Animals
In the “Carnivores” sector, you can observe 26 species of large and small carnivores. The impressive big cats are housed in the “Big Cats, Terrarium and Aquarium” Hall. This is where tigers, lions, jaguars, Persian leopards, and snow leopards live. They also have access to spacious, renovated outdoor enclosures. The mysterious kinkajou and two groups of meerkats can also be seen in the hall.
The inhabitants of the recently renovated “Small Carnivores” exhibit—including mongooses, servals, caracals, jungle cats, raccoons, coatis, honey badgers, European badgers, American mink, Asian small-clawed otters, and others—now enjoy more spacious and well-equipped enclosures. Nearby are the enclosures of the wolves and Eurasian lynx. The bear complex is home to Eurasian brown bears, grizzly bears, sloth bears, striped hyenas, and jackals.
Jaguar
Ягуар
Panthera onca
Snow leopard
Снежен леопард
Panthera uncia
Persian leopard
Персийски леопард
Panthera pardus saxicolor
African lion
Лъв
Panthera leo
Bengal tiger
Бенгалски тигър
Panthera tigris tigris
Eurasian Lynx
Евроазиатски рис
Lynx lynx
Serval
Сервал
Leptailurus serval
Jungle Cat
Блатен рис
Felis chaus
The “Herbivores” sector is the largest by area, occupying more than half of the zoo’s territory, and is home to 28 animal species. The “Giants” Hall houses two Asian female elephants, a white rhinoceros, and two species of hippopotamus – the common hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus. In the sector’s spacious enclosures throughout the zoo, visitors can see Mishmi takins, zebras, two species of kangaroos, sika deer, antelopes, American bison, domestic yaks, ponies, Bactrian camels, collared peccaries, and others.
Vietnamese sika deer
Виетнамски елен сика
Cervus nippon pseudaxsis
Common eland
Антилопа Кана
Tragelaphus oryx
Addax
Aнтилопа Адакс
Addax nasomaculatus
Mishmi takin
Такин Мишми
Budorcas taxicolor
Asinara dunkey
Бяло магаре Асинара
Equus asinus
Sordo dunkey
Магаре сордо
Equus asinus
American bison
Американски бизон
Bison bison
Domestic yak
Домашен як
Bos grunniens
The “Primates” sector houses 13 primate species in three separate halls. The outdoor enclosures in the sector were fully реконstructed in 2020 and are among the most modern on the Balkan Peninsula. The newest residents of the sector are a group of Angola colobus monkeys. Other rare and valuable primates living in the sector include lar gibbons, siamangs, lion-tailed macaques, ring-tailed lemurs, Macaque Rhesus, Hanuman langurs, golden-handed tamarins, marmosets (the smallest monkeys in the world), and Brown capuchins.
Brown capuchin
Кафяв капуцин
Sapajus apella
Pig-tail macaque
Лапундер
Macaca nemestrina
Lion-tail macaque
Лъвски макак
Macaca silenus
Macaque rhesus
Макак резус
Macaca mulatta
Angola colobus
Чернобял колобус
Colobus angolensis
Hamadryas baboon
Мантиест павиан
Papio hamadryas
Hanuman langur
Ханумански лангур
Semnopithecus entellus
Geoffroy’s marmoset
Мармозетка на Жофроа
Callithrix geoffroyi
North-african crested porcupine
Гривесто бодливо свинче
Hystrix cristata
Nutria
Нутрия
Myocastor coypus
Long-tailed Chinchilla
Чинчила
Chinchilla lanigera
The “Birds” sector is home to 50 bird species from around the world. The sector includes the Pheasantry, which houses parrots, hornbills, ibises, pink flamingos, kookaburras, diurnal and nocturnal birds of prey, as well as species of particular importance to Bulgarian wildlife, such as Egyptian vultures and lesser kestrels. The Large Aviary for Birds of Prey is home to golden eagles, griffon vultures, and cinereous vultures. The lake for waterfowl hosts three species of swans, two species of pelicans, geese, and ducks. Flightless (running) birds are represented by ostriches, rheas, and emus.
Common Ostrich
Щраус
Struthio camelus
Common Emu
Ему
Dromaius novaehollandiae
Greater Rhea
Нанду
Rhea americana
Golden eagle
Скален орел
Aquila chrysaetos
Griffon vulture
Белоглав лешояд
Gyps fulvus
Egyptian vulture
Египетски лешояд
Neophron percnopterus
Goshawk
Голям ястреб
Accipiter gentilis
Cinereous vulture
Черен лешояд
Aegypius monachus
Reptiles and amphibians are presented in the zoo’s terrarium, located in the “Big Cats, Terrarium and Aquarium” Hall. Reptiles are represented by 34 species from around the world, including an alligator and a Nile crocodile, impressively large snakes, monitor lizards, turtles, and others. Amphibians are represented by the African bullfrog. The animals are exhibited in renovated and modern terrariums and aquaterrariums.
Ball python
Кралски питон
Python regius
Reticulated python
Мрежест питон
Python reticulatus
Burmese python
Тигров питон албинос
Python molurus bivittatus
Hog Island Boa
Хог Айланд боа
Boa constrictor imperator
Indian python
Цейлонски тигров питон
Python molurus pimbura
Cuban boa
Кубинска боа
Chilabothrus angulifer
Boa constrictor
Обикновена боа
Boa constrictor
California kingsnake
Калифорнийска кралска змия
Lampropeltis getula californiae
Amphibians are presented in the zoo’s terrarium, located in the “Big Cats, Terrarium and Aquarium” Hall. The amphibians are represented by the African bullfrog.
African bullfrog
Африканска жаба бик
Pixycephalus adspersus
Fish can be seen in the aquarium, located in the “Big Cats, Terrarium and Aquarium” Hall. There you can observe over 50 species of freshwater fish from river basins around the world. Among them are the critically endangered European eel, as well as remarkable species such as the red piranha, pterygoplichthys, and the African lungfish (Protopterus).
There is also a marine aquarium, inhabited by clownfish and other marine animals.
Black Pacu
Колосома
Colossoma macropomum
Redtail Catfish
Червеноопашат сом
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Iridescent shark, Striped Catfish
Пангас
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
Мarbled Headstander
Абрамитес
Abramites hypselonotus
Goldfish
Златна рибка
Carassius auratus
Tropheops Red Cheek
Ацеи
Tropheops tropheops
Black Tetra
Тернеция
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Red Zebra
Червена зебра
Metriaclima estherae