The zoological gardens in Lisbon are one of the best exhibitions
in the world, with over 2000 animals, and with as much land as
64 acres! It is set in enclosures almost the same to the habitats
of the animals. The garden also has a variety of leisure activities,
as well as offering other services.
There are many different attractions in the Zoological Gardens,
but the main ones are the following:
Cable Car
Dolphins Bay
Sea Lions
Reptile Land
Macaw Show
Little farm (Quintinha)
Cable Car:
Cable Car opened in 1994, it also became one of the Zoo’s
biggest attractions. It consists of cabins, to fit two people,
visitors can enjoy a 20 minute ride over the Zoo, showing the most
exclusive view of the zoo gardens. Passing over the hippopotami,
the tigers, the lions and many other animals will surely leave
you speechless.
Dolphins Bay
The Dolphins Bay was opened in 1995 and is now probably the biggest
attraction in the Zoo. The Dolphins perform interesting and funny
shows, which include the acrobatics of the dolphins and the sea
lions, with some interesting information about the characteristics
of these animals, their adaptation to marine life and some ecological
elements
Sea-Lions
Where the sea lions are located you will be able to access a show
that takes place daily, this show is between the coach and the
sea lions, these animals are quite unique, and put on an entertaining
show! As the coach introduces the sea lions to the public, he
tells the children about the habits of these interesting animals,
while they do some acrobatics!
Reptile Land
From the creation of cellular life on Earth, about 4 thousand million
years ago, life was only present in the sea. Around 370 million
years ago the first vertebrate animals came to land and reptiles
where the first terrestrial animals. They dominated life for
most of the periods, including the Jurassic period, and dinosaurs
reached the climax of the reptile evolution. Since then no other
species has ruled the Earth for as long as they did. Killed by
a still-unknown phenomenon, dinosaurs existence ended many, many
years ago.... but some reptile species resisted all the adversities
and manages to survive until today. Visiting reptile land in
Lisbon's Zoo means going back in time and learning all this and
more.
Macaw Show
In the Little Theatre of Nature (Teatrinho da Natureza) an ostentatious
and cheerful group of macaws, cockatoos and parrots ride bicycles,
do roller-skating, drive jeeps, while others show their intellectual
capacities by making calculations and some just sit lazily on
sun beds.
Little farm (Quintinha)
The small farm was created in 1996 to bring people back to the
'countryside'. Surrounded by this area the meaning is to inspire
close contact between children and domestic animals regularly
seen on country properties and allow children to see a wide variety
of vegetables and fruit in a natural environment.
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