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The Urban Oasis opened in the Biodome on 1 July. This approximately one-hectare indoor exhibition area welcomes visitors with lush tropical and subtropical vegetation, fascinating animals, including species not seen at our Zoo for decades, and around thirty realistic, life-sized prehistoric reptile models.
The horses transported last year from the Pentezug Wild Horse Reserve of Hortobágy National Park to Kazakhstan were released into the wild at the end of May in the Altyn Dala region. After a successful adaptation period, the horses are healthy, in good condition, and have adjusted well to their new habitat.
Time flies! It feels like only yesterday that Samu, the third calf of our elephant breeding pair, Angele and Assam, was born. In reality, however, more than five years have passed since then. From a biological perspective, the time had come for the young elephant to leave his “family home” and move to a new place.
We regularly receive inquiries about whether you would like to donate plants to us. Until now, we have had limited capacity for this, but now the opportunity is finally here. Although the Biodome plant collection is almost completely finished, there are still a few places where a special plant can find a new home.
In mid-summer, visitors will be able to use the urban oasis opening in the central hall of the Biodome, which will then be available as a permanent attraction. In this urban oasis, 13,000 tropical and subtropical plants and several rare and special animal species, such as hanuman langurs and Bali mynas, can be observed.
When the area of our Zoo was designated in 1864, it covered 18 hectares. Over the first nine decades, it gradually decreased to 10.8 hectares, then remained unchanged for more than fifty years. Only recently have we been able to acquire new areas, so today our grounds once again cover 18 hectares. These changes are linked to a series of eventful developments, which we present in this article.
The Urban Oasis opened in the Biodome on 1 July. This approximately one-hectare indoor exhibition area welcomes visitors with lush tropical and subtropical vegetation, fascinating animals, including species not seen at our Zoo for decades, and around thirty realistic, life-sized prehistoric reptile models.
The horses transported last year from the Pentezug Wild Horse Reserve of Hortobágy National Park to Kazakhstan were released into the wild at the end of May in the Altyn Dala region. After a successful adaptation period, the horses are healthy, in good condition, and have adjusted well to their new habitat.
Time flies! It feels like only yesterday that Samu, the third calf of our elephant breeding pair, Angele and Assam, was born. In reality, however, more than five years have passed since then. From a biological perspective, the time had come for the young elephant to leave his “family home” and move to a new place.
We regularly receive inquiries about whether you would like to donate plants to us. Until now, we have had limited capacity for this, but now the opportunity is finally here. Although the Biodome plant collection is almost completely finished, there are still a few places where a special plant can find a new home.
In mid-summer, visitors will be able to use the urban oasis opening in the central hall of the Biodome, which will then be available as a permanent attraction. In this urban oasis, 13,000 tropical and subtropical plants and several rare and special animal species, such as hanuman langurs and Bali mynas, can be observed.
When the area of our Zoo was designated in 1864, it covered 18 hectares. Over the first nine decades, it gradually decreased to 10.8 hectares, then remained unchanged for more than fifty years. Only recently have we been able to acquire new areas, so today our grounds once again cover 18 hectares. These changes are linked to a series of eventful developments, which we present in this article.
