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Chemnitz Animal Park

Chemnitz, Sachsen
Founded 1964
10 Hectares
5 Animals

Naturally designed animal park focusing on endangered species and Palearctic wildlife. Home to around 1,000 animals from 200 species.

Notable Animals

Lynx lynx
Least Concern
Lynx lynx

Eurasian Lynx

Eurasian lynx in a large forest enclosure.

๐ŸŒ Europa
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โš–๏ธ 18โ€“30 kg
โณ 12โ€“17 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ European forests and mountains
๐Ÿ’ก

Lynx have ear tufts that help them detect sounds.

Camelus bactrianus
Critically Endangered
Camelus bactrianus

Bactrian Camel

Two-humped camels in a steppe landscape.

๐ŸŒ Asien
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Herbivore
โš–๏ธ 300โ€“1.000 kg
โณ 40โ€“50 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ Steppes and deserts of Central Asia
๐Ÿ’ก

Wild Bactrian camels are rarer than pandas with fewer than 1,000 individuals.

Theropithecus gelada
Least Concern
Theropithecus gelada

Gelada

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

๐ŸŒ Afrika
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Herbivore (mainly grasses)
โš–๏ธ 12โ€“20 kg
โณ 20โ€“30 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ Highlands of Ethiopia, 1,800โ€“4,400 m elevation
๐Ÿ’ก

Geladas are the only primates that feed primarily on grasses.

Cryptoprocta ferox
Vulnerable
Cryptoprocta ferox

Fossa

Madagascar's largest predator, related to mongooses.

๐ŸŒ Afrika
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Carnivore
โš–๏ธ 5โ€“10 kg
โณ 15โ€“20 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ Tropical forests of Madagascar
๐Ÿ’ก

The fossa looks like a mix of a cat and a mongoose but is not closely related to either.

Equus africanus somaliensis
Critically Endangered
Equus africanus somaliensis

Somali Wild Ass

One of the rarest wild asses, ancestor of our domestic donkeys.

๐ŸŒ Afrika
๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Herbivore
โš–๏ธ 230โ€“280 kg
โณ 25โ€“30 Jahre
๐Ÿž๏ธ Semi-deserts and steppes of East Africa
๐Ÿ’ก

There are fewer than 600 Somali wild asses left in the wild.

Special Features

Vivarium
Tropical House
Oberrabenstein Wildlife Enclosure