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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.

Koala.

Baby koala makes debut appearance

Animal news | 4 October 2023

It was clear from female koala Eerin’s increasingly rounded pouch and the movements visible inside it: the baby koala was growing fast and it ...

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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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Tufted deer Berry

Tufted deer pair arrives at Dresden Zoo

Animal news | 13 July 2023

A pair of tufted deer has been living at Dresden Zoo since the beginning of July. The enclosure formerly belonging to the red kangaroos was ...

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Faultier Jungtier

Marlies the sloth welcomes new arrival

Animal news | 5 June 2023

On 25 May, our two-toed sloth Marlies gave birth to a healthy pup. This is baby number four for Marlies and her partner Atia. The ...

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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