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(free for children under 3 years old)

The Paris Zoological Park in figures

  • 255 species and 3,000 animals
  • Pink notebook: 231 births in 2021
  • The new arrivals: two roan antelopes, a species to be protected
  • 34 research and conservation projects
  • 691 sponsors for 25 species sponsored
  • 72 departures, including 1 for reintroduction (griffon vulture)

What animals can be seen at the Zoological Park?

  • It is difficult to list them as the diversity is so great!
  • Among the 180 species present, we can mention: giraffes, rhinoceroses, ring-tailed lemurs, seals, young lions, wolves, lynxes, otters, jaguars, monkeys
  • Also macaws, penguins, pumas, birds, lizards, snakes, tarantulas, frogs, fish…

Useful information

  • Open every day of the year, including public holidays
  • In the 12th arrondissement in Paris (Bois de Vincennes)

The Paris Zoological Park

  • Formerly known as the Paris Zoo, it was completely redesigned and refurbished a few years ago, with respect for animal welfare. The renovation is very successful!
  • The Paris Zoological Park is organized into five biozones spread over 14 hectares: the plains of Sudan (4.5 hectares), the rocky coasts of Patagonia, the forests of Europe and the tropical climates of French Guiana and Madagascar
  • The animals live at the Parc zoologique de Paris in landscaped areas that evoke their original eco-system
  • It is good to walk there with the family. It’s one of the children’s favourite outings!
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Animal feeding (all year round)

  • Feeding animals (otters, lions, penguins, baboons, vultures, etc.)
  • It is open to the public, every day of the week, with small 15-minute commented sessions with the keepers
  • The entire feeding program

The wild rendezvous of the Zoological Park

  • Wild rendezvous: for a weekend, fun and educational activities to be as close as possible to the animals.
  • Each month, these meetings allow you to learn more about a species: wolves, manatees, giraffes, lions, bats, rhinoceroses, otters…
  • These Wild Meetings also allow you to meet specialists, with the teams in charge of animals, and to go behind the scenes. Manual activities and tales are offered to children
  • Rendez-vous sauvage Printemps: (date not communicated)
  • Wild Summer Rendez-vous: (date not communicated)
  • Wild Rendez-vous Autumn: (date not communicated)
  • Wild rendezvous are accessible without reservation with the classic entrance ticket for the Parc zoologique de Paris

The barefoot course at the zoo (all year round)

  • It is a 225 m course made up of squares of materials (pine needles, limestone, mulch, mud, clay, etc.) that alternate soft, rough, spicy sensations…
  • It’s a very fun experience whose goal is to feel, under the soles of the feet, the different floors that line the animal enclosures
  • We take off our shoes and barefoot (we don’t cheat and we also take off our socks), we walk from square to square: it stings (pine needles), it’s very soft (the lawn), it’s warm (the slate), it hurts a little (the gravel and the pine cones)…
  • We walk on wooden trunks, trying not to put our feet on the ground (like animals that move from branch to branch)
  • Beyond the sensory experience, this course helps us to better understand what animals evolve on and how they adapt to the environment
  • Water fountains are provided at the end of the course to rinse your feet)

The nocturnal openings of the Zoological Park

  • Visit the Vincennes Zoo in a different way on the occasion of the Nocturnes of the Paris Zoological Park
  • Watch the animals go to bed with commentary from the keepers
  • Picnic possible in the heart of the biozones.
  • Dedicated night route to see the park’s animals still visible, such as bats flying freely in the large greenhouse.

Species conservation programs

  • Like most major zoos in the world, the Parc zoologique de Paris works for the conservation of species
  • Among them are the lemurs of Madagascar, the otters of Europe, the pumas of Patagonia and the manatees
  • The Paris Zoological Park is also a place of research and education for the respect of biodiversity
  • It also has an educational role
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