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Rheine Nature Zoo

Rheine, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Founded 1937
13 Hectares

Naturally designed zoo with Europe's largest stork colony. Home to around 1,000 animals from 100 species.

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Notable Animals

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Ciconia ciconia
Least Concern
Ciconia ciconia

White Stork

Europe's largest free-breeding stork colony right in the zoo.

🌍 Europa
ðŸ―ïļ Carnivore
⚖ïļ 2,5–4,5 kg
âģ 25–35 Jahre
🏞ïļ Wet meadows and river floodplains of Europe
ðŸ’Ą

White storks return to the same nest every year – some nests are over 100 years old.

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Phoenicopterus roseus
Least Concern
Phoenicopterus roseus

Greater Flamingo

Flamingos in a naturalistic wetland exhibit.

🌍 Afrika
ðŸ―ïļ Omnivore
⚖ïļ 2–4 kg
âģ 40–60 Jahre
🏞ïļ Salt lakes and lagoons
ðŸ’Ą

The pink color of flamingos comes from the carotenoids in their food.

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Theropithecus gelada
Least Concern
Theropithecus gelada

Gelada

Unique primate with a red chest patch, found only in the Ethiopian Highlands.

🌍 Afrika
ðŸ―ïļ Herbivore (mainly grasses)
⚖ïļ 12–20 kg
âģ 20–30 Jahre
🏞ïļ Highlands of Ethiopia, 1,800–4,400 m elevation
ðŸ’Ą

Geladas are the only primates that feed primarily on grasses.

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Macaca sylvanus
Endangered
Macaca sylvanus

Barbary Macaque

The only macaque living wild in Africa, also found on Gibraltar.

🌍 Afrika
ðŸ―ïļ Omnivore
⚖ïļ 5–13 kg
âģ 20–30 Jahre
🏞ïļ Mountain forests of North Africa and Gibraltar
ðŸ’Ą

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
ðŸ―ïļ Carnivore
⚖ïļ 75–140 kg
âģ 15–20 Jahre
🏞ïļ Tropical rainforests of Sumatra
ðŸ’Ą

Sumatran tigers are the only tiger subspecies living on an island.

Special Features

Stork Colony
Monkey Forest
Wetland Biotope