On the 1st of August a De Brazza's monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus) was born. The parents are Guardiola and Merenga. Recently a Round-eared...
The pygmy exhibit at Rostock is the youngest of the ones mentioned and used to be the old elephant exhibit - hence, more space for the animals and...
I don't believe this was ever mentioned but Rostock is planning to receive African Elephants once again as part of a new exhibit Afrika ruft...
Planning is a big word, they are part of the 2040 masterplan, but nothing is concrete and there is plenty that could change.
On the 17th of February a Kafue lechwe (Kobus leche kafuensis) was born. Somewhere in February a Round-eared elephant shrew (Macroscelides...
15 years is a long time.... Personally my favourite 3 German zoos are Cologne, Nuremberg and the Wilhelma in Stuttgart. Behind that is gets...
How much money do they really make. I am sure they are popular, but is there a meaningful number of people who would only visit if they have...
I would disagree, a museum display with living animals is a thing zoos can do very well, if they think about it. The Darwineum in Rostock,...
Having recently returned home from an epic zoo trip around Western and Central Europe, my challenge totals require a pretty large update as...
I have to agree with you there, an really outstanding enclosure. I loved observing our nearest relatives in their spacious outdoor exhibits. The...
Duisburg: Bottlenose Dolphin & Koala Münster : African Penguin and African Cheetah Zoo Berlin: Giant Panda and Polar Bear Tierpark Berlin: Plains...
Not sure if I agree with all of those. Tierpark Berlin doesn't even hold plains bison atm, they have wood bison instead. I would say,...
92. Alfred-Brehm house Tierpark Berlin, Germany Opened: 1963 (completely renovated 2020) Size: 1.2 hectares Inhabitants: Malayan sun bear, Javan...
This is the personal report following his death " Boy was an Asiatic Bull elephant, born in approximately 1970. The records don’t say where, but...
Thank you for that new information. That height surely would be close only to Raja Gal the king of Nepal. I did understand that it was claimed he...
Germany Europe's largest zoo country still offers countless possibilities for inclusions in such a list, despite already having 29 exhibits that...
I think the ones that i can think of right now would be: - petting free roaming piglets in Tierpark Krüzen - seeing walruses for the first time in...
I am proud there are four czech representatives! I am however a bit surprised - not so much about Prague, but that there is Ostrava, while Zlin,...
For easy reference, here is the index, sorted by country and zoo: AUSTRIA Herberstein, Tierwelt Mandrill and grivet enclosure (28) Innsbruck,...
Rostock converted their Elephant enclosure into one for Pygmy hippo. The old elephant enclosure in Blijdorp first held Reticulated giraffe for 15...
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