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Duisburg Zoo
Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen Known as the only zoo in Germany with dolphin keeping and the Rio Negro tropical house. Home to around 6,900 animals from over 400 species.
Least Concern
Tursiops truncatus
Bottlenose Dolphin
Only dolphin keeping in Germany with daily presentations.
🌐 Weltweit
🍽️ Piscivore
⚖️ 150–650 kg
⏳ 40–50 Jahre
🏞️ Tropical and temperate seas
💡 Dolphins sleep with only one half of their brain – the other stays awake.
Vulnerable
Phascolarctos cinereus
Koala
Koalas in a specialized koala house with eucalyptus plants.
🌏 Ozeanien
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 4–15 kg
⏳ 13–18 Jahre
🏞️ Eucalyptus forests of Australia
💡 Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day and eat only eucalyptus leaves.
Vulnerable
Cryptoprocta ferox
Fossa
Rare fossas from Madagascar in a breeding program.
🏝️ Madagaskar
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 5–10 kg
⏳ 15–20 Jahre
🏞️ Rainforests of Madagascar
💡 The fossa is Madagascar's largest predator and is related to the mongoose.
Least Concern
Vombatus ursinus
Wombat
Australian marsupials that dig underground burrows.
🌍 Australien
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 20–35 kg
⏳ 15–20 Jahre
🏞️ Forests and bushland of southeastern Australia
💡 Wombats produce cube-shaped droppings – unique in the animal kingdom.