Schmiding Zoo
| Schmiding Zoo | ||
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| Full name | Schmiding Zoo and Aquazoo Schmiding (with attached arthropod zoo and evolution museum) | |
| motto | Nature - culture - experience | |
| particularities | Austria's only gorillas; largest open-air raptor aviary in the world; Austria's largest marine aquarium. An original Buddhist temple saved from Java from destruction; Robot Nao. | |
| place | Schmidinger Strasse 5 4631 Krenglbach |
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| surface | 14 ha | |
| Animal species | approx. 340 species (2014) | |
| Individuals | approx. 4500 animals (2014) | |
| Visitor numbers | 183,900 (2014) | |
| organization | ||
| Sponsorship | Realia Liegenschaftsservice GmbH | |
| Member of | WAZA , EAZA , VdZ , OZO | |
 Pacific lionfish in the Aquazoo Schmiding |
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| www.zooschmiding.at | ||
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Coordinates: 48 ° 11 ′ 40 " N , 13 ° 57 ′ 23" E
The Schmiding Zoo is located in the municipality of Krenglbach in Upper Austria , around ten kilometers north of Wels . It developed from Austria's largest bird park, Vogelpark Schmiding , opened in 1982.
Today the zoo presents the animal world of different regions of the world on an area of 13 hectares. Along the 4 km long tour, visitors come across giraffes, monkeys, white rhinos, crocodiles, red pandas, Austria's only gorillas, Siberian tigers, sloths and exotic birds.
The zoo, the aquazoo and the arthropod zoo were built on the site of Schmiding Castle, which was first mentioned in 1100 .
Investments
In addition to numerous outdoor enclosures, the zoo has the largest open-air raptor aviary (25,000 m³) in the world, as well as an underground tiger enclosure and an Africa house in which Varis can move freely.
The habitat of the gorilla bachelor group in the Schmiding Zoo ( Gorilla-Bai ) is divided into an outdoor area, an indoor area and a sleeping area. The interior is tropical air conditioned. The gorillas can choose their whereabouts depending on the weather.
Schmiding Zoo participates in conservation breeding programs, so in 2007 there were young tigers. A Rothschild giraffe was born in 2014. In 2012 a rhinoceros was born in Austria for the first time. Despite initial difficulties, it survived. This breeding success could be repeated two years later.
- The zoo
Giraffes at feeding
Other facilities
Next to the Schmiding Zoo is the Aquazoo and Arthropod Zoo Schmiding with a total of 3500 m² indoor space. The arthropod zoo consists of a terrarium with a butterfly room , and the Aquazoo contains Austria's largest marine aquarium , which also has an indoor adventure playground. In addition to the numerous animals, they also show the development of our world. The evolution museum , which opened in 2017, offers a thematic continuation, which shows the physical and psychological evolution of mankind up to the development of artificial intelligence on an area of 4000 m² . The evolution museum replaces the museum - meeting of cultures , which gave insights into the life of indigenous peoples.
- The arthropod zoo
Monarch butterfly Danaus genutia
Front view of the monarch butterfly Danaus genutia with spider
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There are also large adventure playgrounds in the zoo.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Datasheet on Schmiding Zoo on the homepage of the Association of Zoological Gardens, accessed on July 7, 2017.
- ↑ REALIA Liegenschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH Creditreform / firmenabc.at