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Barcelona Zoo

Coordinates:41°23′12″N2°11′25″E / 41.3868°N 2.19035°E /41.3868; 2.19035
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Zoo in Catalonia, Spain
Barcelona Zoo
Zoo entrance
Map
Interactive map of Barcelona Zoo
41°23′12″N2°11′25″E / 41.3868°N 2.19035°E /41.3868; 2.19035
Date opened1892
LocationBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain
Land area13 ha (32 acres)
MembershipsEAZA,[1]WAZA[2]
Websitewww.zoobarcelona.cat/en/home

Barcelona Zoo (Parc Zoològic de Barcelona inCatalan,Parque Zoológico de Barcelona inSpanish) is azoo in theParc de la Ciutadella inBarcelona,Catalonia,Spain. The zoo used to be internationally known as the home ofSnowflake, the only knownalbinogorilla, who died in 2003.[3]

Animals

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  • Terrarium: Opened in 1972, the Barcelona Zoo's terrarium has one of the largest reptile and amphibian collections in Europe.
  • Aviarium: The aviary was constructed in the 1970s and renovated in 2002. It houses 70 species of birds from all over the world.
  • Palmeral: Located by the zoo entrance, the Palmeral consists of thirteen aviaries with different species of macaws and cockatoos. The aviaries are made out of either colourful wooden huts or galvanised steel tube and mesh.[4]
  • Marmoset Gallery: Constructed in 1990, the Marmoset Gallery consists of indoor and outdoor enclosures for 7 species ofmarmosets andtamarins.
  • Sahel Savannah: A new complex was constructed in 2018 to improve the habitats for the zoo's African animals like giraffes, lions and African elephants. Vegetation from theSahel region such as acacias, grasses andeuphorbias are planted in the complex to recreate the habitat.[5][6] The area was known as the home ofYoyo, an African elephant who at the age of her death in 2024 was estimated to be the oldest African elephant in captivity.[7]
List of animals
Mammals
Birds
Reptiles and amphibians

Incidents

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On 8 December 2014, a 45-year-old man jumped into the lion enclosure. He was bitten and scratched, but was rescued and eventually recovered from the injuries.[8]

On 8 December 2020, fourlions at the zoo tested positive for COVID-19.[9]

Notes

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  1. ^"EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums".eaza.net.EAZA. Retrieved13 December 2011.
  2. ^"Zoos and Aquariums of the World".waza.org.WAZA. Retrieved13 December 2011.
  3. ^"Snowflake: The White Gorilla".Nature. PBS. 9 June 2008. Retrieved29 February 2012.
  4. ^"Palmeral".Zoo Barcelona.
  5. ^"New spaces for the giraffes and the banded mangooses".Zoo Barcelona.
  6. ^"Animals".Zoo Barcelona.
  7. ^"Oldest elephant on Earth, Yoyo, dies in Barcelona zoo at 54".www.catalannews.com. 29 December 2024. Retrieved7 January 2025.
  8. ^"WATCH: Man rescued after lions maul him at Barcelona Zoo - National". Global News. Associated Press. 8 December 2014. Retrieved15 March 2017.
  9. ^"Four lions at Spanish zoo test positive for Covid-19".

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