It is a prey to crocodiles, shoebills, and snakes. It is also home to the park's pair of Shoebills. The solitary nature of shoebills extends to their breeding habits. The breeding pair of shoebills vigorously defends a territory of from conspecifics. Pelicans, ibises, shoebills, egrets, herons, etc. The lake and island surrounding the exhibit is home to shoebills. There is a single unconfirmed report of shoebills feeding on lechwe ("Kobus leche") calves. It will take the young shoebills three years before they become fully sexually mature. Former residents include Grant's zebras, shoebills, porcupines, klipspringers, waterbucks, warthogs and numerous antelopes. When flushed, shoebills usually try to fly no more than . Shoebills rarely raise more than one chick, but will hatch more. Shoebills are largely piscivorous but are assured predators of a considerable range of wetland vertebrates. When they are first born, shoebills have a more modestly-sized bill, which is initially silvery-grey.