| A critter friendly capital | | | | Muette, Paris 16th. |
| Animals have their place in the French capital too. | | | | Dog attitude |
| 1,475 unobtrusive wild animal species share the city | | | | Man's best friend is welcome in Paris. The city |
| with Paris residents: crayfish, pike, hedgehogs, lizards, | | | | numbers 150,000 dogs and showers them with |
| dragonflies, tawny owls etc... In the Bois de | | | | attention: our canine companions can have their |
| Vincennes, there's a real farm, with calves, cows, | | | | portraits painted at the Atelier du Génie |
| pigs, sheep, goats and chickens, open all year round. | | | | gallery, crunch biscuits in their preferred flavor, |
| Two ornithological reserves in the woods of Paris are | | | | available on order at the Mon Bon Chien bakery, or |
| also open to people interested in observing protected | | | | take a seat on their own Marie-Antoinette armchair |
| bird species. | | | | at Les Cadors. |
| La ferme de Paris bois de Vincennes route du | | | | Warf et Miaou 14 av de l'Opéra, Paris 1st. |
| Pesage, Paris 12th. | | | | Les Cadors 11 rue Princesse, Paris 6th. |
| Bois de Vincennes ornithological reserve, allée | | | | Atelier du Génie 28 passage du Génie, |
| Royale, Paris 12th. | | | | Paris 12th. |
| Bois de Boulogne ornithological reserve, carrefour de | | | | Mon bon chien 12 rue Mademoiselle, Paris 15th. |
| Longchamp route piétonne de la | | | | Paris zoos |
| Grande-Cascade, Paris 16th. | | | | Always a popular choice for kids and grown-ups alike, |
| Man's best friend. | | | | zoos are sure to fascinate visitors. The |
| Paris has a dog population of 150,000, while over 500 | | | | Parc zoologique de Paris, one of the most renowned |
| cats roam free in the city's cemeteries and green | | | | zoos in France, is situated in a wooded park of 15 |
| spaces. The Salon de l'Agriculture, is a popular | | | | hectares, within the Bois de Vincennes. An excursion |
| agricultural show held in March. It features 3,000 | | | | to a real change of scene, it offers close encounters |
| animals and draws more than 500,000 visitors every | | | | with some 600 animals. As for the menagerie of the |
| year. | | | | Jardin des Plantes, it is simply the oldest zoo in the |
| Paris-Expo porte de Versailles, Paris 15th. | | | | world. |
| Angling in Paris | | | | Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes 57 rue |
| The French capital is criss-crossed by a network of | | | | Cuvier, Paris 5th. |
| canals, which are well-stocked with fish! The Canal | | | | Parc zoologique de Paris 53 av de Saint-Maurice, Paris |
| Saint-Martin contains a profusion of pikeperch, some | | | | 12th. |
| more than a metre long, as well as siluroids and some | | | | Aquariums |
| perch. In the Bassin de la Villette, the carp population | | | | The legendary aquarium at the Palais de la porte |
| is thriving, to the delight of Sunday fishermen. | | | | Dorée and its huge collection of tropical |
| Canal Saint-Martin, Paris 10th. | | | | fishhas been a major draw for the past forty years: |
| Bassin de la Villette, Paris 19th. | | | | it attracts nearly 260,000 visitors each year. The |
| Horse-riding | | | | Aquarium du Trocadéro has gone through a |
| Historically, Paris is an equestrian city. The clatter of | | | | complete makeover and reopened as |
| horseshoes long resounded through the streets of | | | | CinéAqua, a new audiovisual aquarium |
| the capital, a fact reflected in many of the city's | | | | concept: the discovery of various species of fish in |
| statues. These days, equestrian possibilities include | | | | immense tanks is enlivened by screenings of |
| pony rides, for the younger ones, and horses in Paris | | | | multimedia cartoon strips all along the visit. |
| parks. | | | | Palais de la porte Dorée - Aquarium tropical |
| Bois de Vincennes equestrian centre, Paris 12th. | | | | 293 av Daumesnil, Paris 12th. |
| Bois de Boulogne equestrian centre, route de la | | | | CinéAqua 2 av des Nations-Unies, Paris 16th. |