Dortmund Zoo

Dortmund Zoo
Zoo Dortmund Entrance

51°28′19″N 7°28′12″E / 51.472°N 7.470°E / 51.472; 7.470
Date opened	May 24, 1953
Location	Dortmund, Germany
Land area	28 hectares (69 acres)
No. of animals	~1500
No. of species	~230

The Dortmund Zoo is the zoological garden of Dortmund, Germany. It is specialized in the keeping and breeding of South American species and is leading in the breeding of the giant anteater, the tamandua and the giant otter.^[1] The zoo is situated in the south of the city between the boroughs of Hacheney and Brünninghausen.

Animals

Gallery

Lukas the lion
Meerkat at the Zoo Dortmund
Two-toed sloth at the Dortmund Zoo
White rhinoceros at the Dortmund Zoo
Red panda with baby at the Dortmund Zoo

See also

List of zoos in Germany

References

^ "Zoo Dortmund". Dortmund Überrascht. Retrieved 2015-05-22.

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