Today we were visited by third graders to learn about many aspects of vertebrate animals.

They have been able to visit large herbivorous mammals such as the elephant, giraffe and rhino, the main savannah hunter: the lion.

Along the way they have found birds such as flamingos and penguins, very different in many respects that they have been able to see as they move, eat ... And they have seen the largest turtle in the world to tell the reptiles, which they have been able to continue seeing along with amphibians and some fish, in the terrarium.

This time they are the third grade students who want to learn a lot about snakes. Of the big ones, the small ones, the poisonous ones, the stranglers, the ones that camouflage themselves, the ones that have bright colors, even those that deceive by imitating bright colors and have no poison, those from other countries and the indigenous ones. All fantastic carnivores and with that aura of mystery that hypnotizes us as we see them appear crawling and moving their forked tongue!.

The second graders have come to meet the two Gorilla families we have at the zoo and have all become primatological experts !.

First they have seen the drill and the spider monkeys comparing the similarities and physical differences between these species and with themselves and not only that but also of feeding, displacement ... They have been able to see offspring and their play behavior, it has been a great time!

Today has been a very special day for the first grade students of the S. Felip Neri school. They had the whole zoo for them !.

They were first accompanied by a zoo educator who explained many things about penguins in general and Humboldt in particular.

These boys and girls already knew a lot about it, because they had worked with penguins at school because they are the class of penguins!

Not only have they visited them but on the way they have been able to see another non-flying bird and with it they have reviewed all the characteristics of birds: the ostrich.

We want to thank you for the trust you have placed in us by coming with your students in these delicate times.

You have visited us excitedly to work on your projects on some species and learn a lot about the dangers that threaten them and the conservation projects that are carried out at the Zoo.

Every day we strive, not only to give you the best of us but also to come and learn in a safe place, and as the certifications say the Zoo is free of Covid.

We want to thank you for this enthusiasm and support you give us!.

The Education Area

All p4 classes visit us to meet different animals from the hand of the Zoo educators.

Here you see groups of giraffes and elephants while visiting animals and discovering all aspects of their biology: way of life, food, reproduction, different adaptations to their habitat, species that coexist with them in nature and also in the Zoo.

They also explained the dangers they have to nature and what the zoo does for its conservation.

And of course, they have been introduced to our animals, as they all have names !.

Today is the first day that the Montserrat school visits us with the older children of the small ones, the boys and girls in the p5 classes.

The crocodile class has started by visiting a relative of the crocodiles to review the characteristics of the reptiles: the Komodo Dragon.

Then they had the best time watching the head of a crocodile and an alligator up close, they were very impressed !.

Today the third grade students have come to know the different types of vertebrates.

They have been explorers discovering their food, reproduction and they were interested in knowing how dangerous each of the animals were to humans, that is, if they had poison, sharp fangs, large claws ... All this, outdoors and with the guidance of one of the Zoo educators.

They have also been able to see different animals in serious danger of extinction, including the tits or the newt of Montseny !. Yes, in our house we have the most endangered amphibian in Western Europe !.

A new school year begins and at the Zoo on weekends you can learn a lot about animals and nature with our fantastic free family activities.

This weekend has been a great success, many families have enjoyed and learned with us !.

Stay tuned to the web as the next ones will be announced there. See you there!

This week we have learned many things about our camera and how to take nature photos!.

The Zoo educator has taught us technical things like modifying the light parameters, speed, how to compensate an exposure, how to change the color of light ...

We have been able to verify with different exercises how everything works and what is that of the ISO!.  We have also learned to take photos without flash in dark places and to use the flash in another way that we are used to.