| The Zoo of Havana was inaugurated on October 24, | | | | condor pair, a gift from the Chilean president |
| 1939 in the lands of the former farm and nursery "La | | | | Salvador Allende to Fidel Castro. |
| Rosa", an estate owned by the City Hall of Havana, | | | | The reproduction of animals in captivity has had good |
| and it had initially 69 animal species in 2 hectares of | | | | results in the zoo. In 2008, new young specimens |
| land. Today, this zoo has 164 species in an extension | | | | were born; and around the tens of newly born, there |
| of almost 24 hectares; a zoo that Cubans know as | | | | were a coyote, a buffalo and more recently, a pair |
| the Zoo on 26th because it is located on that avenue | | | | of condors that was donated to the Andean |
| in the neighborhood of Nuevo Vedado. | | | | countries for the increase of the species in the wild. |
| In its main entrance, a group of sculptures made by | | | | However, there is a group of unique species that are |
| the Cuban artist Rita Longa and placed there in 1947 | | | | truly endangered because Cuba has not had the |
| stands high; sculptures that have become the symbol | | | | possibility to interchange specimens with other zoos |
| of the park. In the same decade, the lions pit and the | | | | in the region due to the environmental issues of the |
| lake system were built; and in 1947 the island of the | | | | countries, affected by diseases such as the milk |
| crocodiles was constructed, while the place for | | | | fever or parrot fever; all of which have made the |
| keeping elephants, which has a slope, was built in | | | | reproduction of these species impossible. |
| 1960. The places to keep the great mammals | | | | Among the goals of the zoo, environmental education |
| (rhinoceros and hippopotamuses) were built after a | | | | stands out, a work that implies permanent persuasion |
| study of the weight of these animals. | | | | with the people who confuse the enjoyment of the |
| Even though the monkeys are one of the main | | | | animals with abuse. That is the reason why specialists |
| attractions of the park, this zoo also has a fabulous | | | | of the Zoo of Havana teach lessons of environmental |
| collection of birds and reptiles, being among them | | | | education to the students of nearby schools; and |
| Santa María snakes and two pythons of 3 meters | | | | during the weekends, children and adults alike have |
| each. One thing that calls the attention of this zoo is | | | | the chance to get in touch with live and stuffed |
| having one of the few birds that have hair in Cuba: | | | | animals. Besides the exhibition of flora and fauna, this |
| the Australian eagle; an American owl from Virginia | | | | zoo has a playground for children and eating areas. |
| that is more than 40 years old; and the male of a | | | | |