Germany's fourth-oldest zoo in Dresden's Great Garden. Home to around 1,600 animals from 270 species with a focus on endangered Asian species.
Critically Endangered
Pongo abelii
Orangutan
Sumatran orangutans in a modern great ape house.
🌏 Asien
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 30–90 kg
⏳ 35–45 Jahre
🏞️ Tropical rainforests of Sumatra
💡 Sumatran orangutans use tools and can even learn to open locks.
Vulnerable
Bubo scandiacus
Snowy Owl
Snowy owls in a species-appropriate aviary.
🌍 Europa
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 1,1–2,5 kg
⏳ 10–15 Jahre
🏞️ Arctic tundra
💡 Snowy owls hunt during the day, unlike most owls.
Vulnerable
Panthera uncia
Snow Leopard
The 'Ghost of the Mountains' – a rare big cat of high mountain ranges.
🌏 Asien
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 25–55 kg
⏳ 15–18 Jahre
🏞️ High mountains of Central Asia
💡 Snow leopards can leap up to 15 meters in distance.
Vulnerable
Phascolarctos cinereus
Koala
Australian marsupial that feeds almost exclusively on eucalyptus leaves.
🌍 Australien
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 4–15 kg
⏳ 13–18 Jahre
🏞️ Eucalyptus forests of eastern Australia
💡 Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day because eucalyptus provides little energy.
Endangered
Loxodonta africana
African Elephant
The largest land mammal on Earth.
🌍 Afrika
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 3.000–6.000 kg
⏳ 60–70 Jahre
🏞️ Savannas and forests of Africa
💡 African elephants communicate via infrasound over distances of up to 10 km.