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Barcelona Zoo |
Those busy planning a trip to Barcelona this summer should make it a point to visit Barcelona Zoo for a lifetime experience. Away from the hustle and bustle of daily life the Barcelona Zoo offers the visitors ample of surprises and incredible entertainment required for a wonderful trip. The Barcelona Zoological Park was established in the year 1892 on the Day of the Merce.
Barcelona Zoo spread over an area of 13 hectares of land houses a wide variety of animals. The animals found in the Barcelona Zoo belong to over 400 species. The wide variety of animals found in the zoo makes it a major attraction among the tourists. The Barcelona Zoo is a wonderful destination for the curious travelers to learn more about the habits of the animals. Special talk shows are held on different animals on the scheduled dates. The collection of smallest monkeys in the world, a gallery of small primates, grey mangabey and white-crowned mangabey are the main attractions of the Barcelona Zoo. Take a look at the spectacular performances given by the group of bottlenose dolphins daily. The Iberian Wolf seems to be one of the major attractions in Barcelona. The colony of grey herons found in the zoo in the recent times has become the largest breeding colony found in Barcelona. The children's zoo is an integral part of the Barcelona Zoo. Here one can come across popular domestic and farm animals like Iberian pig, the hen of the Prat and the Catalan donkey. The albino gorilla named as Snowflake of Barcelona Zoo has always drawn the attention of the animal lovers. The zoo offers an easy access to most of the nearby attractions and is blessed with excellent traffic connections for the convenience of the travelers.
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