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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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Inventory of the animals at the zoo

Animal news | 11 January 2023

At the turn of the year, all the animals at Dresden Zoo were counted and compared with the stock records. For most animal species, the tally is ...

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Hog deer welcome new arrival

Hog deer welcome new arrival

Animal news | 9 January 2023

Eggsy is the name our keepers have given to the young female hog deer that was born between Christmas and New Year. The little one spent ...

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New female koala in Dresden

New female koala in Dresden

Animal news | 2 December 2022

Dresden Zoo has a new female koala. Eerin from Duisburg Zoo moved into the show enclosure in Prof. Brandes House this afternoon, which she will ...

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Topping-out ceremony for the new orangutan house

Topping-out ceremony for the new orangutan house

Animal news | 28 November 2022

In the summer of last year, Dresden Zoo began construction on the largest building project in the zoo’s 160-year history – the new orangutan ...

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Terrarium remains open until 31 October

Campaigns | 20 October 2022

Come and visit our terrarium one last time. This autumn holiday is your last chance to see the animals in our terrarium. We ...

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New enclosure for our red kangaroos

New enclosure for our red kangaroos

Animal news | 6 October 2022

Over a three-month construction period, the old antelope house has been transformed for red kangaroos, turning it into a sunny oasis for ...

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Model of the new Orangutan House.

Construction projects

We are constantly striving to improve the living environments of our animals based on the latest ...

Construction projects
Varied programme at the events.

Events

There is always something going on at our Zoo. From talks to animal campaign days, from species ...

Events
One of our keepers feeding the red pandas.

Hangouts & Feeding times

At our animal keeper hangouts, you have the opportunity to get to know our animal keepers and their ...

Hangouts & Feeding times