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Inventory of the animals at the zoo
Animal news | 17 January 2025At the end of each year, we do a precise headcount of all the animals at the zoo to determine exactly how many inhabitants we have on 31 ...
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Zoo Animal of the Year 2025
Animal news | 13 January 2025Well armoured yet under threat ‒ prehistoric mammals with an uncertain future. Protected by their unique bony armour, they have survived 60 ...
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Vicuña offspring in the South American enclosure
Animal news | 13 December 2024A week ago, female vicuña Amber gave birth to a healthy cria (baby vicuña). However, the birth was not without complications, which is why our ...
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Joy over baby sloth
Animal news | 19 November 2024Vor 10 Tagen brachte Zweifingerfaultier Marlies ein gesundes Jungtier zur Welt, um das sich unser Weibchen wieder fürsorglich kümmert. In ...
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Welcome to the penguin team!
Animal news | 6 November 2024Four new male arrivals from the Limbach-Oberfrohna America Zoo moved in with us last week and were immediately well received by ...
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Female koala Sydney has passed away
Animal news | 8 October 2024On 4 October we had to perform emergency surgery on our female koala Sydney. Despite intensive medical and veterinary care, she died during ...
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Orangutan Toni takes possession of the new outdoor enclosure
Animal news | 27 September 2024In bright sunshine, our male orangutan Toni made his very first foray into the outdoor enclosure of the new orangutan house. He checked ...
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Tamandua pup makes his debut
Animal news | 19 September 2024Kiwi the tamandua gave birth to another pup at the end of July – a male, born on 29 July. The team at Prof Brandes House is currently deciding ...
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Dwarf donkeys welcome a new arrival
Animal news | 16 September 2024Our dwarf donkeys regularly take a turn around the zoo. This time our two foals, Gizmo and Grace, also came along for the ride – their first ...
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Djaka and Djudi arrived safely
Animal news | 29 August 2024Yesterday our female orangutans moved house smoothly and both are doing well. Djudi and Djaka coped well with the anaesthetic that was ...
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