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A group of seven meerkats (Suricata suricatta) arrived at the Zoo des Sables on August 1st, 2025.

Two crested ibis (Lophotibis cristata) arrived at the Zoo des Sables on March, 20th 2025. Come and discover the crested ibis, a black jewel of the island of Madagascar with violet reflections and elegant crest! Once on the edge [...]

A male capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) has just arrived from the Zoo of Pescheray, joining our female.

A  female northern lesser galago (Galago senegalensis) has just arrived from the Touroparc Zoo, joining our male. Very serene from the beginning, she was quickly put in contact with her congener. the northern lesser galago is a small nocturnal [...]

A pair of lilacine amazons came to join the Buffon's macaws (Ara ambiguus) in their aviary. The lilacin amazon  (Amazona lilacina) is endemic to Ecuador, in South America, where it is found in the canopy of dry tropical forests [...]

The Zoo des Sables presents a new species of lemurs! In addition to red ruffed lemurs and black and white ruffed lemurs, since the 10th of April, we host two females crowned lemur (Eulemur coronatus). They are currently very [...]

Four horned parakeets (Eunymphicus cornutus), visible since March 20 at the Oceanian aviary, coexist with Australian rainbow lorikeets (Trichoglossus moluccanus), a pair of Victoria crowned pigeons (Goura victoria) and three straw necked ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis). They can be distinguished [...]

EXCLUSIVE at the Zoo des Sables d'Olonne ! This Thursday, July 06, 2023, the team of the zoo is pleased to welcome a new species, extremely endangered in nature. Halfway between the rabbit and the wallaby, the giant vositse, [...]

Native to South-East Asia, the crested partridge (Rollulus Rouloul) is a bird  of the size of a quail, with a sexual dimorphism. The bluish-black male has a rusty crest on the top of his head. The female, meanwhile, is more [...]