Zoo of Vigo

Facilities

Facilities

Zoo Vigozoo is integrated into its environment, which maintains a careful diversity of trees and plants. It has an area of 55,676 m2 which is expandable to a huge variety of activities aimed at education, outreach, research, tourism, entertainment, r

Planetario

Planetario

Situado en el edificio central se encuentra el planetario que tiene capacidad para 20 personas. En la cúpula su proyector esférico puede mostrar la gran totalidad de constelaciones del cielo nocturno, audiovisuales y animaciones que sumergen al vis

Snakes

Snakes

The Vigo Zoo you will see snakes and pythons as Green Tree Snake, tiger reticulated python, snake, cat eyes snake, snake king, Amazon Tree boa, rattlesnake urucoa, the Mexican rattlesnake, cobra cleopatra, rattlesnake diamond, coral snake, green mamb

Green Mamba

Green Mamba

Green Mamba: Dendroaspis angusticeps. Extremely dangerous, the green mamba facing their attackers aloft the body and opening her mouth. After the first bite is retracted to launch lightning so 3 or 4 times. The potency of their venom (which attacks t

Savannah monitor

Savannah monitor

Savannah monitor: Varanus exanthematicus. It is a giant lizard tail thick and powerful legs with which excarva easily. It is quite voracious, from invertebrates to eat snakes, bones, small mammals, turtles and chickens and even carrion traps with his

Lizards

Lizards

The Vigo Zoo you will see lizards as Teju red, the savannah monitor lizard, yemen chameleon, gecko rogue, Madagascar diurnal gecko, leopard gecko, bearded dragon ...

Axolotl

Axolotl

Axolotl: Ambystoma mexicanun. It is a larva of a kind of salamander that reached sexual maturity without undergoing metamorphosis of amphibians (neoteny), thus retaining larval characteristics such as the gills, which stand to be outside and red, but

Turtles

Turtles

The Vigo Zoo you will see turtles as the Antilles turtle, yellow-eared turtle, turtle, alligator, turtle giant ram, florida turtle, turtle hieroglyphics, Mississippi map turtle, painted turtle, ...

Reptile

Reptile

The Vigo Zoo you will see reptiles such as alligator turtle, bearded dragon, the green mamba, tiger reticulated python, the Mexican rattlesnake, cobra cleopatra, the savannah monitor lizard, chameleon, iguana ,....

European lynx

European lynx

European Lynx: Lynx lynx. It is characterized by the black tail tip and the tip of the ear tufts of black hair and big beard serve as a radar to detect their prey. She lives in forests of Europe, but may also inhabit rocky areas and scrub. Their main

Lions

Lions

Lion: Panthera leo. Large carnivorous mammal of the Felidae family, Fur between yellow and red. It is a sedentary animal that can live alone, in small groups or large flocks, which dominate one and seven males. He lives in semi-arid regions of Africa

Wolf

Wolf

El lobo ibérico tiene un tamaño un poco menor que un pastor alemán. Los lobos viven en grupos sociales jerarquizados que aumentan su eficacia en la caza y sólo la pareja alfa puede tener descedencia, además de ser la lider y la guía de la manad

Lion Cubs

Lion Cubs

Lion: Panthera leo. The female hunting in groups, usually at night, while the male can sleep up to 20 hours a day. You can give birth to one to four offspring. He lives in semi-arid regions of Africa and a small population in the forests of Asia.

Brown bear

Brown bear

Brown bear: Ursus arctos. Ursid dark brown eyes ralación very small in your body. It is a solitary animal, curious, intelligent and a good memory. His nose is highly developed and Auga loves. It is omnivorous, eating fruits, plants, insects, eggs, f

Lemur

Lemur

El lémur catta o cola anillada, es el más terrestre de todos los lémures y realiza sus actividades en el suelo y exclusivamente a la luz del día. Por las mañanas, el lémur de cola anillada toma el sol para calentarse.

Primates

Primates

The Gibraltar macaques is a highly intelligent animal that needs a lot of external stimuli to avoid boredom and manipulate objects, search for hidden food, investigate and interact with their peers. Lives up to 20 years, in large groups led by a domi

Pantera negra

Pantera negra

La pantera es un leopardo que, por motivos genéticos, sale de color negro (melanismo). El pelaje le permite mezclarse o perderse con el fondo de la selva de modo que su presa no puede verla. Caza de noche y duerme de día.

Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)

Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)

One of the most striking physical features of this animal is red and swollen from the rear of the females, which is a claim for the male sex. Earth is a monkey, sedentary living in large groups between 20 and 30.

Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus)

Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus)

The Gibraltar macaques is a highly intelligent animal that needs a lot of external stimuli to avoid boredom and manipulate objects, search for hidden food, investigate and interact with their peers. Lives up to 20 years, in large groups led by a domi

Bats

Bats

They are the only mammals capable of flight, have spread throughout most of the world and have occupied a variety of different ecological niches. They play a vital ecological role as pollinators and also develop an important role in seed dispersal, m

Nocturama

Nocturama

The 'Nocturama' is a new installation of nocturnal animals that allow for visitors to its observation in the dark of night, when they are most active. The host species belong to different taxonomic groups, such as marsupials, primates, bats, Galaga a

Zebras

Zebras

Zebra burchelli: Equus quagga. They are especially famous for their characteristic black and white stripes, which vary not only between species but also from one individual to another, and his mane erect. They communicate with each other with sharp b

Llama and Guanaco

Llama and Guanaco

Lama: lama lama. Guanaco: guanacoe Lama. The ancestors of the camels were natives of North America. Some of them moved to Asia, crossing the Bering Strait, giving rise to a camel which in turn will result in the dromedary. Others came to South Amári

Corsica mouflon

Corsica mouflon

Corsican mouflon: Ovis musimon. Its body is robust and elongated legs. Its fur is brown, belly, anal region, legs and snout white. It is very agile, has good eyesight. It originates from the islands of Corsica and Sardinia. It was introduced in the f

White fallow deer

White fallow deer

White fallow deer: Dama dama. Smaller than the deer, their shovel-shaped horns as adults. The males of these animals will grow horns on his head. These horns remain part of the year, will eventually fall (antlers) and they come out again next spring.

Wild boar

Wild boar

Wild boar: Sus scrofa. It is a sedentary animal nocturnal and gregarious. He likes to wallow in mud to cool and wormed. It lives in deciduous forests, rich in undergrowth of Mediterranean areas of Europe. It is an omnivorous animal: it feeds on acorn

Castor

Castor

El castor es un animal del género de los roedores semiacuáticos con capacidad para construir diques en ríos para crear sus hogares o castoreras. Tienen una cola muy característica grande, plana y escamosa.

Puercoespín

Puercoespín

El Puercoespín o puerco espín, tienen púas en su cuerpo formadas por pelos cubiertos de placas de queratina. Las púas se pueden soltar por contacto con ellas, o salir despedidas cuando el puercoespín sacude su cuerpo. Es más activo durante la n

Pecarís de collar

Pecarís de collar

Los pecarís de collar son animales nómadas diurnos que viven en grupos de 1 a 20 miembros. La manada es dominada y conducida por el macho más robusto. Duermen por la noche en madrigueras, o con frecuencia bajo las raíces de los árboles.

Ualabi

Ualabi

El Ualabí o wallaby son marsupiales con un tamaño menor al canguro. Son originarios de Australia y Nueva Guinea. Alcanzan una longitud aproximada de hasta 1 metro. Con sus patas traseras más desarrolladas se desplazan con saltos. Su cola gruesa l

Other mammals

Other mammals

Vigozoo has a great diversity of mammals: tigers, lions, panthers, bobcats, deer, llamas, deer, zebras, beavers, bison, guanacos, wild boar, bear, oryx, macaques, baboons, ...

Arachnids

Arachnids

The Vigo Zoo you will see arachnids such as scorpions rocks, red-legged spider Migala, Migala blonde zebra tarantulas from Costa Rica, horned tarantula, tarantula Chilean tarantula Asian tiger, tarantula flying ,....

Insects

Insects

The Vigo Zoo you will see insects such as bark insect, winged stick insect, stick insect in Peru, a giant stick insect, stick insect common ...

Butterfly - bird

Butterfly - bird

Located on the top floor of exotarium, it presents small exotic birds throughout the year, while butterflies are present only during spring and summer.

Emus

Emus

Emu: Dromaius novaehollandiae. It is the second largest bird in the world, yet can not fly but runs, reaching 50 km / h. After the female lays eggs, the male that incubates for 55 days without leaving the nest and even stopped eating and drinking. He

Griffon Vulture

Griffon Vulture

Griffon Vulture: Gyps fulvus. Griffon is called by the collar of feathers around the neck has that looks like the lion's mane. It is a large sedentary bird. His whole body is adapted to eat dead animals: Sinaloa looking eyes to detect food and has th

Demoiselle Crane

Demoiselle Crane

Demoiselle Crane: Anthropoides virgo. They are long-legged wading birds. They are the smallest of all cranes. They have long ribbons of white feathers in the area of the ears and elongated black feathers on the chest. Dispatched by the Eastern Europe

Storks

Storks

Stork: Ciconia ciconia. White plumage, white wings with black tips, red bill and legs, in a characteristic silhouette takes flight with neck and legs outstretched. Their breeding season starts in spring: males reach breeding area a few days before fe

Peacock. Indian Peafowl

Peacock. Indian Peafowl

Peafowl: Pavo cristatus. The peacock, Pavo cristatus descends from home, lived a part of India. Although it was known by the Egyptians, was unknown in Europe until the time of Alexander the Great. Worshiped by Hindus as sacred bird, was declared nati

Swans

Swans

Swan: Cygnus olor. The Mute Swan is also called mute swan, because unlike the other swans that are reported on the air by emitting strong trumpet, it remains silent. It is the largest and heaviest birds in this habitat swimmers. It is solitary and ve

Geese

Geese

Geese. It is a migratory bird and is easily recognized by brown head, white neck and black bill with an extension to the front as a lump. It lives in swamps, wetlands and cultivated fields and dry. Its range in Europe and Asia is.

Sabana africana

Sabana africana

Ecosistema de las llanuras africanas entre selvas y semidesiertos. En la sabama de Vigozoo podrás ver avestruces, cebras y elands o Taurotragus oryx

Avestrúz

Avestrúz

Actualmente el avestrúz es el ave corredora más grande y pesada del mundo llegando hasta los 3 metros de altura y los 180 Kg. Pueden alcanzar los 90 Km/h y llegan a vivir 50 años en cautividad.

Aves Rapaces

Aves Rapaces

Las aves rapaces o aves de presa utilizan sus potentes garras y pico afilado para cazar presas como alimento. Son aves rapaces los buitres, águilas, gavilanes, halcones, lechuzas, mochuelos o búhos.

Ruddy shelduck

Ruddy shelduck

Ruddy shelduck:Tardona feruginea. It measures 36 to 46 cm. The male has a brown with blue spots on the wings. Females are mottled beige and blue spots on the wings. It builds its nest of grass near the water and put 4 to 16 eggs. The incubation time

Waterfowl

Waterfowl

In Vigo Zoo you will see water birds such as the Philippines adds, Gadwall, adds picopinto, mallards, swan, teal aliazul, black swan, Australian spoon, geese, teals, American widgeon, ...

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