Berlin Zoo Zoo Berlin News 2022

markmeier said:
We should not forget that there will be additional outdoor exhibits for Tigers, Leopards and Jaguars, while the Lions already have the largest outdoor enclosure. Actually, the sky bridges between present and additional exhibits seem kind of innovative to me. So far, I only know of a single zoo in the US which implemented something like this some years ago.

When it comes to the species mix or the theme of the building, we should also not forget the general concept of Berlin Zoo and Berlin Tierpark. According to this overall concept you would rather expect an Amazonian building in the geographically structured Tierpark with its large landscapes (and they actually do plan to build one sometime in the future). Berlin Zoo, however, generally sticks with the systematic approach. So it makes sense to have a carnivore/predator building. And if we look at the didactic material, I think they did quite a good job at it, too (the same goes for the Bird Building). I think, we can be quite happy that Berlin offers two rather different approaches with one (the smaller) zoo focusing on presenting similar animals together and explaining their similar and different characteristics in more depth; whereas the second (much larger) zoo focusing on presenting natural neighbors of a number of habitats/geo zones alongside each other and explaining how these ecoystems work.
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Several US zoos have and f.i. MZ Toronto will us4⁵e multiple sky bridges for Carnivora. Something similar is increasingly being used connecting individual enclosures for hoofstock and others to create incentives and triggersģ for wildlife to confront. Smells, scrapes, et cetera.
 
Someokapinextdoor said:
For jaguar an tiger xou also would have to cross the visitor's path into the lake. It like seems quite an endevour to me to create sensible additions there, but not completely unfeasible.
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Wasn't the additional outdoor rotational spaces for bigcats planned to be built on the deers and waterfowls current exhibits ? That would imply the aerial tunnel cross the large avenue at the center of the zoo. Not super aesthetic but certainly spectacular and crowd-pleasing if a bigcat cross on top of visitors heads.
 
Glad to see the cat house reopened and delighted there is a nocturnal zone; was the highlight of my 2016 visit and was sadly missed upon my return in 2019 (although this was more than made up for by a very active Giant Panda!)
 
I apologize if this has been stated elsewhere, but is there a projected opening date for the new rhino house?
 
pachyderm pro said:
I apologize if this has been stated elsewhere, but is there a projected opening date for the new rhino house?
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The original plan was to open 2022, but this doesn't look realistic to me. There's a good progress there, tho.
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Mickey said:
But most animals would be inside their night refuges right?
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I guess, for many animals it depends on the combination of humidity and temperature. I have seen a lot of animals in the rain, as long as it's warm enough. Besides that, you can see a lot of animals in the buildings as well. And the Zoo tends to be a bit less crowded on rainy days. So I wouldn't worry to much and adjust your visit to the conditions rather than cancel it. You could also spend a larger share of the time in the Aquarium, if you like the animals in there.
 
By the way: On very nice days, I prefer Berlin Tierpark even more than on average days: Less crowded, more nature. On very bad days (cold, humid, windy) I sometimes really prefer Zoo and Aquarium. You can keep dry and warm most of the time (Aquarium, Bird House, Carnivore House with Nocturnal Section, Hippo House, Penguin House, Giraffe and Antelope House and (a bit less modern and attractive) Monkey House or Elephant House. If I didn't miss any. And soon there will be a Rhino House again as well.
 
markmeier said:
By the way: On very nice days, I prefer Berlin Tierpark even more than on average days: Less crowded, more nature. On very bad days (cold, humid, windy) I sometimes really prefer Zoo and Aquarium. You can keep dry and warm most of the time (Aquarium, Bird House, Carnivore House with Nocturnal Section, Hippo House, Penguin House, Giraffe and Antelope House and (a bit less modern and attractive) Monkey House or Elephant House. If I didn't miss any. And soon there will be a Rhino House again as well.
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Walking through the Tierpark on a beautiful day is unmatched in the zoo world. It’s simply heaven.
 
After visiting the zoo yesterday, here's some unreleased news and developments at the park:

  • They seem to be planning on an expansion to the Arctic wolves territory by cutting some space to the former polar bear enclosure now that theur female is dead, but this conflicts with what theur signage said about their polar bears' population, which is that they want to keep some at the park, we'll see how this ine goes;
  • The penguin interior was closed due to "improvements being made", so I didn't really see the penguins up close but at least they were visible from outside;
  • Some keepers were cleaning an empty enclosure attached to Hippo Bay, perhaps a new species? I don't really see it being a Pigmy Hippo yard...
  • The Tuatara exhibit and the mega mixed bug habitats were empty due to cleaning and maintainence for new species (from what I understood);
  • The Pig House was seemengly closed but I didn't understand the signage nor translate it;
  • There's now an empty deer enclosure on near the Elefantor entrance.
Some personal notes on the zoo: it is really a unique experience as many say, I'd never get bored of visiting it everyday, only complain I have are the "invasive" species of the World of Birds attractions, such as mice and finches of the park.
 
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