Noah's Ark, Braunschweig Zoo
| Noah's Ark, Braunschweig Zoo | ||
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| place | Am Zoo 35 38124 Braunschweig |
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| surface | 3 ha | |
| opening | 1964 | |
| Animal species | 49 species (April 2016) | |
| Species focus | Marmosets | |
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| Sponsorship | "Noah's Ark" Uwe Wilhelm GmbH | |
| Member of | DTG , Foundation for Species Protection | |
 Entrance to the zoo |
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Coordinates: 52 ° 13 ′ 19 ″ N , 10 ° 30 ′ 54 ″ E
The Noah's Ark Zoo Braunschweig is a zoo in Braunschweig .
In the complex, which is rather smaller compared to other zoological gardens, around 300 animals from 50 species are kept in near-natural enclosures . The park is family-owned and has a sister zoo only 15 km away, the Essehof zoo in teaching .
The facility was opened in 1964. In 1995 the zoo was expanded. In 2001 a new entrance building was opened. There is also a gastronomic facility here. A new children's playground and a parking lot were also built.
The Association of Zoofreunde Braunschweig und Umgebung e. V. was dissolved in 2016.
Among other things, the black swan , great gray owl , Lisztaffe , common marmoset , green iguana , raccoon , cheetah , short-clawed otter , tiger , green-winged macaw , coati and trample are kept.
Web links
literature
- Norman-Mathias Pingel: Zoological Gardens. In: Luitgard Camerer , Manfred Garzmann , Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf (eds.): Braunschweiger Stadtlexikon . Joh. Heinr. Meyer Verlag, Braunschweig 1992, ISBN 3-926701-14-5 , p. 254 .