Curitiba Zoo, Zoo in Curitiba, Brazil
Curitiba Zoo is a large animal facility near Curitiba where creatures from around the world live together on spacious grounds. You can walk through different areas to see lions, tigers, giraffes, and many other species in their enclosures.
The zoo opened in 1982 with animals transferred from Passeio Público, Curitiba's original zoological garden. Since then it has become an important place for animal care and teaching visitors about wildlife.
The Casa do Acantonamento, opened beside the zoo in 1991, hosts school groups and runs the "Noite no Zôo" overnight programme, plus "Teatro na Escola" and "Zôo vai à Escola" outreach. The Environmental Education Center, active since October 1989, keeps a small collection of taxidermised native animals and lends didactic material to visiting classes.
The grounds are large, so wear comfortable shoes and plan to spend several hours here. Along the way you will find food vendors, restrooms, and a viewing tower where you can see the animals from a higher vantage point.
The zoo runs special breeding programs for endangered animals like river otters and maned wolves to help protect these species from extinction. These programs play a key role in saving rare animals found in South America.
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