Went today to the small Faunapark Flakkee in Nieuwe Tonge on the Dutch island of Goeree Overflakkee. It´s a small park - about 2.5 hectares - and if I understand right most of the animals belong to privat persons who can put their animals here on display.
The animals all belong to commonly seen species and exept the few turtles living in the central pond, only mammals and birds are on show. At the beginning there is a small play-ground and next to this some small pig-breeds are housed. Then a row of large aviaries are the home to a pair of kookaburras, owls and buzards. A small childeren-zoo with donkeys and goats, a duck-pond and an enclosure with some Bennet wallabies ( with at least one albino ) forms the oposite end of the park. A quite small glass-fronted enclosure is home to a small group of Prairiedogs but today they were quite shy and as soon as we appeared, they disappeared ! Some small, quite bad aviaries are the home of several breeds of chickens en in several newer aviaries you can find Blue-and gold macaws, zebrafinches, cockatails, coati's ( only one seen today ) and Prevost squirrels ( none seen ).
There are also some larger enclosures with Alpacas, Fellow deer, Emu, White stork and Capybara's. Quite central in the park there is also a row of
breeding-aviaries for parakeets but these are not public and difficult to view for the visitors. Walking along a midget-golf area you reach the restaurant and the end of the park.
A small park with a very simple collection but if you are nearby and has a little time over surtainly worth a visit.
The animals all belong to commonly seen species and exept the few turtles living in the central pond, only mammals and birds are on show. At the beginning there is a small play-ground and next to this some small pig-breeds are housed. Then a row of large aviaries are the home to a pair of kookaburras, owls and buzards. A small childeren-zoo with donkeys and goats, a duck-pond and an enclosure with some Bennet wallabies ( with at least one albino ) forms the oposite end of the park. A quite small glass-fronted enclosure is home to a small group of Prairiedogs but today they were quite shy and as soon as we appeared, they disappeared ! Some small, quite bad aviaries are the home of several breeds of chickens en in several newer aviaries you can find Blue-and gold macaws, zebrafinches, cockatails, coati's ( only one seen today ) and Prevost squirrels ( none seen ).
There are also some larger enclosures with Alpacas, Fellow deer, Emu, White stork and Capybara's. Quite central in the park there is also a row of
breeding-aviaries for parakeets but these are not public and difficult to view for the visitors. Walking along a midget-golf area you reach the restaurant and the end of the park.
A small park with a very simple collection but if you are nearby and has a little time over surtainly worth a visit.
. The door to the indoor enclosure was open so I guess he / she / they was / were inside - hopefully next time !
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