Africam Safari is a Mexican zoo park that was established in 1972 by Captain Carlos Camacho Espiritu.[1] It is located about 17 km from the city of Puebla. .[2]
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Animal collection and sections
Visitors to the park become inmersed in the animal habitats, which very closely resemble the wild. The animals roam freely and the visitors can observe them from their own vehicles or the parks guided buses. Africam Safari has several habitats, including African Savannah, American steppes, Tropical Jungle, Mexican Forest, Tiger Lake, Lion Territory and walk-through adventure zone. There are approximately 3000 animals of 250 species that roam freely in a habitat which is said to encourage animal development and reproduction.
Safari by car
The sections are:
- "Delta de okavango"
The animals that exhibit this section are:
Reticulated giraffe, Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, Ring tailed lemur, Helmeted Guineafowl, Common Eland, Waterbuck, Impala, Egyptian Goose, Ostrich, Nilgai, Sable antelope, Llama, Mouflon,
- "Oasis"
The animals that exhibit this section are:
- "Desierto de Kalahari"
The animals that exhibit this section are:
White Rhinoceros, Grant's Zebra, Blue Wildebeest, Lechwe, Cape buffalo,Black Crowned Crane, Sarus Crane, Dromedary, Flamingos
The animals that exhibit this section are:
- Bakuli
The animals that exhibit this section are:
Chital, Fallow Deer, Nile Crocodile, Scimitar Oryx
- Huasteca
The animals that exhibit this section are:
American black bear, White-tailed deer, Collared Peccary
- Chitwan
The animals that exhibit this section are:
Bengal tiger, Sika Deer,
- The second part of "Delta de Okavango"
The animals that exhibit this section are:
Hippopotamus, Chimpanzee, Spectacled bear, Striped hyaena
- Yellowstone
American bison, Elk, Canadian goose
Adventure zone
The animals that exhibit this section are:
Giant Anteater, Agouti, Red panda, Peacock, Spider monkey, Morelet's Crocodile, American crocodile, Tufted Capuchin, Scarlet Macaw, Meerkat,Kinkajou, Blue Tegu, Hamadryas Baboon, Trumpeter Hornbill, Highland Guan, Gray Brocket, African porcupine, Rhinoceros Hornbill , Gray Mexican Wolf, Indian python, Squirrel monkey, Horned Guan, Red kangaroo, Emu, Red-necked Wallaby and Black Swan. The Andean Condor is not on display.[2]
Conservation projects
Captain Carlos Camacho Espiritu created AfriCam with the purpose of creating a community conscience about the protection of the species. It is one of the few such establishments in Latin America which can include white tigers in its list of animals.[1]
Africam Safari was the first institution in Mexico to successfully assist reproduction of the Golden Eagle, which is pictured on the Mexican Flag. They maintain a captive population of the Tuxtla Quail-dove, and have been very successful in breeding this endangered species.[3] Other conservation programs in the wild in which Africam Safari is involved: Jaguar in the Northern Mexican mountains, Humpback Whales in the Pacific Ocean, Flamingos the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexican Military Macaw, Sea Lions off the Mexican Pacific Coast, Manatee in Quintana Roo, and many others.
References and notes
- ^ a b "Africam". Servitours. http://www.servitourspuebla.com/english/africam.html. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
- ^ a b "Africam Safari in Puebla State, Mexico". Tour by Mexico. http://www.tourbymexico.com/puebla/africam/africam.htm. Retrieved on 2007-04-04.
- ^ Geotrygon carrikeri. ISIS. Accessed 17-04-2009.
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