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Neumuenster Animal Park
Neumuenster, Schleswig-Holstein Naturally designed animal park with a northern European focus. Home to around 700 animals from 100 species in a forest and pond landscape.
Vulnerable
Ursus maritimus
Polar Bear
Polar bears in an arctic exhibit.
🌍 Europa
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 350–700 kg
⏳ 25–30 Jahre
🏞️ Arctic coasts and pack ice
💡 Polar bear fur is not white but transparent – the skin underneath is black.
Near Threatened
Bison bonasus
European Bison
Europe's largest land mammal, successfully reintroduced.
🌍 Europa
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 300–920 kg
⏳ 20–28 Jahre
🏞️ Mixed deciduous forests of Central and Eastern Europe
💡 The European bison was extinct in the wild by 1927 – zoo breeding programs saved the species.
Vulnerable
Spheniscus humboldti
Humboldt Penguin
South American penguin, named after the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt.
🌎 Südamerika
🍽️ Piscivore
⚖️ 3–5 kg
⏳ 15–20 Jahre
🏞️ Coasts of Chile and Peru
💡 Humboldt penguins dig nesting burrows in guano deposits along the coast.
Least Concern
Alces alces
Moose
The largest member of the deer family with a massive palmate antler.
🌍 Europa
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 200–700 kg
⏳ 15–25 Jahre
🏞️ Boreal forests and bogs of northern Europe and North America
💡 Moose are excellent swimmers and can dive up to 6 meters deep.
Eurasian Lynx
Europe's largest wild cat with characteristic tufted ears.
🌍 Europa
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 18–36 kg
⏳ 12–17 Jahre
🏞️ Forests of Europe and northern Asia
💡 The lynx has such keen eyesight that it can spot a mouse from 75 meters away.