Paris Zoological Park

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The zoological park of Paris, formerly the Bois de Vincennes zoological park, is a 14.5 hectare French zoological park, part of the National Museum of Natural History, located in the west of the Bois de Vincennes, adjacent to the 12th arrondissement of Paris. Designed in 1934, in addition to the plant garden's menagerie, this zoo is intended to observe animal behavior in captivity and reproduce endangered species to be reintroduced into their original environments. From its opening, it is noticed for its large artificial rock, 65 m high, emblematic decor visible from afar and subsequently integrated into the park logo.

By the end of 2024, the park had 3,419 animals of 275 species: vertebrates (mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians) or not (arthropods, molluscs...). Like the menagerie of the Jardin des Plantes and the zoological reserve of the Haute-Touche, the zoological park in Paris has long been managed by the chair of ethology of the Museum; during the reorganization of the Museum in 2001, he was attached to the "Department of Botanical and Zoological Gardens" and since 2017 to the "Adaptation of the Living" department that...