Description of Terra Natura Wildlife Park Zoo, near Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain
- Terra Natura is a state of the Art Zoo of 320,000 square meters, where you can see the animals without visible barriers between you and the animals, heightening the viewing experience
- Terra Natura has more than 1500 animals from 200 fabulous species, and even more specimens of trees, plants & shrubs.
Location of Terra Natura & How to get there
Terra Natura is located:
- 5 kilometres inland from Benidorm's Old Town and next to it's sister attraction Aqua Natura and 1.5 kilometres east of rival attraction Terra Mitica.
- 1 minute from the AP-7 motorway exit 65, or the N-322 main road
The park is divided into 4 zones
- Entrance area
- America
- Asia
- Pangea
See Location of Terra Natura on our Terra Natura Map
Entrance area of Terra Natura
Terra Natura Entrance
Entrance area of Terra Natura Description
- Outside the entrance are large Car Parks
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Poisonous Creatures & Nocturnal animals under the Volcano
Terra Natura Snake
Poisonous Creatures Description
- This is the area where plants & animals defend themselves with poisons. from the informative signs discover how these poisons work and about antidotes.
- Inside the Volcano the lighting is subdued which highlights the well lighted glass fronted display cabinets containing an array of poisonous animals & insects including tarantula spiders, scorpions, venomous snakes, poisonous lizards, & highly coloured frogs.
- Also in this area are Nocturnal animals
- Please note that tapping the cabinets & the use of flash photography is not allowed with some of the cabinets
- Located under the Volcano
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America Farm - America area
Terra Natura Goats
A children's favourite with it's alpacas, goats, guinea pigs & llamas
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Rhinoceros - Asia area
Terra Natura Rhinoceros
Rhinoceros Description
- The park has 2 Rhinos. named Nisha & Shiwa and they like to soak themselves in the pool, this is a form of protection from parasites who lay eggs in the deep skin folds.
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Elephants - Asia area
Terra Natura Elephants
- Elephants are vegetarian and eat pasture plants like grass and other vegetable matter including shrub & tree leaves and twigs.
- They have the longest pregnancy of any animal and it lasts 22 months. baby elephants weigh approximately 100 kilograms.
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Tigers - Asia area
Terra Natura Tigers
- The tiger is the largest feline and the 3rd largest carnivore following the polar bear and grizzly bear
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Restaurants & Food
Food, restaurants are available in the following areas
- The village of the sun (Kalicameni) based on the greek town of Santorini with it's Dimitris Taverna or Estiatorio Ayios Nikolaos the goumet restaurant in the white washed church.
- The village where you are welcome (Namastepur) based on a rural village in Rajasthan, India taste the delights of the Indian tea house or the self service Garam Masala'
- Rhyolite located next to the volcano in the Pangea area
- The 3 restaurants in the America Zone have a Mexican style of cuisine
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