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Date Published: 13/10/2022

ARCHIVED - Monkey escapes from Murcia University and tries to cross motorway

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A runaway baboon caused havoc in Murcia yesterday, but was skilfully captured by vets from Terra Natura

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Monkey escapes from Murcia University and tries to cross motorway

A baboon managed to escape from the University of Murcia yesterday, Wednesday October 12, running wild and trying to cross the motorway.

It was drivers who saw the monkey trying to cross the busy road by the Agridulce urbanisation in central Murcia who first alerted the emergency services, posing a danger to vehicles and to itself.

The baboon had managed to break free from the Veterinary department of the local university, though it’s not yet known how.

When the police turned up, the poor animal was sitting on the roof of a local warehouse, scared and alone. Experts were called in from the Terra Natura Zoo and Park to capture the baboon while police officers surrounded the building, making sure that it did not jump off and run away.

“After an agreement with the Zoonosis department of Murcia City Council, mechanisms were put in place to capture the animal using an anaesthetic rifle so as not to harm it,” said Terra Natura in a statement.

“Thanks to the expertise of our vet Ricardo Navarro, it is now back home and in perfect condition,” they added.

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Terra Natura Murcia wildlife and water park

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C/Regidor Cayetano Gago S/N 30100 Espinardo Murcia ESPANA

Tel: (+34)968 368 200

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Terra Natura Murcia, wildlife and adventure water park in the outskirts of the city of Murcia

Terra Natura Murcia is one of the most important and spectacular animal and nature parks in western Spain, and is one of a new generation of wildlife parks in which visitors can discover the concept of what's called "Zooinmersión."

The aim of this is recreate a habitat which gives an experience of being at one with the wildlife viewed in the park, so to this end more than 500 examples of 50 species of vegetation have been interplanted among the animal habitats, spread across an area occupying more than 165,000 square metres.

The planting has matured to create a comfortable and interesting environment which enhances the interaction between visitors and animals.

The planting not only softens the landscape, but also enables visitors to be closer to the animals and have direct human contact rather than the traditional forms of wildlife park where the animals are at a distance behind physical barriers.

The park contains over 500 animals belonging to 50 different species (some of which are in grave danger of extinction), alongside giraffes, lions, hippopotamus, lemurs, brown bears, Iberian lynx, Oryx, Iberian wolves and a White African Rhinoceros.

Throughout the year, Terra Natura Murcia offers different educational talks during visits to their facilities: giraffes, brown bears and otters.

One of the most popular areas is the falconry zone, where the displays enable visitors to discover the beauty of a great variety of birds such as the majestic flight of the peregrine falcon, which reaches diving speeds of over 300 km an hour, the eagle owl, various types of hawk, the griffon vulture and the buzzard eagle. One of the main aims of the park is to encourage contact and engage in interaction between animals and humans, and the falconry is a popular means of achieving this goal.

Among the mammals are Iberian and European Lynx, Mouflon and Coatis.

Aqua Natura Water park

Terra Natura Murcia wildlife and water park

During the summer Terra Natura opens Aqua Natura, the only water park in the Region of Murcia.

This is a refreshing and enjoyable way to cool down in the heat of summer, with swimming pools for adults and children, slides and shoots, kamikazes, lazy river, entertainment and games for youngsters, all within just a short distance of the centre of the city of Murcia.

Opening hours 2024

Terra Natura Murcia is open every day of the year except 1^st January and 25^th December.

The wildlife park opens at 10.00 in the morning, and during the summer (June 23rd to September 8th) it opens at 11.00.

The water park opens from May 25th to September 8th, at 11.00

Closing times are as follows:

January 2nd – March 15th: 17.00, except weekends in February and March (18.00).

March 16th – May 24th: 18.00, except weekends in April and May (19.00).

May 25th – June 16th: 19.00.

June 17th – September 8th: 20.00.

NB: During the summer special nocturnal tours and meals are available. See what's on section for latest promotions.

September 9th – September 15th: 19.00.

September 16th – October 25th: 18.00, except weekends in September and October (19.00).

October 28th – December 31st: 17.00, except weekends in November (18.00).

Details of daily activities can be found here: extra activities and special offers are regularly updated on Murcia Today.

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Terra Natura Murcia wildlife and water park

How to get there

Terra Natura is located in the northern outskirts of the city of Murcia in Espinardo, accessed via the A-7 motorway.

Address: Calle Regidor Cayetano Gago, 30100, Espinardo, Murcia

From the A-7 Murcia to Alicante, exit 136, Universidad de Murcia

From the Autovia A-7 Alicante to Murcia, exit 762b, Murcia centro

Terra Natura Murcia wildlife and water park

By Bus

From central Murcia. Bus line number 31 leaves from Plaza Cruz Roja via Gran Via and passes by the park, from Monday to Saturday every half hour and on Sunday every hour.

Line 39A, leaves from the railway station from Monday to Friday every 15 minutes

Line 39C leaves from Infante Juan Manuel (Pio Baroja) from Monday to Friday every 30 minutes.