Dresden Zoo

Dresden Zoo or Zoo Dresden, is a zoo situated in the city of Dresden, Germany. It was opened in 1861, making it Germany's fourth oldest zoo. It was originally designed by Peter Joseph Lenné.[1]

Dresden Zoo
ZOO Dresden - gate
Date opened1861[1]
LocationDresden, Free State of Saxony, Germany
Coordinates51.0374°N 13.7539°E / 51.0374; 13.7539
Land area13 hectares (32 acres)[1]
No. of animals3000[1]
No. of species400[1]
MembershipsWAZA,[2] EAZA,[3] VDZ[4]
Major exhibitsAfrikahaus, Löwen- & Karakalanlage, Aquarium und Terrarium, Giraffenhaus, Vögel, Prof. Brandes-Haus, Orang Utans, Der Zoo Unter der Erde[5]
Websitewww.zoo-dresden.de
Map of Dresden Zoo

The zoo is located on the southern edge of the Großer Garten (Great Garden), a large city centre park. The zoo houses about 3000 animals of almost 400 species, especially Asian animals.[1] It is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

The zoo is served on its southern side by tram lines 9 and 13 of the Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe, the local municipal transport company. On its northern side is the Zoo station of the Dresdner Parkeisenbahn, a minimum gauge railway through the Großer Garten that is largely operated by children.[6][7]

In Literature

At the end of the short story "Tobermory" (1909) by Saki, the visiting Englishman Cornelius Appin is killed by an elephant at the Dresden Zoological Garden.

In the novel "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" (2005) by Jonathan Safran Foer, the character Thomas Schell is told to shoot all of the carnivores that had escaped from their cages during Dresden's bombing of World War II. He didn't know which were carnivorous and which weren't, so he was told to kill them all. The animals he killed included an elephant, an ape, two lions, a bear cub, a camel, a rhinoceros, a zebra, a giraffe, and a sea lion.

References
  1. "Zoo Dresden". City of Dresden Press and Public Relations Office. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". waza.org. WAZA. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  3. "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". eaza.net. EAZA. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  4. "Zoo Dresden". zoo-dresden.de (in German). Zoo Dresden GmbH. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  5. "Rundgang" [Tour]. zoo-dresden.de (in German). Zoo Dresden GmbH. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. "Liniennetz Dresden" [Dresden route map] (PDF) (in German). Dresdner Verkehrsbetriebe. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  7. "Parkeisenbahn - Interesting facts" (PDF) (in German). Castles and Gardens Dresden. Archived from the original on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2010.



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