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Zoo tour of France

Discussion in 'France' started by Cat-Man, 16 Aug 2011.

  1. Cat-Man

    Cat-Man Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    so in the next few year my family was thinking of taking a tour of france, which naturally would involve some trips too french zoo's ;). so what are some of the best, and since we don not know the route yet, any suggestions are welcome:), i'd like to visit mulhouse zoo and marine land, aswell as the paris zoological park when it re-opens, so were going to wait until after that re-opens:), all the best, dan:)
     
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    If your username (Cat-Man) is true that you really are a cat lover, then LE PARC DES FELINS is heaven on earth. I was there for one full day in 2009 and two full days in 2010. Only about an hour from Paris, easy to reach by train and taxi (possibly now bus instead of taxi) and of course by car if you are driving. (Just remember, in France they drive on the correct side of the road like us Americans, not on the wrong side like you Brits :p).
     
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    Cat-Man Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Yes, I was thinking of visiting tHis park, what species does it contain, as, I must say I've seen quite a few cat-species over the years, but cats are always worthy to see again:). And no, us brits DO drive on the right side of the road, the original side of the road;):p
     
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    Whenever I list more than one subspecies in parenthesis, it means each has its own enclosure. The enclosures here are massive and 100% naturalistic (built in an existing forest). Plus, they almost always have cubs of some type.

    TIGER (malayan, sumatran, siberian, white indian)
    LION (angolan, east african, white south african)
    CHEETAH (in two separate areas of the park)
    LEOPARD (sri lanka, persian, amur, black)
    JAGUAR
    SNOW LEOPARD
    CLOUDED LEOPARD
    SERVAL
    CARACAL
    SAND CAT
    WILDCAT (european, mideast)
    LEOPARD CAT
    MARGAY
    OCELOT
    JAGUARUNDI
    PALLAS CAT
    JUNGLE CAT
    ASIAN GOLDEN CAT
    BOBCAT
    EURASIAN LYNX (european, siberian)
    CANADIAN LYNX
    ONCILLA
    GEOFFROYS CAT
    PUMA

    I think that's it, but there is a chance I forgot one or two.
     
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    Cat-Man Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    this has become a must see for me now:D, thankyou so much:)
     
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    Cat-Man Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    also, i would undoubtedly be returning too nausicaa, which i would recommend to any aquarium Fan