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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.

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Extension of the elephant enclosure completed.

Extension of the elephant enclosure completed

Animal news | 13 August 2021

Once 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.

New arrival joins our long-tailed goral herd

Animal news | 7 August 2021

Grey 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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Zoo director Karl-Heinz Ukena and architect Jens Krauße from architectural firm Heinle, Wischer und Partner presented the building project and construction schedule.

Building starts on the new orang-utan house

Animal news | 23 July 2021

Things are moving at long last. After almost two years’ planning, we are starting the construction phase of our new orang-utan house. Zoo ...

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Golden takins.

Golden takins get a bigger enclosure

Animal news | 15 July 2021

A little shy at first, our group of five golden takins soon took a keen interest in their new, much larger enclosure. Over the last few months, ...

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New arrival in the mandrill troop

New arrival in the mandrill troop

Animal news | 13 July 2021

May we introduce Dajan, our new baby mandrill, who is the son of our female Uzuri? He was born on 16 May and is already boldly exploring the ...

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Elephant enclosure extension

Elephant enclosure extension

Animal news | 28 June 2021

Anyone strolling past our elephants’ bathing pool is bound to see the work that’s currently under way to extend their outdoor enclosure. The ...

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Bat-eared fox

Bat-eared foxes settle in cautiously

Animal news | 18 June 2021

Our two one-year-old bat-eared foxes Attila and Ulti are slowly and warily getting used to their new home between the pony and red buffalo ...

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Aldabra giant tortoises

Move to summer accommodation

Animal news | 8 June 2021

From today, our three Aldabra giant tortoises will once again be able to chomp on fresh grass, juicy clover and wild herbs directly from the meadow.

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Ring-tailed lemurs

Ring-tailed lemur island now open again

Animal news | 4 June 2021

Are you ready for an island adventure? Our walk-through ring-tailed lemur island with our six lemurs is now open. Three half-brothers ...

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Zebra with young

New arrival joins our zebra herd

Animal news | 31 May 2021

A new zebra foal emerged blinking into the light of Dresden Zoo on 11 May. The baby boy, named Django, arrived overnight in the outdoor ...

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