Southern tamanduas welcome new arrival
Animal news | 13 June 2022Kiwi and Ignacio, our southern tamanduas, have welcomed baby number four to the world. The mini anteater was born at the Prof. ...
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First pelican hatchling at Dresden Zoo
Animal news | 8 June 2022For the first time in the history of Dresden Zoo, a great white pelican chick has hatched and is being successfully raised by its ...
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Species conservation with macaws at Dresden Zoo
Species protection | 31 May 2022Today is World Parrot Day, and to celebrate, we want to put our macaws centre stage and highlight our ongoing commitment to conserving the macaw ...
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Giant tortoises return to their summer residence
Animal news | 12 May 2022Our three Aldabra giant tortoises moved back into their outdoor enclosure today. Hugo II, Hugo III and Hugo IV were chauffeured to their summer ...
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A sad goodbye to lion Jago
Animal news | 27 April 2022Our male lion Jago had been in obvious pain for several weeks and his general wellbeing was getting worse and worse. He became increasingly ...
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Groundbreaking ceremony for the new orang-utan house
Animal news | 25 April 2022"Thank you very much and best of luck,” declared Detlef Sittel, chairman of the Dresden Zoo Supervisory Board and First Mayor of the City of ...
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New arrival for the Kirk’s dik-diks
Animal news | 11 March 2022With a bit of patience and a bit of luck, our baby female Kirk’s dik-dik, born on 17 February, can be glimpsed taking her first ...
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World Wildlife Day
Species protection | 3 March 2022The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, or CITES for short, was signed on 3 March 1973. ...
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BIRTH OF HOG DEER FAWN
Animal news | 22 February 2022Baby female hog deer Elaha lies quietly in the safety of her stable waiting for mum Brahma, who regularly drops in to nurse her offspring. Elaha ...
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NEW FEMALE THREE BANDED ARMADILLO FOR GURT
Animal news | 16 February 2022Early February saw a new inhabitant arrive at the Prof. Brandes House. The eight-month-old three banded armadillo comes from Budapest ...
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