Zoo Vivarium Darmstadt Vivarium Darmstadt

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Monkey-news 2017 :
5 Bolivian squirrel monkey's were born during April, May, July and August.
2 sets of twins were born with the Pygmy marmosets in May and October
On Nov. 1 ( after a break of 5 years ) a Sulawesi crested macaque was born.
 
Vivarium Darmstadt

On Aug. 28, 1965 the 4 ha large facility was opened. It is the successor of a small school zoo and is now supported by the city of Darmstadt and a private association. The specialities of the small zoo include monkeys, birds, reptiles and amphibians. In 1998 a large animal house with an outdoor enclosure for the highly endangered Crested black macaques (Macaca nigra) was built. In the following years walk-in animal houses for Binturongs, Lowland Tapir and Crocodiles were built. Very interesting is the reptile-amphibian-house with an extensive animal population. In 2018 a large enclosure for flamingos was built. In May 2019 the 2.000 sqm Africa Enclosure was completed. Zebras and Scimitar-horned Antelopes now live here. In June 2019 the Vivarium took over 2 vicugnas from Prague Zoo - on Nov. 5, 2019 the first young animal was born here. The Vivarium Darmstadt has a very special charm and if you visit the famous Frankfurt Zoo and have some time left, you should definitely make a trip to the Vivarium. Darmstadt is only about 40 km away from Frankfurt

Über uns | Zoo Vivarium Darmstadt
49°51'57.80"N 8°41'1.66"E
 
First Böhm zebra after 9 years born :)
For the second time since the zoo started to keep Scimitar-horned oryx ( Spring 2019 ) a calf has been born. On June 9 female Coral gave birth to a male-calf.
 
For the third time a Scimitar-horned oryx has been born at the zoo. On the 9th of March female Coral gave birth to a male-calf. The calf was given the name Bono.

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Facebook of Vivarium Darmstadt (20/03/2021) Facebook
 
A lot of new species arrived!

In August a pair of Kirk's dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) arrived from Zoo Hannover, they share their enclosure with another new species namely Red fody (Foudia madagascariensis).

In September Sambava tomato frogs (Dyscophus guineti) arrived.

In September 3 male Crested black macaques (Macaca nigra) arrived from CERZA Lisieux to join the rest of the group.

Another new species that arrived in September is the Black-and-rufous sengi (Rhynchocyon petersi adersi).

Furthermore a pair of Asian blue quails (Synoicus chinensis) arrived.

At the start of last month a male North American porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum) arrived from Tierpark Berlin.

The list goes on, in October Eurasian harvest mice (Micromys minutus) and Lake Pátzcuaro salamanders (Ambystoma dumerilii) arrived.

The Anthonys poison-arrow frogs (Epipedobates anthonyi) have also bred.

The Sarus cranes also got a new enclosure.

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Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (23/08/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (03/09/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (06/09/2024)
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Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (17/09/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (19/09/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (01/10/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (08/10/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (10/10/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (29/10/2024)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (01/11/2024)
 
Last month a White-cheeked turaco (Menelikornis leucotis leucotis) arrived from Opel Zoo, this is a new species for Zoovivarium Darmstadt.

At the end of last month the zoo annouced the arrival of another new species, namely Madagascar silversides (Bedotia madagascariensis). The vivarium participates with this species in a Citizen Conservation breeding program. They are currently kept behind the scenes to breed, but will be on show eventually.

The first offspring of this year have been born, namely Striped desert hamsters (Phodopus sungorus).

Recently Eastern blue-tongued skinks (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides) were born, the young are currently behind the scenes.

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Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (18/01/2025)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (30/01/2025)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (01/02/2025)
Instagram of Zoovivarium Darmstadt (15/02/2025)
 
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