ZOO SPIŠSKÁ NOVÁ VES

Zoo Spisska Nova Ves covers an area of 8 hectares in the south-eastern part of the city. It was founded in May 1989. It is the youngest among the big zoos in Slovakia (Kosice, Bratislava and Bojnice), but this does not detract from its beauty. The beautiful scenery of its garden area is complemented by a creek that flows through zoo. With many trees provide pleasant shade for animals and visitors. Lake, a significant element in the composition of the garden, creates conditions for the natural development ducks communities and other wild species, protects and keeps their habitat.

Currently, the number of animals in the zoo is about 520 and there are about 130 species. Among the most attractive animals are the endangered animals listed in so-called Red Book - Bornean Orangutan or Ussuri Tiger. Other interesting alien animals are the biped camel, the motley mandrill, the alpaca llama, the tame llama, the kata lemur, the white-handed gibbons and others. From the domestic ones it is a brown bear, an island lynx, a big swan and various other species.