The zoo and Aquarium, al ain Photo: Zoo and Aquarium, al ain

Zoo & Aquarium in al ain is the largest zoo of the country but the entire Middle East, which stands out as its size and diversity of inhabitants. Zoo visitors have the opportunity to observe the life of rare animals in conditions very close to their natural habitat.

The opening of al ain zoo took place in 1968 in 2006 was carried out large-scale reconstruction of the zoo, after which it became the largest in the UAE. The zoo is home to many animals that live in the middle East, Africa, India and Australia. Today at the al ain zoo contains 88 species of birds, 68 species of mammals and 35 species of reptiles animals.

The entire zoo is divided into several zones. The first zone is a house of felines. Here you can see the different types of big cats: leopards, Panthers, tigers, lions, contained in huge enclosures. The second zone - the reptile house, where in special aquariums and terrariums live turtles, iguanas, lizards and snakes. The third area is the house of night inhabitants, where you can observe animals and birds of the desert, leading nocturnal - Arabian wild cats, owls, hedgehogs, rodents and so on. For comfortable living animals their homes dark, only the faint light for the guests of the zoo.

The fourth area is a bird house, which is inhabited by small birds, such as parrots, and partridges. As for large birds, like peacocks ostriches and flamingos, they are kept in spacious enclosures outdoors. Bird house consists of two rooms. One room was a wilderness, and the second - pinguinii - black-and-white beauties penguins.

Primates at the zoo al ain there are several species, among them chimpanzees, orangutan and gorilla.

The main feature of al ain zoo is a huge aquarium with rich marine flora and fauna. Special attention of the visitors enjoyed the sea lions.

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