Jungle king: Billionaire Larry Ellison pays $30M for Lion Country Safari

Billionaire Larry Ellison is the new jungle king lording over Palm Beach County’s Lion Country Safari. An entity with the same Walnut Creek, California address as the Larry Ellison Foundation paid $30 million for the 254.2-acre property at 2003 Lion Country Safari Road, records and real estate database Vizzda show. Visitors to Lion Country Safari can drive through the massive park to view a pride of African lions and free-roaming herds of animals from six continents, including zebras, ostriches and rhinos.  The seller, an entity managed by Charles Koppel in Palm Beach, has owned the popular attraction since 1967, according […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.