DISCLAIMER

All persons entering Woodland Zoo, do so at their own risk.

Woodland Zoo will not be responsible for injuries to any individual.

On November 12th, 2006 something took place at Woodland Zoo that only takes place once in ten million occurrences. A White Buffalo was born!

White Buffalo are considered to be sacred signs in several Native American religions, and thus have great spiritual importance in those cultures, and are visited for prayer and other religious ceremonies.

On December 23rd, Native Americans from as far away as Kentucky came to Woodland Zoo to take part in a naming ceremony for the White Buffalo calf. Representatives of the Lenape Nation in Huntingdon County presided over the ceremony and  named the White Buffalo Kenahkihinén
(Kĕ-Nah‛-Ki-Nĕn), which means
"Watch Over Us" in Lenape tongue.
Picture courtesy The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Kenahkihinén has become a Woodland Zoo favorite since he was born. During the naming ceremony not only were members of the Lenape Nation on hand, but the Cherokee, Lakota, Apache, Iroquois and Shawnee tribes were represented as well.

Zoo attendance has grown a great deal since Kenahkihinén became one of Woodland Zoo's neighbors.

For more about the Legend of the White Buffalo, please go HERE