Very spacious. Without more signage than the general fox signage, it only holds fennec foxes, so don't waste your time looking for Sand and Swift (they're in other areas of the zoo) nor Blandford's (absent from the zoo).
It's a very special zoo. I was thinking in writing a review in the forum, but probably it will not worth the effort for me. Better if I do a mini-review as a reply for you here. It's a thematic park in the Tabernas desert, and the Tabernas desert (and other places in Almeria) was used as scenery for various important and famous movies scenes, from Batman to Conan the Barbarian and Indiana Johns. Thus, a little industry developed from that and the Oasys Mini Hollywood is a result of that, as many lesser western-style movies was filmed partially here. The park have two parts, one with Western thematic, very complete with horse shows, Indian settlements, banks, gold mines, saloons, etc... even a funerary service... One must pass trough all the western part to reach the zoo part, that fills the most part of the park. The entry ticket and fee is the same for both places. This have a really very big advantage rarely seen in most zoos: many families and loud children stay entertained in the western part, and as a consequence the zoo part is really very calm. There is very few people wandering around enclosures and this is much better both for the animals as for the zoo-freak visitor.
Generally acceptable, is a nice average small-medium zoo. Better than the average roadside zoo. They have many species, some of them interesting and relatively rare (of course the Ruppell's fox is what made the difference for me for visit it or skip it, but shamefully they don't have Blandford's fox anymore). They have a good hornbill collection, some interesting small carnivores and a quite good reptile house, and a very very good hoofstock collection. In exchange, they are lacking in primates (only a couple of species of marmosets). The zoo is integrated in the landscape, that is an arid one and they do not waste water for keep a nice "green" scenery. Some enclosures could be better, but in general most are enough and good for the inhabitants. I was not disappointed of my visit.
Probably the worst con of the zoo is that is absolutely non-adequate for people in wheel chairs. There are many places unaccesible for wheels, including the very same enclosure of this photo, accesible only trough rough irregular stone ladders.
Great to know. I've always been interested in the place for its very interesting collection, but I was a turned off because of some of the exhibits not looking the best. The annoying families being entertained at the western part is a bigger plus than I expected, not gonna lie!
