Zoo

Zoologischer Garten Leipzig

🇩🇪 Germany

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Germany 158 spp. present

zoo in Germany

51.349° N   12.372° E

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Essentials

Entrance
TourismMedium
Species present
158
species
Opened
1824
SizeLarge

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Address
Pfaffendorfer Straße 29

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Before you go

Where is Zoologischer Garten Leipzig?

Germany

Zoologischer Garten Leipzig is a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, at Pfaffendorfer Straße 29. Its coordinates are 51.349° N, 12.372° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Bavarian Forest National Park, about 252 km away.

What animals can you see at Zoologischer Garten Leipzig?

158 species

Citizen-science photos record 158 species at Zoologischer Garten Leipzig, including Madagascar Fody, Budgerigar, Chilean Flamingo, Scarlet Ibis and Capybara. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Zoologischer Garten Leipzig in the wild?

Madagascar Fody: Mantadia National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Zoologischer Garten Leipzig also live in the parks and cities we cover: Madagascar Fody (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Mantadia National Park), Budgerigar (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park) and Chilean Flamingo (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lauca National Park).

When did Zoologischer Garten Leipzig open and how big is it?

Opened 1824, 26 ha

Zoologischer Garten Leipzig, a zoo or wildlife park in Germany, opened in 1824 and covers about 26 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 158 species are photographed there.