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Welcome to The Parc Zoologique de Paris Information Page.

Here you will find all you need to know about the natural history of the zoo.
Learn about the geology, trees, mammals, birds, or other plants and wildlife of the area.

On the 10^th of June 1793, a decree by the French National Convention founded the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, a direct descendant of the Royal Garden of Medicinal Plants created in 1635. Today, this great institution for scientific research and the dissemination of knowledge encompasses 12 sites in France, and fulfils 5 major missions. The Parc Zoologique de Paris is one of these sites.A long-awaited restoration and the dawn of a new chapterFounded in 1934 by the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, the Parc Zoologique de Paris is eighty years old. Its crumbling facilities had succumbed to old age and were threatening its existence. Apart from the restoration of the Great Rock in the late 1990s, no serious renovation work had ever been carried out on it. The decision was taken to preserve this heritage site held so dear by everyone. So the zoo closed its doors on the 30^th november 2008, and all the animals were re-housed in various wildlife parks in France and throughout the world, apart from the herd of giraffes and the greater bamboo lemurs. Today, the public can visit a zoo which has undergone a complete transformation.The zoo now re-opening its doors has been given a new concept, a totally redesigned visitor trail and top-level facilities for accommodating a thousand animals in the best conditions possible for their welfare – all the elements, in fact, for captivating a wide international audience. Although the iconic Great Rock still towers above the park, it now overlooks landscapes which replicate the animals’ native habitats, completely immersing visitors. Designed as a journey through biodiversity, the spectacular trail passes through five regions of the world: from Patagonia to the Sahel-Sudan plain, from Europe to the tropical scenery of Guyana and Madagascar, the animals are no longer mere curiosities but become ambassadors of their natural habitat.Drawing up the plan for the animal collections at the new zoo, in other words the list of species, sub-species and the number of animals representing them, was a long and complex process involving the Museum’s zoo technicians, and took place several years before the zoo re-opened. Ethical issues and animal welfare requirements for comfortable living conditions lie behind some species not being here, as the proper conditions for keeping them in captivity could not be provided due to lack of space and technical issues. Species from the different biozones were selected according to their appeal, their educational and scientific value and according to the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) conservation criteria.All year round, on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, byreservation.In french only. 

• Adults: €85

• Young visitors (aged 12-25): €70

• Children (aged 3-11): €55

• Guided tour and feeding

• Self-guided tour of the site – ticket valid for the day at the park

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Five major geographical zones or biozones, and 16 natural habitatsOne hundred and eighty species living in comfortable surroundingsThe Parc Zoologique de Paris is overseen by the "Botanical and Zoological Gardens dissemination" department, the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle’s dissemination department.Over 30 species of bird fly freely around the Great African Aviary, including pink flamingos, white spoonbills, trumpeter hornbills, touracos and pied avocets.Prepare their food and learn more about ornithology with the zoo keepers, observing the birds, their courtship displays and nest-building techniques.Useful informationPrices and conditionsIncludedFrom the age of 6 and above. Minors must be accompanied by an adult and remain under their parents’ responsibility. 12 people maximum.