The Basel Zoo in the Birsig Valley contains primarily exotic species.
Some attractions within Basel Zoo Map:
  • (1) Main entrance and director's office
  • (2) Kiosk (books)
  • (3) Fishes, penguins, reptiles
  • (4) Aquatic birds
  • (5) Somali wild asses, bongos
  • (6) Brown bears, Malayan bears, spectacle bears, polar bears
  • (7) Zebras, ostriches, flamingos
  • (8) Orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, monkeys
  • (9) Birds from all continents
  • (10) Waterfowl and waders
  • (11) African and Indian elephants
  • (12) Elephant arena
  • (13) Otters, civets, ratels
  • (14) Waders and waterfowl
  • (15) Lions, tigers, panthers, fossas, servals
  • (16) Okapi, giraffes, kudos, kangaroos
  • (17) Rhinoceroses, pigmy hippopotamuses, tapirs
  • (18) Parrots
  • (19) Penguins
  • (20) Barbary sheep, Himalayan thars
  • (21) Reindeer
  • (22) Birds of prey
  • (23) Covered seating
  • (24) Sea-lions
  • (25) Owls (snowy-owl, eagle-owl)
  • (26) Marmots, porcupine, agouti
  • (27) Sardinian wild sheep
  • (28) Wolves
  • (29) Camels, llamas, pigmy zebus
  • (30) Wild pigs, musk-oxen, bison
  • (31) Children's zoo (ponies, pigmy goats, domestic animals)