Zoo
Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes
🇫🇷 France
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, France 161 spp. present
The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes (French pronunciation: [menaʒʁi dy ʒaʁdɛ̃ de plɑ̃t]) is a zoo in Paris, France, belonging to the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes. Founded in 1794, largely with animals brought from the royal zoo of the Palace of Versailles, abandoned because of the French Revolution, it is the second oldest zoological garden in the world (after Tiergarten Schönbrunn). Today, the zoo contains many rare smaller and medium-sized mammals, and a variety of birds and reptiles. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
48.845° N 2.360° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
161
speciesOpened
1794
Size
Medium
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 9:00–18:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +33 1 40 79 56 01
Who runs it
- Run by
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
🦒 Animals in captivity
NT
Hawaiian Goose
Branta sandvicensis
Before you go
Where is Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes?
Paris, France
Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes is a zoo or wildlife park in Paris, France. Its coordinates are 48.845° N, 2.360° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Vanoise National Park, about 513 km away.
What animals can you see at Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes?
161 species
Citizen-science photos record 161 species at Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, including American Flamingo, Hawaiian Goose, Red-necked Wallaby, Eurasian Stone-curlew and Spectacled Owl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes in the wild?
American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), Red-necked Wallaby (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park) and Eurasian Stone-curlew (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kiskunság National Park).
Does Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes open?
Every day · 9:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes is open Every day · 9:00–18:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes open and how big is it?
Opened 1794, 7.0 ha
Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes, a zoo or wildlife park in Paris, France, opened in 1794 and covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 161 species are photographed there.
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