Belo Horizonte has a wild spectrum of wildlife. During your Belo Horizonte Tours a visit to Wildlife in Belo Horizonte is a must. Belo Horizonte Tours must include bird watching, spotting wild animals in their natural habitat and round trips to the national parks and sanctuaries near Belo Horizonte. A visit to these parks will give you a vivid picture of Belo Horizonte Wildlife. Along with various species of mammals, birds, reptiles and aquatic animals, a wide variety of plantation is also a part of the Wildlife in Belo Horizonte.
Canastra Mountain Range National Park is an important park and also a treasure trove of Wildlife at Belo Horizonte. The national park not only preserves natural resources but also some of the historical monuments of the country. The park is located on Canastra hill with a beautiful waterfall, Casca D´anta waterfall and several small streams originated from Cerrado. This place is ideal for the nature lovers and bird watchers as it contain rich Wildlife in Belo Horizonte. If you are patient enough you can even spot wolves, Giant Anteater, Giant armadillo, the Pampas Deer and some rare species of birds.
Nature lovers will also enjoy a trip to Caraça Sanctuary. It is a tour for those who are eager to know the history and Wildlife in Belo Horizonte. The place is also a haven for the bird watchers. This unique nature park, Caraça Natural Reserve houses a School and 18th century Sanctuary. Besides its historical charm, Caraça is a place full of natural wonders. Several rivers, mountains and waterfalls have created a wonderland of Wildlife in Belo Horizonte.
Caraça Sanctuary has great importance as it is an intersection area of two great ecosystems, the Cerrado and the Atlantic Forest. Cerrado is known for its rich flora whereas the Atlantic Forest is famous with its unique fauna and lush green forest and picturesque landscape. Because of its rich plantation a wide variety of birds can be seen here. The main attraction in Caraça is the "Meet and Feed the Wolves" program. The Caraça priests have fed the wolves for years, hence they come to the Sanctuary at night in search of food. Actually this program is an opportunity to know the Wildlife in Belo Horizonte from a closer distance.
A great variety of Wildlife in Belo Horizonte can be witnessed at the Foundation Zoo-Botany. The zoological park was founded in 1959. The park is the habitat of several Latin American as well as African animals. Chimpanzee, African elephant, gorilla, hippopotamus, lion, white rhino, giraffe, eland and a large family of cobos-of-half-moon are members of the Wildlife in Belo Horizonte.
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