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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.

Neues aus dem Zoo

Kirk-Dikdik Nachwuchs

New arrival for the Kirk’s dik-diks

Animal news | 11 March 2022

With 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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Schweinshirsch-Nachwuchs

BIRTH OF HOG DEER FAWN

Animal news | 22 February 2022

Baby 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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Kugelgürteltier Bu

NEW FEMALE THREE BANDED ARMADILLO FOR GURT

Animal news | 16 February 2022

Early 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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Banteng offspring Dhanno .

Bantengs welcome new arrival

Animal news | 12 January 2022

The 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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Orang-Utan Toni im derzeitigen Außengehege.

Happy Birthday Toni

Animal news | 13 December 2021

Toni 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

Koala Sydney goes on a trip to Duisburg Zoo

Animal news | 9 December 2021

On 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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Kaiserschnurrbarttamarin-Nachwuchs

Double trouble at the Prof. Brandes House

Animal news | 19 November 2021

There’s great jubilation over at the Prof. Brandes House at the moment, with our emperor tamarin Sissi having given birth to babies number 13 ...

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Gänsegeier-Nachzucht aus dem Zoo Dresden

Young griffon vultures released into the wild

Animal news | 12 November 2021

Nearly one year ago to the day, our two young male griffon vultures, who hatched in 2019 and 2020, left us for Sardinia, where they joined a ...

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Faultier-Jungtier Lene

A tricky start for Lele

Animal news | 14 October 2021

On 11 September, our two-toed sloth Marlies gave birth to twins after an eleven-month pregnancy. A twin birth is very rare among sloths ‒ and ...

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Herbstferien 2021 im Zoo Dresden

Autumn holidays at the zoo

Animal news | 11 October 2021

The season of vibrant colour brings with it an equally colourful holiday programme at Dresden zoo. Our young zoo visitors can expect exciting ...

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