Zoo

Temaikén

Q: Where is Temaikén?

Argentina. Temaikén is a zoo or wildlife park in Argentina. Its coordinates are 34.364° S, 58.803° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is El Palmar National Park, about 279 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Temaikén?

162 species. Citizen-science photos record 162 species at Temaikén, including Grey Crowned Crane, American Flamingo, Great White Pelican, Maguari Stork and Southern Cassowary. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Temaikén in the wild?

Grey Crowned Crane: Amboseli National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Temaikén also live in the parks and cities we cover: Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park).

Q: When did Temaikén open and how big is it?

Opened 2005, 30 ha. Temaikén, a zoo or wildlife park in Argentina, opened in 2005 and covers about 30 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 162 species are photographed there.

🇦🇷 Argentina

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Argentina 162 spp. present

Temaikèn (Bioparque Temaikèn) is a zoo in Belén de Escobar, vicinity of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the only AZA accredited zoo in the country. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

34.364° S 58.803° W

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

162

species

Opened

2005

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

temaiken.org.ar/bioparque ↗

Who runs it

Run by: Fundación Temaikèn

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Balearica regulorum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Amboseli National Park+ 25 more parks

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve+ 10 more parks

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 28 more parks

Ciconia maguari

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Iberá National Park+ 4 more parks

Casuarius casuarius

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Daintree National Park

Sarcoramphus papa

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

in Brownsberg Nature Park+ 52 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Lama guanicoe

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Península Valdés+ 3 more parks

Before you go

Where is Temaikén?

Argentina

Temaikén is a zoo or wildlife park in Argentina. Its coordinates are 34.364° S, 58.803° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is El Palmar National Park, about 279 km away.

What animals can you see at Temaikén?

162 species

Citizen-science photos record 162 species at Temaikén, including Grey Crowned Crane, American Flamingo, Great White Pelican, Maguari Stork and Southern Cassowary. 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 Temaikén in the wild?

Grey Crowned Crane: Amboseli National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Temaikén also live in the parks and cities we cover: Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park), American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve) and Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park).

When did Temaikén open and how big is it?

Opened 2005, 30 ha

Temaikén, a zoo or wildlife park in Argentina, opened in 2005 and covers about 30 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 162 species are photographed there.