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Rheine Nature Zoo
Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen Naturally designed zoo with Europe's largest stork colony. Home to around 1,000 animals from 100 species.
Least Concern
Ciconia ciconia
White Stork
Europe's largest free-breeding stork colony right in the zoo.
🌍 Europa
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 2,5–4,5 kg
⏳ 25–35 Jahre
🏞️ Wet meadows and river floodplains of Europe
💡 White storks return to the same nest every year – some nests are over 100 years old.
Least Concern
Phoenicopterus roseus
Greater Flamingo
Flamingos in a naturalistic wetland exhibit.
🌍 Afrika
🍽️ Omnivore
⚖️ 2–4 kg
⏳ 40–60 Jahre
🏞️ Salt lakes and lagoons
💡 The pink color of flamingos comes from the carotenoids in their food.
Least Concern
Theropithecus gelada
Gelada
Unique primate with a red chest patch, found only in the Ethiopian Highlands.
🌍 Afrika
🍽️ Herbivore (mainly grasses)
⚖️ 12–20 kg
⏳ 20–30 Jahre
🏞️ Highlands of Ethiopia, 1,800–4,400 m elevation
💡 Geladas are the only primates that feed primarily on grasses.
Endangered
Macaca sylvanus
Barbary Macaque
The only macaque living wild in Africa, also found on Gibraltar.
🌍 Afrika
🍽️ Omnivore
⚖️ 5–13 kg
⏳ 20–30 Jahre
🏞️ Mountain forests of North Africa and Gibraltar
💡 Barbary macaques are Europe's only free-living monkeys, on the Rock of Gibraltar.
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Panthera tigris sumatrae Critically Endangered
Panthera tigris sumatrae
Sumatran Tiger
The smallest surviving tiger subspecies, critically endangered.
🌏 Asien
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 75–140 kg
⏳ 15–20 Jahre
🏞️ Tropical rainforests of Sumatra
💡 Sumatran tigers are the only tiger subspecies living on an island.