As a result of the measures announced last night by the government to combat the spread of the coronavirus, the winter closure of the park and its shop is moved to today, Thursday, October 29 at 5:30 pm. To be [...]
To finish with the irrational fears of night animals, on the occasion of Halloween, the Zoo des Sables organizes three afternoons ZOOLLOWEEN, on friday 30th October 2020. The night, numerous animals bustle ready to make you shiver. Owls, wolves, spiders, aye-aye, [...]
Caipi is a young female prehensile-tailed porcupin born on September 5th, 2020. After 6 months of gestation, Tobi, our female prehensile-tailed porcupin gave birth to her first baby ! This birth, the 5th recorded on French soil, is all the [...]
THE ZOO OF SABLES D'OLONNE WINS 2020 TRIPADVISOR TRAVELLERS' CHOICE AWARD Tripadvisor has just awarded the Travellers’ Choice 2020 Award to Les Sables Zoo (formerly the Award of Excellence). This award honours establishments that have received excellent travel reviews over [...]
LION TAMARINS GOLDEN LION TAMARIN Leontopithecus rosalia GOLDEN-HEADED LION TAMARIN Leontopithecus chrysomelas Their index is very long, which allows them to dislodge insects ! WEIGHT : 500 to 700 g FOOD : fruits, flowers, insects THREATS : Deforestation (coal mining, agriculture and extensive livestock farming), [...]
ROSEATE SPOONBILL Platalea ajaja WEIGHT : 750 to 1300 g FOOD : Fish, snakes, snails, frogs, crabs THREATS : Draining of its environment, pollution and poaching (medicine). ECO-GESTURE : Instead of pesticides, use plants which have toxic effects on harmful insects [...]
BURMESE PYTHON Python bivittatus After anaconda, it is one of the heaviest and longest snakes in the world. SIZE : up to 6 m long FOOD : Birds and mammals THREATS : Poaching (meat and skin), destruction of habitat RED LIST : Vulnerable [...]
PYGMY MARMOSET Cebuella pygmaea I's the smallest monkey in the world ! WEIGHT : 100 to 125 g FOOD : Gum, fruits, small animals THREATS : Deforestation, poaching (pet trade) MORE INFO : Family : Callitrichidae Gestation : 130 to 150 days Habits : gregarious Litter : [...]
NANDOU Rhea americana This cousin of ostrich is the tallest bird of America. It does not fly but run very quickly and can reach 60 to 80 kph. POIDS : 20 to 30 kg FOOD : fruits, berries, seeds, small animals [...]
BLUE-CROWNED HANGING-PARROT Loriculus galgulus This little parrot sleeps hanging from a branch, upside down. WEIGHT : 30 g FOOD : Fruits and seeds THREATS : Deforestation, poaching MORE INFO : Family : Psittacidae Habits : gregarious or in pairs Egg-laying : 3 to 4 eggs Incubation : 21 days [...]
