Wild news
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.

Tufted deer pair arrives at Dresden Zoo
Animal news | 13 July 2023A pair of tufted deer has been living at Dresden Zoo since the beginning of July. The enclosure formerly belonging to the red kangaroos was ...
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Marlies the sloth welcomes new arrival
Animal news | 5 June 2023On 25 May, our two-toed sloth Marlies gave birth to a healthy pup. This is baby number four for Marlies and her partner Atia. The ...
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Meerkats welcome two offspring
Animal news | 28 May 2023There are two new additions to our meerkat gang. The two little ones were born around four weeks ago, well protected in an underground cave ...
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Pelican babies hatch
Animal news | 28 May 2023Great white pelican chicks sport dark and grey-black plumage, not bright and pink-white. This clearly distinguishes young pelicans from ...
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Giant tortoises return to their summer residence
Animal news | 22 May 2023This morning our Aldabra giant tortoises arrived safely at their summer residence. Hugo II, Hugo III and Hugo IV ambled the last few metres ...
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Construction update on the Orangutan House
Bauprojekte | 9 May 2023A look at the construction site of the new orangutan house shows that the shell of the building’s inner courtyard was completed during the ...
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More monkeying around at the zoo
Animal news | 4 April 2023As of today, there’s a new animal species to discover at Dresden Zoo. Three Colombian red howler monkeys from Cologne Zoo have taken up ...
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Discovering our new joey
Animal news | 3 March 2023There’s a little newcomer we’re yet to meet, currently residing in the pouch of female kangaroo Ronja. The joey, whose sex we ...
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The macaw elected Zoo Species of the Year 2023
Animal news | 30 January 2023These large, vividly coloured parrots call the rainforests of Central and South America home. Right now, several species ...
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Beastly fun – Zoo tram goes on maiden voyage
Bauprojekte | 25 January 2023Following on from the “In echt ganz anders” (“Something different in the flesh”) tram, in which made-up animals “borrowed” their fur ...
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