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Heidelberg Zoo
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg Family-friendly zoo on the Neckar river with a focus on education and species conservation. Home to around 1,600 animals from 150 species.
Endangered
Elephas maximus
Asian Elephant
Asian elephants in a new elephant enclosure.
🌏 Asien
🍽️ Herbivore
⚖️ 2.700–5.000 kg
⏳ 60–70 Jahre
🏞️ Tropical forests of South Asia
💡 Asian elephants communicate via infrasound that humans cannot hear.
Vulnerable
Ursus arctos syriacus
Syrian Brown Bear
Rare Syrian brown bears in a rocky enclosure.
🌏 Asien
🍽️ Omnivore
⚖️ 100–250 kg
⏳ 20–30 Jahre
🏞️ Mountain regions of the Middle East
💡 The Syrian brown bear is the smallest subspecies of brown bear.
Critically Endangered
Panthera leo leo
Barbary Lion
The largest lion subspecies with a magnificent dark mane.
🌍 Afrika
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 150–250 kg
⏳ 15–20 Jahre
🏞️ Originally North Africa (extinct in the wild)
💡 Barbary lions are considered extinct in the wild – they survive only in zoos.
Endangered
Ailurus fulgens
Red Panda
Small, tree-dwelling bear with red fur and a ringed tail.
🌏 Asien
🍽️ Herbivore (mainly bamboo)
⚖️ 3–6 kg
⏳ 8–12 Jahre
🏞️ Mountain forests of the Himalayas and southwestern China
💡 Red pandas were discovered before giant pandas and bore the name 'panda' first.
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Panthera tigris sumatrae Critically Endangered
Panthera tigris sumatrae
Sumatran Tiger
The smallest surviving tiger subspecies, critically endangered.
🌏 Asien
🍽️ Carnivore
⚖️ 75–140 kg
⏳ 15–20 Jahre
🏞️ Tropical rainforests of Sumatra
💡 Sumatran tigers are the only tiger subspecies living on an island.