Dortmund Zoo
Date opened | May 24, 1953 |
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Location | Dortmund, Germany |
Coordinates | 51°28′19″N 7°28′12″E / 51.472°N 7.470°ECoordinates: 51°28′19″N 7°28′12″E / 51.472°N 7.470°E |
Land area | 28 hectares (69 acres) |
No. of animals | ~1500 |
No. of species | ~230 |
The Dortmund Zoo is the zoological garden of Dortmund, Germany. It is specialized in the keeping and breeding of South American species and is leading in the breeding of the giant anteater, the tamandua and the giant otter.[1] The zoo is situated in the south of the city between the boroughs of and Brünninghausen.
Animals[]
- Amur leopard
- Angola giraffe
- Bat-eared fox
- Capybara
- Common squirrel monkey
- Coypu
- Emperor tamarin
- Himalayan tahr
- Indian peafowl
- Jaguar
- Lesser Panda
- Maned wolf
- Meerkat
- Oncilla
- Patagonian mara
- Roe deer
- Siamang
- Two-toed sloth
- Yellow mongoose
- Western pygmy marmoset
- White rhinoceros
- Woylie
Gallery[]
Lukas the lion
Meerkat at the Zoo Dortmund
Two-toed sloth at the Dortmund Zoo
White rhinoceros at the Dortmund Zoo
Red panda with baby at the Dortmund Zoo
References[]
- ^ "Zoo Dortmund". Dortmund Überrascht. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
Categories:
- Zoos in Germany
- Dortmund
- Zoo stubs
- North Rhine-Westphalia geography stubs