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Ring-tailed lemur in the indoor enclosure.

Golden takin kid

Animal news | 2 March 2021

Young golden takin Dagu.

This year we were delighted to welcome another new addition to our golden takin fold. Our female Chengdu gave birth to a bouncing baby boy on 18 February. The little golden takin is named Dagu, and he is the eighth offspring to be born successfully to this rare Asian ungulate here at Dresden Zoo. In the wild, golden takins live in mountain forests in the central Chinese province of Shaanxi at altitudes of up to 4,000 m, where they are estimated to number less than 6,000. Takins are classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

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orangutan Djudi

Happy 50th birthday!

Animal news | 29 August 2023

Today marked a proud anniversary for our female orangutan Djudi. Born to Ringo and Uschi at Dresden Zoo on 29 August 1973, she is now ...

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banded mongooses

New arrivals among the banded mongooses

Animal news | 8 August 2023

It’s all go in the banded mongoose enclosure at the moment ‒ on 19 July, seven young animals were born in the indoor pen, which is not ...

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Bactrian camel Farah

Bactrian camel cow Inka gives birth

Animal news | 13 July 2023

After a gestation period of about 13 months, Inka delivered a bouncing baby girl on 7 July 2023. Due to the infant’s relatively large size, ...

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