Barcelona Zoo

Barcelona Zoo
Zoo entrance
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41°23′12″N 2°11′25″E / 41.3868°N 2.19035°E / 41.3868; 2.19035
Date opened1892
LocationBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Land area13 ha (32 acres)
MembershipsEAZA,[1] WAZA[2]
Websitewww.zoobarcelona.cat/en/home

Barcelona Zoo (Parc Zoològic de Barcelona in Catalan, Parque Zoológico de Barcelona in Spanish) is a zoo in the Parc de la Ciutadella in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The zoo used to be internationally known as the home of Snowflake, the only known albino gorilla, who died in 2003.[3]

  1. ^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Snowflake: The White Gorilla". Nature. PBS. 9 June 2008. Retrieved 29 February 2012.