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Zoológico
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Located in the stream bed which is found just entering the village (by
the Puente San Miguel Road), it is a
biological complex where hundreds of
species live together in a singular
environment; from the bison to the donkey,
from reptiles to butterflies, in a space
with exuberant vegetation and colours.
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It is important in its didactical and research areas,
with different programmes of preservation
and reproduction of endangered species.
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| Because you will walk in
a tropical jungle, among hundreds
of precious living butterflies and
dozens of exotic orchids. |
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Because you could see how
more than 100 snakes are fed (or even you
could touch them, if you dare). This
summer more than 50 will born in the
nursery and you will see the birth if you
want.
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Because there are some of
the rarest and most and beautiful primates
of the world: orang-utans from Sumatra,
chimpanzees, lemurs, cercopitecs,
mandrills, capuchins, tamarines… a lot
of them with their babies.
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Because you will also see
a lot of different animals from all over
the world: Snow leopards, Tigers from
Sumatra, Bears, Tarantulas, Scorpions,
Fishes… thousands of animals from more
than 450 species!
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Because you will see a
unique spectacle:
1200 herons and storks, that live
free near the zoo, come back in the dusk
to rest. The tops of the trees suddenly
get full of hundreds of precious birds.
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Because in the farm of
the zoo the kids will be able to know the
races of hens and rabbits, the pigs from
Vietnam, the donkeys, the goats, and
another animals. There is also a market
garden, fruit trees
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Because there are more
than 300 trees, from 60 species, just as
in a botanical garden.
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Because with your visit
you contribute to the programmes of
preservation of endangered species.
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