Cottbus Zoo

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Cottbus Zoo
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Cottbus Zoo
51°44′35″N14°21′00″E / 51.74306°N 14.35000°E / 51.74306; 14.35000
Date opening1954
LocationKiekebuscher Strasse 5, 03042 Cottbus, Germany
Land area25 hectares (61.8 acres)
No. of animals1300 [1]
No. of species170
Annual visitors156.743 (2015) [2]
Memberships VdZ
OwnerStadt Cottbus
Website www.tierparkcottbus.de

The Cottbus Zoo (German : Tierpark Cottbus) is a zoo in the town Cottbus in the Brandenburg region of Germany. The zoo was founded in 1954, and covers 25 hectares (61.8 acres). The park includes a lot of trees, growing along the river Spree. [3] The zoo breeds over 70 species of waterfowl, and its symbol is the red-breasted goose.

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History

The zoo's first director, Erhard Frommhold (1956–1963), developed the park into a real Zoological park, [3] and the zoo had status as a Zoo in 1960. [1]

1966 the director was followed by Kunz Rauschert (1963–1966), followed by Klaus Jacob (1966–2002). [3]

1969 was the year of arrival of the first elephant, Sundali. [4]

2002 director Klaus Jacob retired and was replaced by Dr. Jens Kämmerling. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cottbus Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)
  2. ↑ Pressemitteilung Nr. 2016/01 des Tierparks
  3. 1 2 3 4 "History of Cottbus Zoo from the official website". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ↑ record for Sundali on the Elephant Database



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