Wild news
Whether it’s new arrivals of baby animals, reports on our involvement in species conservation, or new developments in our construction projects - here you will find all the latest news from our Zoo.
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Abschied von Koala Mullaya
Animal news | 9 January 2026It was with a heavy heart that we decided yesterday to put our ageing male koala Mullaya to sleep. Over the past year, he has slowly but ...
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Caracal offspring
Animal news | 7 January 2026Around seven weeks after his birth behind the scenes, caracal kitten Karlos moved into the exhibition enclosure for the first time yesterday. ...
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Dresden griffon vultures released into the wild in northern Italy
Animal news | 12 December 2025At the end of November, our two griffon vulture offspring travelled to a reintroduction project in Udine in northern Italy on the border with ...
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New addition to our snow leopards
Animal news | 3 December 2025Bataar, our new male snow leopard, was affectionately named “Berggeist” (mountain spirit) by our carnivore keepers, as he was still very ...
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Farewell to our lioness Abaja
Animal news | 14 November 2025The birth of lioness Abaja and her brother Damien in 2012 was a surprise – in two respects. Firstly, the lion pair Layla and Jago were almost ...
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Three-banded armadillos welcome a new arrival
Animal news | 30 October 2025We are delighted to welcome the offspring of our female armadillo Bu. This is the fourth pup for the four-year-old female. The little one is ...
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Vicuñas welcome a new arrival
Animal news | 26 July 2025On Thursday 17 July, female vicuña Alegra gave birth to a healthy cria (baby vicuña). The baby was born during the day in the outdoor ...
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Sad loss of red panda Aki
Animal news | 24 July 2025On the morning of 16 July, our red panda Aki was found weak and almost motionless on the floor of his enclosure. An examination revealed no ...
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Binturong cub Holly passes away
Animal news | 15 July 2025Unfortunately we have very sad news about the loss of our young binturong, Holly. At the end of June, Helga and Holly contracted a viral ...
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Say hi to our new baby mandrill
Animal news | 7 July 2025In the early hours of 30 June, our female mandrill Ikela gave birth to her eighth infant, giving our keeper quite the surprise when she started ...
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Construction projects
We are constantly striving to improve the living environments of our animals based on the latest ...
Construction projects
Events
There is always something going on at our Zoo. From talks to animal campaign days, from species ...
Events
Hangouts & Feeding times
At our animal keeper hangouts, you have the opportunity to get to know our animal keepers and their ...
Hangouts & Feeding times