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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New arrival for the Kirk’s dik-diks
Animal news | 11 March 2022With a bit of patience and a bit of luck, our baby female Kirk’s dik-dik, born on 17 February, can be glimpsed taking her first ...
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BIRTH OF HOG DEER FAWN
Animal news | 22 February 2022Baby female hog deer Elaha lies quietly in the safety of her stable waiting for mum Brahma, who regularly drops in to nurse her offspring. Elaha ...
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NEW FEMALE THREE BANDED ARMADILLO FOR GURT
Animal news | 16 February 2022Early February saw a new inhabitant arrive at the Prof. Brandes House. The eight-month-old three banded armadillo comes from Budapest ...
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Bantengs welcome new arrival
Animal news | 12 January 2022The few sunbeams that managed to break through the clouds today were enough to entice our nearly four-week-old banteng bull calf out into the open.
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Happy Birthday Toni
Animal news | 13 December 2021Toni was born on 13 December in Budapest Zoo. Following the death of his mother, he was raised there by humans – which explains the great ...
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Koala Sydney goes on a trip to Duisburg Zoo
Animal news | 9 December 2021On 26 November, Sydney set off for the Ruhr. Our section head Olaf Lohnitz accompanied Sydney on her journey and remained in Duisburg for a few ...
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