Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Zoologischer Garten
Panda Bears
Bao-Bao the Giant
Panda (one of the most
endangered species in
the world) is the greatest
star of the Berlin Zoo.
He was presented to
Germany by China as an
official gift in 1980. His
female partner Yan Yan is
on loan from China for
breeding purposes.
Berlin's Zoological Garden is Germany's oldest zoo
and, with over 1,400 different species, it is one of
the best-stocked in the world. Animals have been
kept and bred here, in the northwest of the Tier-
garten district, since 1844. A total of about 13,000
animals live in the zoo, ranging from saucer jelly-
fish to the Indian elephant. Some enclosures are
interesting buildings in their own right. In summer,
a visit to the zoo is a favourite day out for Berlin-
ers, and many animals, such as the panda and
baby gorillas, have become celebrities.
Top 10 Zoo Sights
1 Panda Bears
2 Monkey House
3 Lions' Outdoor Enclosure
4 Giraffe House
5 Nocturnal Animal House
6 Elephant House
7 Aviaries
8 Crocodile Hall
9 Aquarium
0 Amphibians' Section
The Elephant Gate - the
Zoo's main entrance
There is a café with
terrace inside the
zoo, to the right of
the Elephant Gate.
A day at the zoo is
not complete with-
out a visit to the
aquarium. The basins
and terraria teem
with life, as do the
zoo enclosures. A
combined ticket for
€15 entitles you to
visit both zoo and
aquarium.
Monkey House
Monkeys and apes are
at home in this house, and
here you can watch gorillas,
orang-utangs and chim-
panzees swinging from tree
to tree and playing in the
straw. The venerable East-
ern Lowland Gorillas, who
raise several young in a
group, are always a special
hit with young and old alike.
The big attraction, however,
which draws the greatest
crowds, is Sangha, a small
baby gorilla, who is being
raised by his carers.
Hardenbergplatz 8 and
Budapester Str. 34
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(030) 25 40 10
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Map
D4, N5 • www.zoo-
berlin.de
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mid-
Oct-mid-Mar:
9am-5pm daily;
mid-Mar-mid-Oct:
9am-6:30pm daily
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Aquarium: 9am-6pm
daily
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Admission charge
Lions' Outdoor
Enclosure
The kings of the desert
usually sit aloft the high
rocks. The lions are fed at
2:30pm in summer and
at 3:30pm in winter.
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