Alpacas live on farms and in wide-open, peaceful areas. They enjoy the quiet and like to cool off in water. When they were babies, they were bottle-fed goat’s milk. Today, they eat hay, guinea pig feed, and drink water.

Sheep mostly live on farms and in fields, where they like to stay in groups. Their wool helps protect them from the cold and the heat. They are calm and gentle animals that enjoy quiet, safe places. Fun fact: If you don’t shear a sheep, its wool just keeps growing and growing… kind of like hair that never gets cut!

Mini goats are small, curious, and very friendly. They love to climb and explore their surroundings. At the mini-farm, our two mini goats are brothers. The male goat is called a billy goat. They live together and like to stay close to each other. Like full-sized goats, they ruminate: their food passes through a multi-chambered stomach, unlike humans, who have a single stomach. Fun fact: Goats can recognize their friends’ voices!

Miniature cows are smaller than traditional cows, but they function in the same way. It has a four-chambered stomach. Its food passes through four “chambers” to be properly digested. It swallows grass, then regurgitates it to chew it a second time: this is called ruminating, unlike humans, who have only one stomach. Fun fact: A cow can spend up to 8 hours a day eating and ruminating!

The rabbits live in quiet, secure enclosures. Gentle and curious, they love to hide and explore. At the mini-farm, you’ll meet dwarf rabbits, lionhead rabbits, and Flemish Giants, which are much larger. They mainly eat hay, fresh vegetables, and special pellets. Hay is important for their teeth. Fun fact: Rabbits’ teeth grow throughout their entire lives!

Maras are large rodents native to Argentina. They are also known as “Patagonian hares.” They have long legs and run very fast to protect themselves. Our two maras arrived when they were just babies. The whole family bottle-fed them for several weeks. They mainly eat hay, grass, and vegetables. Fun fact: Maras can run up to 45 km/h—almost as fast as a car in the city!

Hens and roosters live in groups and scratch the ground to find their food. At the mini-farm, we have different breeds. Each breed of hen lays eggs of a different color: brown, white, cream… sometimes even blue or green! The hens lay eggs and the roosters crow to protect the group. Fun fact: A hen can lay almost one egg a day!

The genet is an animal native to Africa, known for its agility and great curiosity. It loves to explore its surroundings, climb, and observe everything around it. The genet is a nocturnal animal, which means it is mostly active in the evening and at night. During the day, it often prefers to rest in a quiet place. Fun fact: The genet can squeeze into very small spaces thanks to its slender, flexible body!

The mini pig is an intelligent and very curious animal. It loves to root around in the ground with its snout to discover new smells and look for food. At the mini-farm, Daisy loves to wander around her pen, watch what’s going on around her, and come over to see the visitors. Even though she’s a mini pig, she’s not that mini after all! Fun fact: A female pig is called a sow.