Montpellier Zoological Park

The Montpellier Zoological Park (formally Parc Zoologique de Lunaret) is a French zoological park located in the region Occitanie, in the north of the city of Montpellier.

Montpellier Zoological Park
Entrance
Date opened	1964
Location	Montpellier, Occitanie, France
Land area	2,600 m2
No. of animals	500
No. of species	300
Website	zoo.montpellier.fr

The greenhouse opened in 2007 as part of the Montpellier Zoo with a footprint of about 2,600 m². It represents 7 climatic zones and habitats, with a large aviary, and with an artificial rainstorm every two hours to simulate the rainforest environment.

The greenhouse now contains more than 500 animals and 8,000 plants representing 300 species. Its animal collection includes anacondas, ants, anteaters, armadillos, bats, boas, caymans, ibises, ocelots, piranhas, tamarins, and tarantulas. The plant collections include 34 species of palm trees, 15 species of tree ferns, and 95 types of trees, with plants of interest including Acrosticum aureum, Anthurium ferrierense, Canna indica, Cattleya bicolor, Cattleya mossiae, Cephaelis poeppigiana, Costus cuspidatus, Heliconia angusta, Hibiscus elatus, Philodendron elegans, Philodendron panduriforme, Polypodium polypodioides, Tillandsia cyanea, Vriesea carinata, and Xanthosoma violaceum.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in France

References

• Zoo Montpellier description
• Office de Tourisme de Montpellier entry (French)
• "La Serre Amazonienne du Parc Zoologique de Montpellier ouvre ses portes", Tela Botanica announcement (in French)