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Bioparc Valencia is a 10-hectare (25-acre) zoo park in Valencia, Spain.[1] It is owned by the City Council of Valencia and designed and managed by Rainforest (a private Spanish company devoted to building and managing zoos). It has a large collection of African fauna.[2]

Bioparc Valencia

Date opened	2008
Location	Valencia, Spain
Coordinates	39.478°N 0.407°W / 39.478; -0.407
Land area	10 ha (25 acres)
No. of animals	4000
Website	www.bioparcvalencia.es

Located in Valencia's Turia riverbed, most of the animals moved to the new Bioparc facilities from the old city's zoo when the park opened in 2008.[3]

The concept of the zoo, called Zooimersion in Spanish, consists of immersing visitors into the animals' habitat and not vice versa. This is achieved by not using the traditional railings and cages that are common in many zoos, using instead rivers, ponds, streams and rocks to separate visitors from the animals.[4] Also, great care has been taking in reproducing the eco-systems, including an important collection of African flora.[1][4][5]

Exhibits

As of 2022:[6]

Sabana

Selva Ecuatorial

Humedales

• African spoonbill
• Golden mantella
• Hippopotamus
• Nile crocodile
• Pink-backed pelican

Madagascar

• Black-and-white ruffed lemur
• Fossa
• Great white pelican
• Greater flamingo
• Mongoose lemur
• Red-bellied lemur
• Red-fronted lemur
• Red ruffed lemur
• Ring-tailed lemur

References

External links

• Official website

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