Terra Natura Benidorm, Wildlife park in Benidorm, Spain.
Terra Natura is a wildlife park in Benidorm that recreates different geographical environments across distinct zones. The facility houses around 1,500 animals representing roughly 200 species in reconstructed habitats.
Terra Natura opened in Benidorm in 2005, inaugurated by Francisco Camps, then president of the Valencian Community. The Spanish Wikipedia gives 18 March 2005, the Catalan one 15 July 2005. It belongs to the company Terra Natura and was built on the zooimmersion concept, with invisible barriers between visitors and animals. It keeps the first Indian rhinoceros born in Spain and bred the species again in 2019.
The park is organised into themed areas named Pangea, Asia and America, each staged with vegetation matching its habitat; the America zone is the most densely planted. Inside the Pangea volcano, the "Món verinós" exhibition shows venomous insects, reptiles and harmful fungi. A zip line over 400 m, "El repte de les rapaces", starts from the park's high point and passes above the elephant meadow.
The park sits on Carrer Foia del Verdader, 1, near Benidorm, reachable via the AP-7 or the old N-340 from Alicante and the AP-7 from Valencia toward Murcia; public buses from Benidorm stop at the entrance. Strollers, wheelchairs and electric scooters can be rented for moving around the grounds. Each zone has a restaurant, with self-service in the America area and at the water park, and visitors may bring their own food and drink.
The park design displays animals in open environments with minimal visible barriers between visitors and enclosures. This creates a more natural viewing experience where wildlife can be observed in a less confined way.
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