Granja Natura (CAN) in Navàs, Barcelona, hosts over 30 animal species: goats, pigs, horses, emus, birds of prey, tortoises, snakes, iguanas and many more. Guided visits every weekend.
Over 30 species await you
Our mares Taca and Jolie graze the fields at CAN. Large hoofed mammals that walk on a single powerful toe, they are strong, elegant animals long used for transport.
Habitat: Meadows and fields
Diet: Herbivore: grass, hay, grain
Small, friendly and gutsy equids, recognisable by their stocky build and short stature of around 150 centimetres. They are often the first animals children learn to ride.
Habitat: Meadows and farms
Diet: Herbivore
Pets that children take to instantly. They need time outdoors, exercise and places to dig, and they breed very easily, with up to 8 young per litter.
Habitat: Meadows and woodlands
Diet: Herbivore: hay, vegetables, grass
A breed with unusual silk-like plumage and distinctive traits: dark skin and bones, blue earlobes and five toes on each foot. Originally from China, India or Java, it is calm-tempered and an excellent mother.
Habitat: Farms
Diet: Omnivore
Ruminant mammals whose wool insulates them from the cold and doubles as a textile raw material. Every year, when the heat arrives, we shear them for their comfort.
Habitat: Meadows and mountains
Diet: Herbivore: grass, hay
A small breed from arid climates with sparse vegetation. Their gentle temperament makes them ideal for hands-on contact with children, and they are remarkably agile and clever.
Habitat: Arid zones of Africa
Diet: Herbivore
Domestic, very sociable waterfowl. They love to swim and dabble in the water, searching for food with their flat bills.
Habitat: Wetlands, ponds and rivers
Diet: Omnivore: aquatic plants, insects, grain
Large waterfowl of the duck family with a fierce territorial streak. They lay very large eggs and are cosmopolitan, living on every continent except Antarctica.
Habitat: Wetlands and farms
Diet: Herbivore: grass, grain
A black-and-white dairy breed. Our Xarito arrived at three months old and now gives the milk behind dairy products such as cheese and yoghurt. Cattle were first domesticated around 10,000 years ago.
Habitat: Farms
Diet: Herbivore: grass, hay
A bird famous for the male's magnificent plumage, which fans out a great tail covered in iridescent eye-spots to attract the female.
Habitat: Forests and open areas of South Asia
Diet: Omnivore: seeds, insects, small reptiles
A nocturnal bird of prey with a heart-shaped facial disc and golden plumage. Its low-light vision is superb and its hearing so precise that it can hunt in complete darkness. It is a protected species.
Habitat: Rural areas, farms, bell towers
Diet: Carnivore: mice, rats
The largest nocturnal bird in the world, originally from Asia but also native here. Its wingspan reaches over a metre and a half. It feeds on rodents, rabbits, hedgehogs and, given the chance, young foxes.
Habitat: Forests and cliffs
Diet: Carnivore: rodents, rabbits, hedgehogs
A medium-sized diurnal raptor from the sparsely wooded, semi-desert areas of the Americas. Unlike solitary eagles, they live in groups and hunt cooperatively.
Habitat: Semi-desert areas of the Americas
Diet: Carnivore: small mammals, birds, reptiles
A Mediterranean deer with a reddish, white-spotted coat. It differs from the red deer mainly in its coat and its smaller size, and lives in small groups.
Habitat: Mediterranean forests and meadows
Diet: Herbivore
A large mammal found across Eurasia and North Africa. An omnivore with a highly developed sense of smell, it appears on the list of the 100 most damaging invasive species for ecosystems.
Habitat: European forests and mountain areas
Diet: Omnivore: roots, acorns, insects
A native carnivorous mammal, cunning and highly adaptable. It is one of the most common and important predators in our forests.
Habitat: Forests, fields and rural areas
Diet: Omnivore: small mammals, fruits, insects
A relatively small native land tortoise. Wild populations are in decline because of habitat destruction and illegal collection.
Habitat: Mediterranean scrubland and forests
Diet: Herbivore
A small rodent found across Europe and Asia. It lives in trees and moves nimbly between branches and trunks, feeding mainly on tree seeds.
Habitat: Forests of Europe and Asia
Diet: Omnivore: seeds, nuts
An American mammal whose glands produce a foul-smelling liquid to drive off predators. It is an opportunistic feeder, eating plants, vegetables, snakes and rodents.
Habitat: North American forests and prairies
Diet: Omnivore
An Australian bird that cannot fly despite having plumage and wings. It can run at up to 50 km/h and lays eggs weighing 700 to 900 grams, the equivalent of 12 hen's eggs.
Habitat: Australian plains and savannas
Diet: Omnivore: plants, insects, seeds
A large, vividly coloured parrot native to the Americas. Highly intelligent and long-lived, it can learn to imitate sounds and words.
Habitat: Tropical rainforests of Central and South America
Diet: Herbivore: fruits, seeds and nuts
A large rodent whose striking quills serve as its defence. Its small eyes are well adapted to darkness, and its whiskers give it a highly developed sense of touch.
Habitat: Forests of Africa and Asia
Diet: Herbivore: roots, tubers, fruits
An Australian reptile with a throat pouch covered in spiky scales that looks like a beard. An opportunistic omnivore, it communicates mostly through body language.
Habitat: Australian deserts and arid zones
Diet: Omnivore
A reptile from the savannas and semi-arid zones of Australia. It has an elongated body on very short legs, feeds on insects and fruit, and can live up to 25 years.
Habitat: Australian savannas
Diet: Omnivore: insects, fruit
A tree-dwelling reptile from Central America that feeds on leaves and fruit. As an adult it can weigh 15 kg and grow to a metre and a half.
Habitat: Central American tropical rainforests
Diet: Herbivore: leaves, fruits
A non-venomous, very docile snake from North America. A medium-sized constrictor, it has invasive potential in places such as the Balearic Islands.
Habitat: North American forests and fields
Diet: Carnivore: mice, small reptiles
A small reptile from the deserts of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. An expert survivor with exceptional eyesight, very sharp hearing and strong camouflage. It hisses when it feels threatened.
Habitat: Asian deserts
Diet: Insectivore
A reptile known for changing colour, its independently moving eyes and the very long tongue it uses to catch insects.
Habitat: Arid, mountainous areas of Yemen and Arabia
Diet: Insectivore: crickets, locusts and other insects
A small mammal native to Madagascar that resembles a hedgehog. When threatened, it curls up and raises its spines.
Habitat: Dry forests and scrublands of Madagascar
Diet: Insectivore: insects, worms and invertebrates
The largest frog in North America: an adult female can exceed 20 centimetres and half a kilo. In Europe it is an invasive alien species, because it eats anything that fits in its mouth and displaces native amphibians. The individuals living here come from illegal keeping and cannot be returned to the wild.
Habitat: Ponds, pools and slow-moving water
Diet: Carnivore: insects, fish and other amphibians
A large spider with eight legs and urticating hairs. It does not spin a web to trap prey but hunts with its fangs. It is venomous, though not lethal to humans.
Habitat: Tropical and subtropical regions
Diet: Carnivore: insects, small vertebrates
A land tortoise found across Asia, with four sturdy claws for digging. A herbivore of extreme continental climates, it is classed as vulnerable and threatened by the pet trade.
Habitat: Central Asian steppes
Diet: Herbivore
A South African land tortoise marked with dark leopard-like spots. A herbivore, it lives in very varied terrain, from deserts to grasslands.
Habitat: South African savannas
Diet: Herbivore
A tropical rainforest tortoise with reddish or orange markings on its front legs. A herbivore and scavenger, it is endangered because of overhunting.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest
Diet: Herbivore and scavenger
Also known as the African giant tortoise, it is the third largest tortoise in the world and comes from the Sahara Desert. A herbivore, it can weigh up to 90 kg and live for 100 years.
Habitat: Sahara Desert
Diet: Herbivore
An educational nature center with over 30 animal species in Navàs, Barcelona, Spain.
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