Vicuña offspring in the South American enclosure
Animal news | 13 December 2024A week ago, female vicuña Amber gave birth to a healthy cria (baby vicuña). However, the birth was not without complications, which is why our ...
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Joy over baby sloth
Animal news | 19 November 2024Vor 10 Tagen brachte Zweifingerfaultier Marlies ein gesundes Jungtier zur Welt, um das sich unser Weibchen wieder fürsorglich kümmert. In ...
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Welcome to the penguin team!
Animal news | 6 November 2024Four new male arrivals from the Limbach-Oberfrohna America Zoo moved in with us last week and were immediately well received by ...
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Discounted admission prices from 1 November
Campaigns | 1 November 2024From 1 November, zoo visitors will no longer pay full admission but can visit the zoo at discounted winter prices. The price differentiation ...
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225,000€ for the conservation of snow leopards
Species protection | 23 October 2024Today is World Snow Leopard Day: a day to draw attention to the protection of this majestic big cat. Dresden Zoo has been supporting the Snow ...
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Female koala Sydney has passed away
Animal news | 8 October 2024On 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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Orangutan Toni takes possession of the new outdoor enclosure
Animal news | 27 September 2024In 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 pup makes his debut
Animal news | 19 September 2024Kiwi 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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Dwarf donkeys welcome a new arrival
Animal news | 16 September 2024Our 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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Djaka and Djudi arrived safely
Animal news | 29 August 2024Yesterday 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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Construction projects
We are constantly striving to improve the living environments of our animals based on the latest ...
Construction projects
Events
There is always something going on at our Zoo. From talks to animal campaign days, from species ...
Events
Hangouts & Feeding times
At our animal keeper hangouts, you have the opportunity to get to know our animal keepers and their ...
Hangouts & Feeding times