World of Reptiles World of Reptiles opened in April 2001 and it was the first addition to the zoo after its opening. Among the species in World of Reptiles are the
cane toad,
Madagascar day gecko,
green tree python,
yellow anaconda,
tokay gecko,
western ratsnake and the
carpet python.
Greek Forest The Greek Forest exhibit opened the following year in the summer of 2002 and includes species rarely seen in
Greece. This exhibit features
Eurasian Lynxes,
wild boars,
Eurasian grey wolves,
Eurasian brown bears,
fallow deer,
Griffon Vultures and the endangered
Cretan wild goat also known as the kri-kri. In the past it also featured
Eurasian Otters.
Birds of Prey Birds of Prey is a row of cages for multiple
raptor species. The exhibit is home to
bald eagles,
white-backed vultures,
white-headed vultures,
Egyptian vultures,
king vultures,
griffon vultures,
bateleurs and
palm-nut vultures. Nearby is the zoo's farm and petting zoo where visitors can see and pet
Cameroon sheep,
Nigerian Dwarf goats,
zebus,
Falabella ponies, and an endangered breed of pony, the
Skyrian pony and more. .
Water World Water World consists of two big pond and an elevated kiosk that offers a view of the whole zoo. The pond is home to a variety of
waterfowl and other aquatic birds. Water World residents include
Egyptian geese,
black swans,
red-breasted geese,
barnacle geese,
ruddy shelducks,
white storks and
Canada geese.
Parrots & Lory Land Parrots consists of a row of cages that are home to the zoos many parrot species. The exhibit is home to
monk parakeets,
keas,
palm cockatoos,
yellow-collared lovebirds,
hooded parrots and
African grey parrots. Lory Land consists of a walk-through exhibit, that is home to
rainbow lorikeets,
chattering lories,
purple-naped lories and
yellow-bibbed lories.
Animals of S. America Animals of S. America consists of four enclosures, one of which is a walk-through aviary, for species native to South America. This area is home to a family of
greater rheas (two of which are
leucistic),
capybaras,
Patagonian maras,
llamas and
giant anteaters. The walk-through aviary, was the first exhibit in this area, from when the zoo was just a bird park. The aviary is home to 11 birds native to the
Americas as a whole, but it mostly features birds from South America, such as
scarlet ibises,
Chiloé wigeons,
southern screamers,
wood ducks and
guira cuckoos. There can be found also a big cage with mamy species of
Macaws such as:
Red-and-green macaw,
Military macaw and
Blue and gold macaw and also a new exhibit with a
fishing cat can be seen nearby.
Birds of Africa Birds of Africa consists of a walk-through aviary, home to 10 bird species, the smallest mixed species aviary out of the three walk-though aviaries of the zoo, and its home to species such as the
village weaver,
glossy ibis,
blue-winged goose,
African spoonbill,
superb starling,
blacksmith lapwing and the
hamerkop.
Birds of Asia Birds of Asia consists of a walk-through aviary, home to 12 bird species, the largest mix of species out of the three continental themed aviaries, and its home to species from
Asia and
Australasia, such as the
demoiselle crane, the
crested pigeon, the
red-whiskered bulbul, the
maned duck and the
Torresian imperial-pigeon. Next to the aviary its the zoo's main plaza and Educational Center. ==Other animals==