The Loefling Zoo () Also Zoological Park Loefling Is a publicly owned zoological garden located southwest of Cachamay Park, in
Ciudad Guayana
Ciudad Guayana () (English: Guayana City) is a city in Bolívar State (Venezuela), Bolívar State, Venezuela. It stretches 40 kilometers along the south bank of the Orinoco, Orinoco river, at the point where it is joined by its main tributary ...
, part of the
Bolivar State in the
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...
n
Guayana region
The Guayana Region is an administrative region of eastern Venezuela. Historically called Spanish Guiana or simply Guayana, the region is made up of the states of Amazonas, Bolívar, and the south of Delta Amacuro.
History
In the 1970s, ...
. It received its name in honor of the
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
botanist
Pehr Löfling
Pehr Löfling (31 January 1729 – 22 February 1756) was a Swedish botanist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.
Biography
Löfling was born in Tolvfors Bruk, Gävle, Sweden. He studied at the University of Uppsala where he attended courses taugh ...
. He was one of the first to make the fauna and flora of this region known to science, and he died near Ciudad Guayana.
Its administration and management are a responsibility of the Venezuelan Guiana Corporation (CVG, Corporación Venezolana de Guayana)
under the supervision of the National Foundation of Zoological Parks and Aquariums of Venezuela. (ZOO-AC-V015)
Among the species that can be seen in this park are: the
Orinoco caiman, monkeys, deer, barnacles, ''chiguires'' (
capybara
The capybara or greater capybara (''Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris'') is the largest living rodent, native to South America. It is a member of the genus '' Hydrochoerus''. The only other extant member is the lesser capybara (''Hydrochoerus isthmi ...
), babas, baculi, reptiles, ''morrocoyes'' (tortoises) and many other species that inhabit there, some in controlled captivity and others in shape natural.
Also, you can admire beautiful trees like mahogany,
samanes,
araguaneyes, apamates, oaks and ceibas.
Gallery
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File:Mono Capuchino Colgado.JPG
File:Pavo Real (zoológico Loefling - Pto Ordáz - Bolivar).jpg
See also
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List of national parks of Venezuela
The national parks of Venezuela are protected areas in Venezuela covering a wide range of habitats. In 2007 there were 43 national parks, covering 21.76% of Venezuela's territory.
Statistics
Every States of Venezuela, Venezuela state has one or ...
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Las Delicias Zoo
The Las Delicias Zoo () Also Zoological Park of Las Delicias Is an urban zoological garden located at 400 meters above sea level in the northern end of the city of Maracay, Aragua State in Venezuela with native species from the Cordillera region ...
References
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Zoos in Venezuela
Ciudad Guayana