Best Black Rhino enclosure in Germany

[felis silvestris]

This is just a bit of fun to judge the general consensus on the best enclosure for Black Rhinos in Germany. I have added a few photos from the gallery to make it easier for members to compare the different exhibits. If anyone wants to make an argument for a particular enclosure, please feel free to do so. Also, I would encourage people to list the enclosures in order of what they think is best.

Frankfurt

Berlin

Hannover

Cologne

I believe they have recently received a new exhibit that has no photos in the gallery. If anyone can describe or provide a photo of it if you have seen it that would be great.

Leipzig

Magdeburg

Photo credits to @twilighter @Toddy @snowleopard @RonBurrgundy @LaughingDove @Daniel Sörensen

 

[Jurek7]

Leipzig is best outdoors, but nobody knows how the indoor accommodation looks like.

For this reason I choose Magdeburg. Both zoos get extra points for innovative mixed species - rare with this potentially aggressive rhino species.

 

[RonBurrgundy]

I found this article which shows a nice panorama of the enclosure in cologne.
But even after the renovation I think Leipzig and Magdeburg still have the better enclosures.
For me the winner is Magdeburg since they have a spacious indoor area which i at least more than the typical boxes other zoos offer.

 

[lintworm]

Leipzig is best outdoors, but nobody knows how the indoor accommodation looks like.

For this reason I choose Magdeburg. Both zoos get extra points for innovative mixed species - rare with this potentially aggressive rhino species.

A big difference is that Magdeburg's 2 on-show outdoor enclosures are roughly 2000 square metres combined, whereas the 3 Leipzig outdoor enclosures are roughly 8000 square metres combined.

There are generally also only 1-2 rhino on show indoors in Magdeburg, which means the remaining animals are kept in traditional boxes behind the scenes. And with 2 outdoor enclosures only, there is generally one adult that doesn't have an outdoor enclosure at all times, whereas all 3 adults in Leipzig have their own outdoor exhibit.

 

[Jurek7]

Who can tell which zoos allow rhinos 24h access outdoors, weather permitting?

 

[felis silvestris]

Score update. It is a two rhinoceros race, with Leipzig in a healthy lead. Are there thoughts from anyone on the other exhibits?

 

[felis silvestris]

Poll closed. Congratulations to Leipzig for having the Best Black Rhino enclosure in Germany. The large naturalistic enclosures for multiple animals gave them a win over Magdeburg in second who also had a fairly good enclosure. This is Leipzig's first win, of which probably won't be the last.

Leipzig: 69.0%
Magdeburg: 31.0%

 

[ralph]

Finally a poll without a zoo I haven't personally visited.
Too late to actually vote, but it would have been Leipzig all the way.
Magdeburg is indeed a good second, the rest never stood a chance.

 

[felis silvestris]

Sorry this is very late, but I didn’t include Krefeld. Here is the exhibit. If anyone wanted to vote for it tell me here.





Photo credits to @ralph @Dianamonkey