Wildlife Park

Nordhorn Animal Park

Nordhorn, Niedersachsen

Founded 1950

12 Hectares

Family-friendly animal park focusing on regional domestic breeds and European wildlife. Home to around 2,000 animals from 100 species.

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Notable Animals

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Canis lupus lupus

Least Concern

Canis lupus lupus

Eurasian Wolf

Wolves in a naturalistic forest enclosure.

🌍 Europa

🍽️ Carnivore

⚖️ 25–50 kg

⏳ 10–13 Jahre

🏞️ Forests and steppes of Europe

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Eurasian wolves howl to communicate with their pack over kilometers.

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Phoca vitulina

Least Concern

Phoca vitulina

Harbor Seal

Harbor seals in a North Sea coast exhibit.

🌍 Europa

🍽️ Piscivore

⚖️ 60–170 kg

⏳ 25–30 Jahre

🏞️ Coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific

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Harbor seals can dive for up to 30 minutes.

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Ovis aries

Domesticated

Ovis aries

Bentheimer Landschaf

Rare, endangered sheep breed from the Emsland region.

🌍 Europa

🍽️ Herbivore

⚖️ 50–80 kg

⏳ 10–15 Jahre

🏞️ Pastures and moorlands of Lower Saxony

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Tierpark Nordhorn keeps over 100 animals – the largest herd of this rare breed.

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Choloepus didactylus

Least Concern

Choloepus didactylus

Two-Toed Sloth

Leisurely tree dwellers that sleep up to 20 hours a day.

🌎 Südamerika

🍽️ Herbivore

⚖️ 4–8 kg

⏳ 20–30 Jahre

🏞️ Tropical rainforests of South and Central America

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Sloths descend from their tree only once a week to relieve themselves.

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Sus scrofa domesticus

Domesticated

Sus scrofa domesticus

Buntes Bentheimer Schwein

Rare, endangered pig breed with black and white spotting.

🌍 Europa

🍽️ Omnivore

⚖️ 100–150 kg

⏳ 15–20 Jahre

🏞️ Pastures and barns

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In the 1950s, only about 100 Buntes Bentheimer pigs remained worldwide.

Special Features

Vechtehof

Petting Zoo

Prairie Exhibit