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Außenansicht des neuen Orang-Utan-Hauses.
Discover our orangutans in the new orangutan house

A zoo for everyone
in the middle of Dresden

News from the zoo

Koala Sydney

Female koala Sydney has passed away

Animal news | 8 October 2024

On 4 October we had to perform emergency surgery on our female koala Sydney. Despite intensive medical and veterinary care, she died during ...

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Orang-Utan Toni in der Außenanlage

Orangutan Toni takes possession of the new outdoor enclosure

Animal news | 27 September 2024

In bright sunshine, our male orangutan Toni made his very first foray into the outdoor enclosure of the new orangutan house. He checked ...

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Tamandua Kiwi mit Jungtier

Tamandua pup makes his debut

Animal news | 19 September 2024

Kiwi the tamandua gave birth to another pup at the end of July – a male, born on 29 July. The team at Prof Brandes House is currently deciding ...

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Esel-Nachwuchs Grace mit Mutter

Dwarf donkeys welcome a new arrival

Animal news | 16 September 2024

Our dwarf donkeys regularly take a turn around the zoo. This time our two foals, Gizmo and Grace, also came along for the ride – their first ...

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Orang-Utan Djaka

Djaka and Djudi arrived safely

Animal news | 29 August 2024

Yesterday our female orangutans moved house smoothly and both are doing well. Djudi and Djaka coped well with the anaesthetic that was ...

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Kahlkopfrappküken.

Three rare southern bald ibises hatched

Animal news | 6 August 2024

There is some very good news from our bird zone, where three southern bald ibises hatched in May and June. As our young and inexperienced parent ...

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Fütterung der Pelikane

hangouts and feeding times

 

Golden takin

Fri
12:30 pm
hangout with feeding and commentary

Snowy Owl

Fri
3:00 pm
hangout with feeding and commentary

Dhole

Fri
9:30 am
hangout with feeding and commentary

Snow leopard

Sat
9:30 am
hangout with commentary

Vulture aviary
(Vulture aviary)

Thu
12:30 pm
hangout with feeding and commentary

Koala feeding
(Prof. Brandes House)

daily
9:30 am
feeding without commentary

Humboldt Penguin

daily
2:30 pm
hangout with feeding and commentary

African elephant
(Afrika House)

daily
1:45 pm
hangout with commentary

False gharial
(Prof. Brandes House)

every first Fri. of the month
11:00 am
hangout with feeding and commentary

Bactrian camel

Wed
12:30 pm
hangout with commentary

Meerkat feeding

Wed, Sun
11:30 am
hangout with feeding and commentary

Koala weighing
(Prof. Brandes House)

Wed, Sun
11:00 am
hangout with feeding and commentary

Lion

Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun
11:00 am
feeding without commentary

1,074
animals

365
days a year

One day at the zoo

Tour

Set off on a fun and informative tour through our Zoo. You can find out more about the respective points ...

Tour
Boy eating ice cream in the Africa Lodge.

Catering & Zoo shop

Our catering partners are spread throughout the zoo and offer a wide range of hot food, snacks and ...

Catering & Zoo shop

Tips for your visit

Our Zoo covers an area of around 13 hectares and offers visitors of all ages a fun, relaxing and truly ...

Tips for your visit
Orang-Utan Daisy
A new house for our orangutans

SPECIES CONSERVATION IN THE ZOO

We see ourselves as a place of learning, and regard nature and species conservation as one of our core tasks.

species conservation in the zoo

 

Contact

Zoo Dresden GmbH
Tiergartenstraße 1
01219 Dresden
Phone: +49351 - 4780 60
Fax: +49351 - 4780 660