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The Zoological Park of Paris lies on 15 hectares. It belongs to the Paris 12th district, near the Bois de Vincennes. The Big Rock is open since march 1997; mountains animals lik mouflons, markhors, otters and vultures live on or around it. A new Nocturama introduces the nocturn Lemurs.

1000 animals live in the Zoological Park of Paris, 600 birds of 82 species, 535 mammals of 85 species. Most of the animals living in the Park belong to nearly extincted species, their natural environment having been destroyed.

The missions of our park are conservation and reproduction, we've got 150 births a year.