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{{short description|Zoo in Valencia, Spain}}
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|area=100,000 m<small>2</small>
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|num_animals=4,000<ref name="Plan">{{cite web |title=A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Your Visit to Bioparc Valencia |url=https://www.tickets-valencia.com/bioparc-valencia/plan-your-visit/ |publisher=Headout Inc}}</ref>
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|website=http://www.bioparcvalencia.es/
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'''Bioparc Valencia''' is a {{Convert|10|ha|adj=on}} [[zoo]] park in [[Valencia]], [[Spain]].<ref name="Unknown Author">{{cite web|url=http://www.realitysense.com/bioparc-valencia-zoo-turia-riverbed/|title=Step right into the heart of Africa in Valencia's Bioparc|publisher=Reality Sense|access-date=25 August 2011}}</ref> The zoo 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.<ref name="Unknown author 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bioparcfuengirola.es/imagweb/np/np_cambio.pdf|title=Fuengirola Zoo cambia su nombre|publisher=Rainforest|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011}}</ref>


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.<ref name="Unknown author 4">{{cite web|url=http://www.levante-emv.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=3827_16_412756__Valencia-Abre-Bioparc|title=Abre el Bioparc|last=|publisher=El Mercantil Valenciano|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011|location=Valencia}}</ref>


The concept of the zoo, called ''[[Immersion exhibit|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.<ref name="Velert" /> Also, great care has been taken in reproducing the eco-systems, including an important collection of African flora.<ref name="Unknown Author" /><ref name="Velert">{{cite web|url=http://www.elpais.com/articulo/sociedad/Valencia/abre/zoo/rejas/jaulas/elpepusoc/20080214elpepusoc_7/Tes|title=Valencia abre un zoo sin rejas ni jaulas|last=Velert|first=Sara|work=[[El País]]|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011|location=Madrid}}</ref><ref name="Unknown 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.bioparcvalencia.es/informacion-al-visitante/que-es-bioparc/|title=¿Qué es Bioparc Valencia?|publisher=Bioparc Valencia|language=es|access-date=25 August 2011}}</ref>
'''Bioparc Valencia''' is a [[zoo]] in [[Valencia, Spain]].<ref name="Unknown Author">{{cite web|url=http://www.realitysense.com/bioparc-valencia-zoo-turia-riverbed/|title=Step right into the heart of Africa in Valencia’s Bioparc|last=Unknown Author|publisher=Reality Sense|language=English|accessdate=25 August 2011}}</ref> Property of the City Council of Valencia and designed and managed by Rainforest (a private spanish company devoted to building and managing of zoos) it has a large collection of african fauna.<ref name="Unknown author 1">{{cite web|url=http://www.bioparcfuengirola.es/imagweb/np/np_cambio.pdf|title=Fuengirola Zoo cambia su nombre|last=Unknown author 1|publisher=Rainforest|language=Spanish|accessdate=25 August 2011}}</ref>


The zoo is the birthplace of [[Makena (elephant)|Makena]], the first elephant born in the [[Valencian Community]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=NTC |first=À Punt |date=2022-11-09 |title=Naix el primer elefant “valencià” del Bioparc |url=https://www.apuntmedia.es/noticies/societat/naix-elefant-valencia-bioparc_1_1560542.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=À Punt |language=ca}}</ref>
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.


==Zoo Concept==
==Exhibits==
As of 2022:<ref>{{cite web |title=Habitats - BIOPARC VALENCIA |url=https://www.bioparcvalencia.es/animales/habitats/ |language=es}}</ref>
The concept of the zoo, called Zooimersion in Spanish, consisrs in immersing visitors into the animals' habitat and not vice versa.
;Sabana
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. Also, great care has been taking in reproducing the an eco-system, including an important collection of african flora.<ref name="Unknown Author" /><ref name="Unknown 3">{{cite web|url=http://www.bioparcvalencia.es/informacion-al-visitante/que-es-bioparc/|title=¿Qué es Bioparc Valencia?|last=Unknown 3|publisher=Bioparc Valencia|language=Spanish|accessdate=25 August 2011}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[[Aardvark]]
*[[Abdim's stork]]
*[[African bush elephant]]
*[[African pygmy mouse]]
*[[African rock python]]
*[[African sacred ibis]]
*[[Ball python]]
*[[Banded mongoose]]
*[[Blesbok]]
*[[Bush stone-curlew]]
*[[Cairo spiny mouse]]
*[[Cape porcupine]]
*[[Cape teal]]
*[[Common dwarf mongoose]]
*[[Common ostrich]]
*[[Common warthog]]
*[[Crested guineafowl]]
*[[Gambian pouched rat]]
*[[Golden-breasted starling]]
*[[Grant's zebra]]
*[[Grey crowned crane]]
*[[Impala]]
*[[Kirk's dik-dik]]
*[[Klipspringer]]
*[[Lion]]
*[[Marabou stork]]
*[[Meerkat]]
*[[Dama gazelle|Mhorr gazelle]]
*[[Naked mole-rat]]
*[[Purple starling]]
*[[Rock hyrax]]
*[[Rothschild's giraffe]]
*[[Saddle-billed stork]]
*[[Southern white rhinoceros]]
*[[Speckled pigeon]]
*[[Spotted hyena]]
*[[Superb starling]]
*[[Thomson's gazelle]]
*[[Waterbuck]]
*[[White-cheeked turaco]]
{{div col end}}


;Selva Ecuatorial
==See also==
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*[http://www.bioparcvalencia.es/ Official website]
*[[African black duck]]
*[[African forest buffalo]]
*[[Black crowned crane]]
*[[Chimpanzee]]
*[[De Brazza's monkey]]
*[[Drill (animal)|Drill]]
*[[Dumeril's boa]]
*[[Dwarf crocodile]]
*[[Bongo (antelope)|Eastern bongo]]
*[[Emperor scorpion]]
*[[Gabon talapoin]]
*[[Leopard]]
*[[Leopard tortoise]]
*[[Madagascar day gecko]]
*[[Madagascar hissing cockroach]]
*[[Panther chameleon]]
*[[Pygmy hippopotamus]]
*[[Red forest duiker]]
*[[Red river hog]]
*[[Sitatunga]]
*[[Spotted-necked otter]]
*[[Western lowland gorilla]]
*[[White-naped mangabey]]
{{div col end}}


;Humedales
== References ==
*[[African spoonbill]]
{{reflist|1}}
*[[Golden mantella]]
*[[Hippopotamus]]
*[[Nile crocodile]]
*[[Pink-backed pelican]]


;Madagascar
[[Category:Zoos in Spain]]
*[[Black-and-white ruffed lemur]]
*[[Fossa (animal)|Fossa]]
*[[Great white pelican]]
*[[Greater flamingo]]
*[[Mongoose lemur]]
*[[Red-bellied lemur]]
*[[Red-fronted lemur]]
*[[Red ruffed lemur]]
*[[Ring-tailed lemur]]


==Gallery==
{{Zoos}}
<gallery mode="packed">
Entrée Bioparc Valencia.jpg|Bridge entrance.
Africa en Valencia IV - Bioparc (2788020850).jpg|Natural settings for the habitats.
Leon-bioparc-valencia-2012.JPG|A lion resting.
Elefants Bioparc València 4.jpg|Elephants with a baby.
Bioparc - Flamencos.JPG|Flamingos habitat.
Africa en Valencia II - Bioparc (2787120009).jpg|Rhinoceros running.
Uno más del público - Bioparc Valencia (2787323824).jpg|Lemur in public.
Rothschild Giraffe (48711495133).jpg|Rothschild Giraffe.
Animales bioparc-valencia-2012 (15).JPG|[[Saddle-billed stork]] (''Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis'').
Gorilla-bioparc-valencia-2012.jpg|Gorilla
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
*{{Official website|www.bioparcvalencia.es}}

{{Zoos of Spain}}

{{authority control}}

[[Category:Zoos in the Valencian Community]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Valencia]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Valencia]]
[[Category:Zoos established in 2008]]

Latest revision as of 01:33, 30 April 2024

Valencia Bioparc
Map
39°28′41″N 0°24′25″W / 39.478°N 0.407°W / 39.478; -0.407
Date opened2008
LocationValencia, Spain
Land area10 ha (25 acres)
No. of animals4,000[1]
No. of species200[1]
Annual visitors1.5 million[1]
Websitewww.bioparcvalencia.es

Bioparc Valencia is a 10-hectare (25-acre) zoo park in Valencia, Spain.[2] The zoo 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] Also, great care has been taken in reproducing the eco-systems, including an important collection of African flora.[2][5][6]

The zoo is the birthplace of Makena, the first elephant born in the Valencian Community.[7]

Exhibits

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As of 2022:[8]

Sabana
Selva Ecuatorial
Humedales
Madagascar
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  • Bridge entrance.
    Bridge entrance.
  • Natural settings for the habitats.
    Natural settings for the habitats.
  • A lion resting.
    A lion resting.
  • Elephants with a baby.
    Elephants with a baby.
  • Flamingos habitat.
    Flamingos habitat.
  • Rhinoceros running.
    Rhinoceros running.
  • Lemur in public.
    Lemur in public.
  • Rothschild Giraffe.
    Rothschild Giraffe.
  • Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis).
    Saddle-billed stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis).
  • Gorilla
    Gorilla

References

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  1. ^ a b c "A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Your Visit to Bioparc Valencia". Headout Inc.
  2. ^ a b "Step right into the heart of Africa in Valencia's Bioparc". Reality Sense. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Fuengirola Zoo cambia su nombre" (PDF) (in Spanish). Rainforest. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Abre el Bioparc" (in Spanish). Valencia: El Mercantil Valenciano. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. ^ a b Velert, Sara. "Valencia abre un zoo sin rejas ni jaulas". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  6. ^ "¿Qué es Bioparc Valencia?" (in Spanish). Bioparc Valencia. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  7. ^ NTC, À Punt (2022-11-09). "Naix el primer elefant "valencià" del Bioparc". À Punt (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  8. ^ "Habitats - BIOPARC VALENCIA" (in Spanish).
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