Autumn holidays at the zoo
Animal news | 11 October 2021The season of vibrant colour brings with it an equally colourful holiday programme at Dresden zoo. Our young zoo visitors can expect exciting ...
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It’s twins for the Nilgai antelopes!
Animal news | 8 October 2021Completely unfazed by the racket going on next-door as the new orang-utan house is built, our nilgai female Priya gave birth to twins on 1 ...
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Moving into winter quarters
Animal news | 5 October 2021Now that the warm days of summer are over and autumn is beginning to take hold, it’s time for our three Aldabra giant tortoises to retreat ...
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Nyala baby
Animal news | 4 October 2021We are delighted to announce the arrival of the first calf born to our nyala herd for five years. The little female has been named Diata, and is ...
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Extension of the elephant enclosure completed
Animal news | 13 August 2021Once the interim hall where our elephants were housed during renovations of the Africa House was dismantled, the second construction phase of ...
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New arrival joins our long-tailed goral herd
Animal news | 7 August 2021Grey long-tailed gorals have been part of the Dresden Zoo family for over 20 years. Our zoo, along with Warsaw Zoo and the Tierpark Berlin, is a ...
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Building starts on the new orang-utan house
Animal news | 23 July 2021Things are moving at long last. After almost two years’ planning, we are starting the construction phase of our new orang-utan house. Zoo ...
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Golden takins get a bigger enclosure
Animal news | 15 July 2021A little shy at first, our group of five golden takins soon took a keen interest in their new, much larger enclosure. Over the last few months, ...
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New arrival in the mandrill troop
Animal news | 13 July 2021May we introduce Dajan, our new baby mandrill, who is the son of our female Uzuri? He was born on 16 May and is already boldly exploring the ...
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Elephant enclosure extension
Animal news | 28 June 2021Anyone strolling past our elephants’ bathing pool is bound to see the work that’s currently under way to extend their outdoor enclosure. The ...
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