Today we celebrate the World Lion Day! Here at Loro Parque, Simba, Sarabi and Malika are Ambassadors of their species. All three are part of a breeding program which, besides increasing the knowledge we have about these big cats, helps to raise awareness amongst our visitors and support their conservation. And it is hard to imagine that an animal as emblematic and majestic as the lion could disappear ... but that’s how it is! Habitat loss, the disappearance of their prey, poorly regulated legal and illegal hunting is causing their populations to decline drastically throughout Africa.

Simba is about to turn 2 years old!! Born on August 15th, 2015 in Lisbon, this beautiful African lion belongs to an endangered subspecies from Angola. On April 28th, Simba traveled from Portugal to Tenerife to start a new life in Loro Parque ... Would you like to know more about the animal that reigns in “The Lion's Kingdom”? Then stay tuned to our social networks, because we will tell you many curiosities about him ;)

Loro Parque is a real! Vegetation is an important part of the park, featuring 12.000 palm trees that shape a fascinating landscape. The Gardening team is in charge of pruning these palm trees to maintain their proper growth and ensure that the Park stays as impressive as always. Do not miss this video to discover how we take care of our palm trees!

It is quite unlikely that you will be able to see somewhere else something similar what you will discover in this video! This shark training is a technique only used at the Aquarium of Loro Parque, so that the sandbar, zebra and nurse sharks could get used to going through a voluntary medical check-ups and other veterinary procedures without any kind of stress. Do not miss the chance to watch a shark training session!

Happy Golden Lion Tamarin Day!

Here, in Loro Parque, we are preparing our pair of Red Panda to use the scale! During this adaptation process, the results we are getting are greatly positive as Annapurna and Posée are giving their first steps forward in this new routine for veterinary check-ups. You cannot miss this video if you want to know more on these interesting exercises!

Loro Parque has joined the World Aquaria Against Marine Litter campaign organized by the European Commission. Every year millions of tons of trash end up in our oceans. It is estimated that by the year 2050 there will be more plastic that fish in the sea. We have united our forces with aquariums all over the world to fight oceans contamination by adverting about the problem to involve thousands of visitors and show them practical solutions like recycling, reusing and avoiding plastic containers. In Loro Parque we believe in a more sustainable living style and we are convinced that education plays a vital role in the conservation of biodiversity. #OurOcean

Do you know what biometry is? In this video, you will learn what purpose this procedure has for which animals have previously been trained. In this case, these are two pelagic rays in the Aquarium of Loro Parque. It is a procedure that is performed monthly to control the width, length and weigh of the rays. Do not miss the chance of seeing something absolutely unique!

Giving all the care and attention to these hatchlings is a delicate labour performed at the Baby Station of Loro Parque. When parents are not able to take care of them, the expert hands of Baby Station’s keepers achieve that these hatchlings, which only weigh some grams, become a spectacular bird. Loro Parque converts to the best place these small and vulnerable birds could ever be!

Loro Parque’s team is happy to announce the most recent birth of a pup of the largest rodent species in the world! It is a capybara, a peculiar animal that lives in Loro Parque together with anteaters and coatis, and whose new born can be seen playing under the watchful eye of its parents. It is the magic of nature that smiles again upon Loro Parque. Discover the first new days of this capybara pup with this latest video!

Loro Parque Fundación collaborates with a group of American scientists from the National Marine Mammal Foundation to develop a methodology able to measure the auditive capacity of the big cetaceans, using the six killer whales at Loro Parque for the study.

You will be surprised but despite their atypical appearance, the new inhabitants of the Aquarium are actually fish! These 10 seahorses are now enjoying an environment created for them in Loro Parque that is ideal for their conservation, with live plants and different zooplankton species that enrich their diet. Do not miss an opportunity to visit Loro Parque and immerse yourself into the fascinating world of seahorses!