Sorry for the poor quality. As the zoo was closed, all I had left was trying to have any glance of an exhibit or animal, and that's all I could spot besides the main plaza and some signs.
Sorry for the poor quality. As the zoo was closed, all I had left was trying to have any glance of an exhibit or animal, and that's all I could spot besides the main plaza and some signs.
@Callado
Thanks for the correction. I would really like to know more about the Bica zoo (Zoo Arruda Câmara). I went to João Pessoa on march 2021, and was unable to visit Bica park due to Covid-19 restrictions, and therefore only took these very few pictures from the outside/entrance of the place.
@Callado
Great to know. How would you rate Bica zoo in comparison to most institutions in the Northeast? I've heard some people consider it the very best zoo in this part of the country.
@David Matos Mendes
In all of the northeast, I've only been to Bica, dozens of times, and Recife once and Aquario de Natal once.
I'm a bit surprised to know Bica is considered the best of the region, but the recent renovations really transformed the park. Very recently (almost a year ago) the big cats got their new enclosures and that's what made the big difference. They used to have very poor and ugly cages before.
I think Recife has a better collection, but Recife looks extremely outdated in the structure.
And Natal is a whole other thing. The zoo is private and it has a very different feel to it. It was just an aquarium that grew into a zoo. Quite a few of their enclosures looks quite small, but the zoo at least looks to be taken care. A few monkey enclosures looks very good. But larger mammals, like the Hippo and the Waterbuck don't have much space as they should have.
@Callado
That is very interesting to know about your visits. I have never visited these three northeastern institutions you mentioned. In this region, I have been to only two zoos: Aracaju and Salvador, as unfortunately, as I told you, my visit to Bica was basically a fast glimpse through the entrance and fences.
Still about Arruda Câmara park, I've heard from some very interesting zoo professionals that it is considered by them as the best zoological institution in the Northeast of our country. I have to say the pictures I saw of the new big cat enclosures are indeed impressive considering the reality of other zoos in mentioned region. I particularly like the training sessions they seem to put into practice with the cats, specially the lioness. The short and small view I had of the entrance and it's small plaza was very pleasant too.
Even though not having been to Recife zoo yet, I have to say that, from what I've heard and seen in pictures, I totally agree with your opinions about it. Would like to see it personally and specially after the renovations.
Now, about Natal aquarium, the concept seems pretty similar to the one at SP aquarium (of course, disconsidering the proportions). I would like to visit it next time I'm in Natal though.
