page_title: ZooParc de Beauval
section_title: 2000s
hierarchical_section_title: ZooParc de Beauval / History / 2000s
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Bassin des manchots du ZooParc de Beauval English: The penguin pool built in 2007.
context_page_description: The ZooParc de Beauval, more commonly called Beauval zoo or, more simply, Beauval, is a French zoological park located in Saint-Aignan, in the Loir-et-Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. It features more than 35,000 animals on 40 hectares, which is one of the largest animal collections in France and in Europe. Created in 1980 by Françoise Delord, it is now run by her son, Rodolphe Delord, and managed by his family, which owns most of the capital.
  Beauval was often the first zoo to have some animals in France, which contributed to its reputation and to its development. It has been the first zoo in France to present leucistic big cats, white tigers and white lions, in the 1990s. Still today, many species are rare in France, such as the okapi and the tree kangaroos, or even unique, such as the koala and the giant panda.
  Four greenhouses presents birds, great apes, sloths, reptiles, manatees and Australasian animals, while three plains allows to present herbivores of the African savannah, African elephants and Asian herbivores.
context_section_description: In 2000, three white rhinos joined the African Savannah.
  In 2001, a nursery was created for the hand-raising of baby parrots.
  In 2002, an Australian greenhouse was created and a couple of koalas, tree-kangaroos and a marine aquarium were installed there. In addition, the mini-farm, hitherto located at the entrance of the park, is moving and growing.
  In 2003, the zoo expanded by five hectares to accommodate a group of five African elephants. They benefit from 0.5 hectares of sandy park, 0.9 hectare of grassy park, a four-meter deep basin that completely immerses them and a building of over 1,500 m².
  In 2004, the vivarium was renovated on an area of 400 m², which is occupied by more than 250 reptiles: snakes, turtles, crocodiles, iguanas, etc. The park receives a three-year-old white tiger, Chile, from the Parken Zoo in Eskilstuna, Sweden.
  In 2005, okapis arrived in the park; for five years, the ZooParc will be the only zoological park in France to present this species. The park also receives a two-year-old male white tiger, Sherkan, born at Touroparc zoo. With Chile, he forms the second breeding pair of Beauval white tigers, replacing Gorby and Raïssa, then at the end of their life.
  In 2006, the zoo welcomed Somali wild ass, East Javan langur and Clouded leopard and a piranha pool was created in the gorilla and manatee greenhouse.
  In 2007, a pool for Humboldt penguins was created, with a size of 600 m³ with a tree-lined beach of 400 m², and a South American pampa. Giant anteaters arrive in the park.
  In 2008, a first hotel structure was created. This is a 3 star hotel, Les Jardins de Beauval, about 1 km from the zoo entrance. Giant anteaters and Sumatran tigers, the first non-leukic tigers to be welcomed in Beauval, are installed in the park and a new aquarium is built, the coral reef.
  In 2009, a female koala named Alkoomie and a male white rhino named Kanty were born. The ZooParc created the Beauval Nature association and the park also enlarges the area of spotted hyenas.
caption: The penguin pool built in 2007.
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