Neues aus dem Zoo
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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Double trouble at the Prof. Brandes House
Animal news | 19 November 2021There’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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Young griffon vultures released into the wild
Animal news | 12 November 2021Nearly 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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A tricky start for Lele
Animal news | 14 October 2021On 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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Autumn holidays at the zoo
Animal news | 11 October 2021The 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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It’s twins for the Nilgai antelopes!
Animal news | 8 October 2021Completely unfazed by the racket going on next-door as the new orang-utan house is built, our nilgai female Priya gave birth to twins on 1 ...
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Moving into winter quarters
Animal news | 5 October 2021Now that the warm days of summer are over and autumn is beginning to take hold, it’s time for our three Aldabra giant tortoises to retreat ...
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Nyala baby
Animal news | 4 October 2021We are delighted to announce the arrival of the first calf born to our nyala herd for five years. The little female has been named Diata, and is ...
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Extension of the elephant enclosure completed
Animal news | 13 August 2021Once the interim hall where our elephants were housed during renovations of the Africa House was dismantled, the second construction phase of ...
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New arrival joins our long-tailed goral herd
Animal news | 7 August 2021Grey long-tailed gorals have been part of the Dresden Zoo family for over 20 years. Our zoo, along with Warsaw Zoo and the Tierpark Berlin, is a ...
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