wuppertal

Ibex in the early morning sun

King cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Taken in Wuppertal Zoo (Germany)

Dusky hummingbird (Cynanthus sordidus) Taken in Wuppertal zoo (Germany)

Long-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia caudata) Taken in Wuppertal zoo (Germany)

A pair of dusky leaf monkeys at Wuppertal Zoo's monkey house. Wuppertal Zoo has the only group of these on mainland Europe (two groups live in Great Britain). Wuppertal currently holds 3.6.1 (January 08) of these fabulous monkeys.

The new lion enclosure for african lions in Wuppertal Zoo, is huge, and has to be one of the best i have seen. It opened in May 2007 along with the new tiger enclosure. A lot has been done to make it look like an actual savannah.

A lion resting on the kopje in Wuppertal Zoo's huge new lion enclosure. This picture is actually taken by putting a small digital camera close to a pair of binoculars.

A female lion patrolling in the HUGE lion enclosure in Wuppertal Zoo.

An amur tiger bathing in the new enclosure at Wuppertal Zoo.

The new tiger enclosure for amur tigers in Wuppertal Zoo, is huge, and has to be one of the best i have seen. It opened in May 2007 along with the new lion enclosure.

The new tiger enclosure for amur tigers in Wuppertal Zoo, is huge, and has to be one of the best i have seen. It opened in May 2007 along with the new lion enclosure.

Boulder Beach at Wuppertal Zoo is the new enclosure for their black-footed penguins, built in 2005. The penguins can be viewed from many different angles, both over and under water.