Flamingo offspring
Animal news | 22 June 2024Little white “balls of fluff” are back in the walk-in flamingo aviary at long last. We are pleased to report that our red flamingos have ...
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Opening ceremony for the orangutan house
Animal news | 28 May 2024The opening of the orangutan house is fast approaching. In only a few days the doors of the new house will open and you will be able to explore ...
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The reticulated pythons move into the orangutan house
Animal news | 25 May 2024Two reticulated pythons from the reptile rescue centre in Munich have found a new home with us. The new arrivals are male and have been named ...
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Settling in the binturongs
Animal news | 11 May 2024Another species that has moved into the new orangutan house is the binturong. The two animals come from a Dutch and a French zoo ...
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smooth-coated otters arrived
Bauprojekte | 3 May 2024On 26 April, a pair of smooth-coated otters moved into the almost 145 m² indoor enclosure in the new orangutan house. The two-year-old animals ...
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Hugos move into the new orangutan house
Animal news | 30 April 2024The construction work on the orangutan house is in its final stages and the first animals have moved into the new building. This ...
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"Family Dixieland" event
Campaigns | 10 April 2024The Sächsische Zeitung’s big family festival. With games, excitement, handicrafts, face painting and prizes, as well as jazz and dixie bands ...
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The Zookasper goes into retirement
Campaigns | 8 April 2024After 33 years and over 15,000 performances, Stefan Flinner is bowing out from the Zoo Kasper stage. At the age of 75, he is about to embark on ...
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Janali celebrates her 1st birthday
Animal news | 22 March 2024Koala joey Janali turns 1 year old today. Since her birth on 22 March 2023, she has grown from a tiny, two-centimetre newborn into an ...
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The gecko is Zoo Animal of the Year 2024
Animal news | 31 January 2024The 2024 Zoo Animal of the Year – the gecko – was announced today at the Cologne Zoo aquarium. The patron of this year's campaign, President ...
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