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Topping-out ceremony for the new orangutan house
Animal news | 28 November 2022In 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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New enclosure for our red kangaroos
Animal news | 6 October 2022Over 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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Record litter for the naked mole-rats
Animal news | 5 October 2022A record-breaking litter was born at the weekend: 28 pups from one female in a group of naked mole-rats. The gestation period is about 76 days, ...
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Orangutan House construction update
Bauprojekte | 17 August 2022Last summer, we started work on our biggest project to date ‒ the new Orangutan House. Despite one or two complications such as the Covid-19 ...
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Construction of a new red kangaroos enclosure
Animal news | 20 July 2022It’s not just the orangutan house that is currently under construction at the zoo; another new development is also taking shape across from ...
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Southern tamanduas welcome new arrival
Animal news | 13 June 2022Kiwi and Ignacio, our southern tamanduas, have welcomed baby number four to the world. The mini anteater was born at the Prof. ...
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First pelican hatchling at Dresden Zoo
Animal news | 8 June 2022For the first time in the history of Dresden Zoo, a great white pelican chick has hatched and is being successfully raised by its ...
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Giant tortoises return to their summer residence
Animal news | 12 May 2022Our three Aldabra giant tortoises moved back into their outdoor enclosure today. Hugo II, Hugo III and Hugo IV were chauffeured to their summer ...
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A sad goodbye to lion Jago
Animal news | 27 April 2022Our male lion Jago had been in obvious pain for several weeks and his general wellbeing was getting worse and worse. He became increasingly ...
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Groundbreaking ceremony for the new orang-utan house
Animal news | 25 April 2022"Thank you very much and best of luck,” declared Detlef Sittel, chairman of the Dresden Zoo Supervisory Board and First Mayor of the City of ...
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