Guadalajara Zoo
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Zoologico Guadalajara (Guadalajara Zoo) is the main zoological park of the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, and widely considered the most important in the country.
Zoologico Guadalajara started operating in 1988, as a project to promove conservation and research; being the first true zoo of the city, and the largest in the province of Jalisco, the park has been enormously successful and is one of Guadalajara's most popular touristic attractions.
The park is famous because of several reasons, the most important being its collection of exotic wild animals, including some rare and endangered species including the White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum), African elephant (Loxodonta africana), Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla), Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris), and Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis).
It is also noted for being located on the Barranca of Huentitan (Huentitan Canyon), a natural park in the limits of the city which is in fact one of the natural spots the Zoo has been trying to preserve. Besides, the zoo is constantly opening new exhibits, both temporary and permanent.
Among the permanent exhibits are the Herpetarium, the largest in Latin America, which is also a breeding place for some rare and endangered reptile and amphibian species, including native rattlesnakes and boas, but also exotic albino cobras, pythons etc.
The Aviaries are two large pyramidal enclosures where visitors can walk among a great diversity of songbirds and tropical birds.
Also important is one of the most recent and popular exhibits, the Nocturnarium, which houses nocturnal mammals, birds, insects and reptiles from the Huentitan canyon.
The Tropical Rainforest exhibit includes mammals and birds from the rainforest exosystems around the world, including jaguars, orangutans, cassowaries, several kinds of monkeys and sloths.
[edit] External links
- Offical site (also in English)
