Tenerife Zoo Monkey Park
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Wait for the last video 🐒 I highly recommend a visit to @monkeyparktenerife if you’re planning on visiting the island this year! It was honestly so much fun and so nice to have a day out in the sunshine. If you’re anything like us, then you’ll probably get bored of sitting in the hotel for too long and want to go explore 👣 The zoo is really interactive and you can feed virtually all of the animals during your visit. It’s also super cheap with tickets being €10/£8.90 per adult and then under 5s are free! 🫶🏼 . . . . #tenerife #monkeypark #discovertenerife #visittenerife #tenerifeisland #exploretheworld #spaintravel #islandsofadventure #adventurelust #travel #familytraveling #wildschooling #worldschooling #reeloftheday #nature #travelphotography #welovetravel #travelspain #canaryislands #discoverspain #exploretheoutdoors #outdoorsyfamilies #zoosafari #monkeysofinstagram #hellocanaryislands #canaryislands🌴 #familyfriendlytravel
thatworldtravelfamilythatworldtravelfamily
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Quite small and mainly guinea pig feeding. Still had fun feeding them as they are sooo cute and theres so many of them. I was a bit concerned over the well being of some of them as I noticed overgrown nails and teeth and I saw one with an eye infection. Most of the monkeys and birds are in cages but we were still able to feed some through the gaps which was quite cute too. You are able to take free photos with parrots but the queue grew quite long. There are only a handful of animals (other than the guinea pigs) that are free roaming. There are also bird enclosures you can walk through which is nice to see them flying about. I was able to feed the guinea pigs, monkey and tortoises. Some lemurs were having a feed from the keepers and it was nice to see them up close (they roam with the guinea pigs). They all enjoyed a snack and it was quite cute to see the animals have their own preferences. Some guinea pigs only likes peas whereas some only liked sweetcorn, they all have their own personalities and appearances and we saw some babies which were so adorable. One even came to sit on my boyfriend's shoe. The monkeys would also go through the selection of the food and pick out their favourites. Definitely worth a visit but we only spent over an hour here and that was mainly due to feeding the guinea pigs. It is also better to go earlier on in the morning as it got quite busy towards mid day. Its also recommended to pre purchase tickets as we were able to go straight in. You can buy a small tub of food for €3 each. It does say not to bring your own food but i brought some apple slices which the animals seem to prefer. Overall it was nice to experience but I definitely think the maintenance of the animals needs to be much more frequent. I understand there are loads of them but the guinea pigs would be much more comfortable with frequent nail and teeth trims and checkups.
Cherise HussainCherise Hussain
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Borderline animal cruelty. I've always been on the fence about Zoo's but with how many tourists visit I thought there would be more investment into the animals and their welfare but no. Parrots in cages that are far too small and obviously have their wings clipped. One of the parrots was in a straight jacket looking contraption (obviously a tracker because all the locks apparently didn't work) but he would rather pull his own feathers out than have it on. ( Images/video attached) The cages for all the animals could be a lot bigger there are large gaps between each cage or the same species of monkeys/birds scattered around in different cages cross the park. One of the baboons looked really ill, had yellow bile coming out of his mouth. Watched him for a while and he wasn't moving It was a little scary (Photo attached) Almost each monkey was trying to find an escape from the place and being honest don't blame them. Honestly feel bad for contributing to it but at least I can advise others now and people of authority to help. I wish I'd take more pictures of the condition but honestly I was heartbroken as a great animal lover this was disgusting. EDIT: Unable to reply to the great customer service reply. I am not doubting the work of the employees they will be doing the best they can with the equipment/facilities provided as you as the owner. I know what I saw regarding the parrot as you walk in-between the first section of the park. I am no lier. You can see on the video how irritated he is and how disturbed his feathers are. Again wish I had carried on recording because he did it just after I stopped. Drill are a relatives of baboons. So like me referring to a dog rather than a specific breed. So to anyone who visits take an extra minute to reflect on the animals behaviors and enclosures.
Bec BaxterBec Baxter
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As a Guinea pig owner when I heard there was a zoo with them when on holiday I had to go BUT when going there, it broke my heart to see that these precious animals are not being treated or cared for properly, they r in extremely hot conditions with no play toys or beds or hideouts (piggy’s love to sit in the dark hidden away) I also tried to crop some pics down below to show that there nails aren’t being cut which as a Guinea pig mum of 4 I know that this causes them extreme pain and makes it hard and very sore for them to walk, I saw one poor piggy dragging it feed behind it because it’s nails had actually curled under its feet, the rest of the zoo it’s self was good but a huge let down for me as these Guinea pigs r being neglected, I hope they get better treatment soon because they r the most lovely sweet and caring animals ever I couldn’t imagine leaving mine like this I trim there nails every 2-3 weeks and I understand that there’s a lot more than 4 Guinea pigs here but they shouldn’t have that many if they can’t properly provide for them. I also saw a comment about the baboon being alone with no teeth to which someone from the zoo replied online saying he was a rescue and he lost his teeth with age which is totally understandable but then went further to tell the commenter to educate them selves so let me educate you on these Guinea pigs because this is animal abuse and i would love to hear ur excuse for having animals in this condition!!!!!
Amanda GaitAmanda Gait
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You definitely have to pick a good time to go, because the place gets crowded pretty fast. And with the heat, that’s not really bearable. Hard to get there by bus, because you’ll need to walk a quite dangerous route to get there. I’d recommend taking a taxi. It’s not as big as I expected, but I enjoyed my time there. The guinea pigs are so cute. Although I wonder, so many people buy food for them, don’t they get too much? I can imagine. Also, in the beginning, there is a crocodile in the water. I feel like he doesn’t belong there, because it is a monkey park and he is in such a small enclosure. I definitely feel like they can replace that with something better. It’s a nice place to take your children to. But you can’t really make a day from it. I’d say I spend maximum one hour here. In the entire park, there is not one crew member! If there are enough people, you could easily sneak into the park, and because there was lack of staff, some people were actually hurting the monkey by throwing paper at it! The monkey ate it and spat it out after a while. That can’t be healthy. I wonder what else some cruel people do when no one is around… There are also a few snakes (in a glass enclosure) and some other small animals. I don’t think a lot of people pay attention to them. I think it’s also nice that you can just pay for your ticket at the reception. It was a very very friendly lady!! I’d give it an overall 3/5 star review.
JulieJulie
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We just talked to monkey Park doing a holiday in December. we didn’t book any advance tickets rather bought it on the spot. There was no queue to enter, it was ready quick, even though the staff said it was very busy. I think it wasn’t good decent. It was not too crowded. There were lots and lots of guinea pigs all over and very cute, my daughter loved them. You can buy a box of food at the counter for the guinea pigs and monkeys and parrots. There was also a man when we helped us with an experience with the parrots, there were two of them big ones and it was free of charge. Only thing which was disappointing was I had lots of reviews and pictures where there was a monkey sitting on you eating food directly from your arm and outside the cage. We didn’t see that we were all apparently potato so we’re not doing that. That was very disappointing. However, my daughter could still feed the monkeys from behind the gates. You also different other kind of animals, it was interesting to look at them. we spent between 2 to 3 hours there that’s more than enough. As a small place with tables and chairs and you can buy ice cream. Also it was around 10 euro or something. Parking was free.
payal goenkapayal goenka
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