights in rock crevices or dug out burrows, and becomes most active in the daylight hours. Haiti and its adjacent islands with their dry rocky areas and hot savannas are home to the Rhino Iguana.

The Rhino Iguana is one of the largest of the iguana family. They average two feet in length with some being as long as four and a half feet and weighing ten to twenty pounds. The most noticeable characteristic of the Rhino Iguana is of course their rhino-like appearance. They sport horn-like upturned conical scales on their snout resembling a rhino horn.

The Rhino Iguana is listed as Vulnerable due to feral mammals, the introduction of mongooses to the island, hunting for food, the pet trade, and habitat loss.