frankfurt

Hello. Has anyone ever heard of this German-based company which comercialized animals in the 1970s? It was based in Frankfurt and was owned by Claus Gollembek (does anyone know him?). According to Gollembek himself, the firm was specialised in endagered animals such as antelope and...

Hi Zoochatters! I’m going on a small zoo trip for just over a week in early March, to Spain and Germany. My itinerary currently looks like this: Saturday 2nd – Arrive in Madrid, do non-zoo things in the late afternoon/evening Sunday 3rd – Zoo Madrid Monday 4th – Faunia Madrid Tuesday 5th – Fly...

Hello everyone, I'm visiting Frankfurt zoo and Opel zoo(Kronberg) in the next couple of days. So I'm looking for some tips and tricks as to what to look out for and how to spot the difficult to spot animals. Mostly about the rarer animals in the collection. If someone has some advice or stories...

Today is a very special day everyone. On this day, 57 years ago, the approximately eight-year old bonobo female Margrit arrived in Frankfurt Zoo as a donation from a sailor who had kept her as a pet for some years. She promptly joined the established group at Frankfurt which at the time...

Hey everyone! I've recently become interested in the groups of apes at Frankfurt, was wondering if anyone could help update me on their current statuses (as in who's who, pregnancies, names genders etc)? Currently I'm certain I'm up to date with the bonobo group; Kamiti (pregnant), Omanga...

Fossa (Cryptoprocta ferox) at Frankfurt Zoo's Grzimek House, which houses the zoo's small mammal collection, half of it in the largest nocturnal house in Europe.

This old house holds common hippopotamus and black rhinoceros. Another relic from the past at Frankfurt Zoo.

The hippopotamus enclosure at Frankfurt Zoo. A relic of the past.

The new cliffs and pools for the sea lions and seals at Frankfurt Zoo. The enclosure on the picture is for the sea lions. The seals' pool is situated behind this one. Both species can be viewed underwater.

A plan of the fabulous new Ape House at Frankfurt Zoo. Previously know as Bonoboland, this house will now be known as Borgori-wald (wald=forest). The outdoor enclosures will house orang-utans, bonobos and most special: Gorillas, eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, diana monkeys and...

A concept picture of the fabulous new Ape House at Frankfurt Zoo. Previously know as Bonoboland, this house will now be known as Borgori-wald (wald=forest). The outdoor enclosures will house orang-utans, bonobos and most special: Gorillas, eastern black-and-white colobus monkeys, diana monkeys...

One of the few Australian freshwater crocodiles in Europe. Frankfurt zoo keeps four of these in a spacious pool in their Exotarium. It even rains frequently in this exhibit ;-)

The entrance to the Grzimek House in Frankfurt Zoo. This zoo has an enormous collection of nocturnal animals, including many rare ones, such as Aye-aye, aardvark, kinkajou, prehensile-tailed porcupine and kiwi. This house also has a large number of small mammals, including otters, fossas, many...

Thes Asien lions live in the relatively new Cat Jungle, with enclsoures for South East Asian cats. Also found here are sumatran tigers, rusty cats and clouded leopards. The lions and tigers have large, open outdoor enclosures, while the clouded leopards has two aviaries.

An asian lion at Frankfurt Zoo, Germany.