Small Carnivore Collections

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CarrionOnly

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I'm very interested in small carnivores (felids, euplerids, mustelids, viverids, etc) and I will be traveling through Germany and areas nearby mext spring/summer. What are some cant miss collections or species I have to see when there?

Atleast 50% of the visit is to see some animals I never get to see ot work with in the states.
 
Marbled Polecat at Zoo Magdeburg (entirely absent from the USA, I believe) are a must-see. The zoo also keeps Grandidier’s Vontsira although I sadly believe they were moved off-display last year, as well as a few other more common, but still lovely, small carnivores, such as Chinese Dhole.

The only other German zoo that I have visited that stands out in terms of small carnivores is Tierpark Dessau, a very small zoo, but historically notable with a huge mausoleum in the centre and boasting one of the best small cat collections I have seen (including both Jungle Cat and Amur Leopard Cat, both very rare in US zoos) as well as Yellow-throated Marten and a few other carnivoran delights. A small collection but one that I would highly recommend visiting.
 
Out of my head:

* Palm civets (two species), South American cats and badgers in Zoo Dortmund

* several species of small cat and mongoose in and around the Carnivore House in Zoo Berlin like Sand Cat, Margay, Southern Oncilla, Narrow-lined and Ring-tailed Mongoose

* Rainforest House and area around it in Tierpark Berlin with species like Asian Golden Cat, Honey Badger, Palm Civet, Bat-eared Fox and Yellow-throated Marten
 
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