Bioparc

 Bioparc 

We went to the Bioparc in Valencia. The Bioparc is like a zoo but with a lot more animals and some cafes.

 When we got in, the first thing we saw was the flamingos or as they are called in Spanish flamencos. They were not as pink as flamingos I had seen before. I think they had a restricted shrimp diet because they were mostly white and the chemicals in shrimp is what makes the flamingos pink.

We saw a lot of animals but one of the best was the meerkats (pictured below.) They were super cute, and fluffy looking. They were running around and digging tunnels. There was one just sitting on one of the high rocks watching the giraffes and birds. The type of bird was called the sacred ibis. It is called that because it was the sacred bird of the ancient Egyptian god of knowledge, Thoth.  There were also gazelles. The meerkat liked to look out and when we came back later he was still staring out but in a different spot. The way they sit is super cute like they are humans. They sit on their back legs and put their arms up.

Another cool thing we saw was the elephants or elefantes as they are called in Spanish. There were a lot of them on two separate sides of the enclosure . There were three on one side that were there both times we saw the elephants. But the second time we saw them we saw the baby elephant. It was the first elephant ever born in the Valencia bioparc or the first “Valencian” elephant. We saw it when it was three weeks old. We saw them all running around protecting the baby in the middle like they do when they are in the wild.

Overall, the Bioparc was super fun and I would go back!