Barcelona Zoo facts for kids
Zoo entrance
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| Date opened | 1892 |
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| Location | Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain |
| Land area | 13 ha (32 acres) |
| Coordinates | 41°23′12″N 2°11′25″E / 41.3868°N 2.19035°E |
| Memberships | EAZA, WAZA |
The Barcelona Zoo (also known as Parc Zoològic de Barcelona in Catalan and Parque Zoológico de Barcelona in Spanish) is a famous zoo located in the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. For many years, it was known worldwide as the home of Snowflake. Snowflake was a very special albino gorilla, the only one known at the time. He passed away in 2003.
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Amazing Animals at Barcelona Zoo
Barcelona Zoo is home to many different animals from all over the world. You can explore various areas designed to look like their natural homes.
Terrarium: Reptiles and Amphibians
The Terrarium opened in 1972. It is one of the biggest collections of reptiles and amphibians in Europe. Here you can see many fascinating creatures, from tiny frogs to large snakes.
Aviary: Birds from Around the World
The Aviary was built in the 1970s and updated in 2002. It houses about 70 different kinds of birds. These birds come from various parts of the world, showing off their unique colors and calls.
Palmeral: Macaws and Cockatoos
Near the zoo's entrance, you'll find the Palmeral. This area has thirteen aviaries filled with colorful macaws and cockatoos. Their homes are made from bright wooden huts or strong steel.
Marmoset Gallery: Small Monkeys
The Marmoset Gallery was built in 1990. It has both indoor and outdoor spaces for seven different kinds of marmosets and tamarins. These are small, active monkeys that are fun to watch.
Sahel Savannah: African Wildlife
A new area called the Sahel Savannah was built in 2018. This space was created to make better homes for the zoo's African animals. You can see giraffes, lions, and African elephants here. The area has plants like acacias and grasses, just like the Sahel region in Africa. This area was once home to Yoyo, an African elephant. When she passed away in 2024, she was thought to be the oldest African elephant living in a zoo.
- Mammals
- African bush elephant
- African forest buffalo
- Bactrian camel
- Banded mongoose
- Barbary macaque
- Barbary sheep
- Black howler monkey
- Black-faced impala
- Black-tailed prairie dog
- Blue wildebeest
- Bornean orangutan
- Brazilian tapir
- Brown bear
- California sea lion
- Capybara
- Chapman's zebra
- Chimpanzee
- Common hippopotamus
- Cotton-top tamarin
- Crested porcupine
- De Brazza's monkey
- Drill
- Eastern bongo
- Emperor tamarin
- Eurasian otter
- European bison
- European mouflon
- Giant anteater
- Golden-headed lion tamarin
- Goitered gazelle
- Goeldi's monkey
- Guanaco
- Iberian wolf
- Indian muntjac
- Jaguar
- Lion
- Lyle's flying fox
- Meerkat
- Mhorr gazelle
- Northern talapoin
- Patas monkey
- Pileated gibbon
- Pygmy hippopotamus
- Pygmy marmoset
- Red kangaroo
- Red panda
- Red-capped mangabey
- Red-handed tamarin
- Red-necked wallaby
- Ring-tailed lemur
- Rothschild's giraffe
- Saharan dorcas gazelle
- Scimitar oryx
- Silvery marmoset
- Southern white rhinoceros
- Spotted deer
- Spotted hyena
- Sri Lankan leopard
- Sumatran tiger
- Variegated spider monkey
- Warthog
- Western lowland gorilla
- White-naped mangabey
- Birds
- African sacred ibis
- American flamingo
- Black crowned crane
- Black-crowned night heron
- Black-naped fruit dove
- Black-necked swan
- Blacksmith lapwing
- Black-winged stilt
- Blue crowned pigeon
- Blue-and-yellow macaw
- Blue-breasted kingfisher
- Blue-crowned motmot
- Blue-throated macaw
- Chilean flamingo
- Cinereous vulture
- Common shelduck
- Crested partridge
- Crested screamer
- Dalmatian pelican
- Egyptian vulture
- Eurasian scops owl
- Eurasian spoonbill
- European roller
- Glossy ibis
- Great curassow
- Green-backed heron
- Grey-winged trumpeter
- Griffon vulture
- Guinea turaco
- Humboldt penguin
- Hyacinth macaw
- Inca jay
- Indian peafowl
- Laughing kookaburra
- Lesser grey shrike
- Lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo
- Little bittern
- Little egret
- Luzon bleeding-heart
- Marbled teal
- Mindanao bleeding-heart
- Nicobar pigeon
- Northern bald ibis
- Palawan peacock-pheasant
- Pied avocet
- Pied crow
- Pied imperial pigeon
- Purple swamphen
- Red-and-green macaw
- Red-crested turaco
- Red-fronted macaw
- Rosy-billed pochard
- Saddle-billed stork
- Scarlet ibis
- Silvery-cheeked hornbill
- Southern ground hornbill
- Spangled cotinga
- Speckled mousebird
- Spectacled owl
- Sunbittern
- Superb fruit dove
- Triton cockatoo
- Wattled jacana
- Western plantain-eater
- White cockatoo
- White stork
- White-collared kingfisher
- White-naped pheasant pigeon
- Victoria crowned pigeon
- Violet turaco
- Reptiles and amphibians
- African dwarf crocodile
- African spurred tortoise
- Aldabra giant tortoise
- Black marsh turtle
- Broad-snouted caiman
- Chinese alligator
- Dumeril's ground boa
- Galapagos tortoise
- Gila monster
- Green anaconda
- Hermann's tortoise
- Indian python
- Komodo dragon
- Majorcan midwife toad
- Montseny brook newt
- Rhinoceros iguana
- Siamese crocodile
- Yacare caiman
Important Events
Zoos sometimes have unexpected events. Here are a couple that happened at Barcelona Zoo.
Lion Enclosure Incident
On December 8, 2014, a person entered the lion enclosure. They were injured but were safely rescued. They later recovered from their injuries.
Animal Health News
On December 8, 2020, four lions at the zoo tested positive for COVID-19. They received care and recovered.
See also
In Spanish: Zoológico de Barcelona para niños
