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The latest “census” data on the animals in our Zoo have arrived. According to these figures, we care for 7,452 individual animals belonging to 658 species, as well as 78 breeding groups, on a daily basis. We work with many declining species, and in 138 cases, conservation-focused zoo breeding is coordinated through international breeding programmes, in which our Zoo also takes part.
The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) has launched its 2026–2027 conservation campaign to raise awareness about the protection of wetlands, and our Zoo is taking part. Over the course of the year, we will organize related programs and regularly share educational content on our website and social media channels.
At our Zoo, we care for more than seven thousand animals representing 647 species every day. This care naturally includes feeding and nutrition, which is no simple task, as each species has different needs. There are also many challenges in sourcing, storing, and preparing their food. In this article, we share how our animals are fed.
Recently, on November 17, Budapest celebrated its birthday, and on this occasion several of our colleagues at the Zoo received recognition from our maintainer, the Budapest City Council: Mónika Mikó and Attila Márton Budai were named Heroes of Budapest, while Zoltán Hanga was honored with the “For Budapest” award.
13 November is the Day of the Hungarian Language. On this occasion, we have prepared a short overview of how various exotic animal species—most of which can also be seen in our Zoo—received Hungarian names, even though they originally had none. We also explain why this topic is important for our Zoo.
12 November is Jonah’s Day, which is special for us, as this was the name of our first hippopotamus, who lived in our Zoo between 1893 and 1917. Jonah was already legendary during his lifetime, and for a long time his name was the first that came to people’s minds when they thought of a hippopotamus (until the 1975 animated film Hugo the Hippopotamus).
November 8 is World Radiology Day. On this date in 1895, during his experiments at the University of Würzburg, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen first observed the mysterious X-rays, which were later named after him. The possibility of medical use was recognised very quickly: within the first few weeks of his experiments, Röntgen already produced an X-ray image of his wife Anna Bertha’s right hand.
The latest “census” data on the animals in our Zoo have arrived. According to these figures, we care for 7,452 individual animals belonging to 658 species, as well as 78 breeding groups, on a daily basis. We work with many declining species, and in 138 cases, conservation-focused zoo breeding is coordinated through international breeding programmes, in which our Zoo also takes part.
The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) has launched its 2026–2027 conservation campaign to raise awareness about the protection of wetlands, and our Zoo is taking part. Over the course of the year, we will organize related programs and regularly share educational content on our website and social media channels.
At our Zoo, we care for more than seven thousand animals representing 647 species every day. This care naturally includes feeding and nutrition, which is no simple task, as each species has different needs. There are also many challenges in sourcing, storing, and preparing their food. In this article, we share how our animals are fed.
Recently, on November 17, Budapest celebrated its birthday, and on this occasion several of our colleagues at the Zoo received recognition from our maintainer, the Budapest City Council: Mónika Mikó and Attila Márton Budai were named Heroes of Budapest, while Zoltán Hanga was honored with the “For Budapest” award.
13 November is the Day of the Hungarian Language. On this occasion, we have prepared a short overview of how various exotic animal species—most of which can also be seen in our Zoo—received Hungarian names, even though they originally had none. We also explain why this topic is important for our Zoo.
12 November is Jonah’s Day, which is special for us, as this was the name of our first hippopotamus, who lived in our Zoo between 1893 and 1917. Jonah was already legendary during his lifetime, and for a long time his name was the first that came to people’s minds when they thought of a hippopotamus (until the 1975 animated film Hugo the Hippopotamus).
November 8 is World Radiology Day. On this date in 1895, during his experiments at the University of Würzburg, Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen first observed the mysterious X-rays, which were later named after him. The possibility of medical use was recognised very quickly: within the first few weeks of his experiments, Röntgen already produced an X-ray image of his wife Anna Bertha’s right hand.
