The Sodor Animal Park, also known as the Sodor Wildlife Centre, is a zoo that first appeared in the fourteenth season episode, Thomas' Tall Friend, when Thomas delivered a giraffe to the park for its grand opening. An elephant once escaped from the Animal Park when a tree knocked down the wall of its enclosure. Charlie raised the alarm and soon the elephant was back where she belonged. Later, Emily was tasked with transporting a model of the world here, which was then installed near the entrance.
It has a small station platform. It has large gates at its entrance and fences painted in zebra stripes. In a magazine story, it is revealed that the park owns a zebra-striped buggy.
The Animal Park is located on Edward's Branch Line between Lower Suddery and Dingley Halt.
Animals
- An elephant
- A giraffe
- Parrots
- Ostriches
- Monkeys that were heard in Calm Down Caitlin
- Hippos
Other animals might also live here, such as zebras since the fences have a zebra stripe paint scheme.
Trivia
- Prior to its introduction in the television series, the Wildlife Centre made quite a few appearances in books and magazine stories.
- In the seventeenth season episode, Steamie Stafford, a zoo keeper calls out to Stafford. He is voiced by Matt Wilkinson in the UK and Kerry Shale in the US. He is voiced by Edson Matus in Latin America. The same zoo keeper speaks in the episode Not Now, Charlie! This time he is voiced by Kerry Shale in both versions. In Japan, he is voiced by Nobuaki Kanemitsu.