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Wuppertal Zoo (German: Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal or Zoo Wuppertal) is a 24-hectare (59-acre) zoo in Wuppertal, Germany.About 5,000 animals from around the world live at the zoo, representing about 500 species, including apes, monkeys, bears, big cats, elephants, as well as birds, reptiles, and fish.
The park was founded in 1962 by the Walsrode businessman, Fritz Geschke, for privately breeding pheasants and water birds.In 1962, his daughter, Uschi and her husband, Wolf Brehm, took over the park with the intention of creating a conservation and visitor centre, doubling the size within the first 6 years. [7]
The Bremerhaven Zoo (officially Zoo am Meer [ˈtsoː am ˈmeːɐ̯], which is German for Zoo next to the Sea) is located next to the river Weser and exhibits mainly species which live in the water or in northern environments; exceptions are, for instance, chimpanzees and White-headed marmosets.
Such facilities include zoos, safari parks, animal theme parks, aviaries, butterfly zoos and reptile centers, as well as wildlife sanctuaries and nature reserves where visitors are allowed. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), there are over 10,000 zoos worldwide. [ 1 ]
Map of Amrum (North Frisian, German and Danish place names) The Kniepsand beach Amrum lighthouse. Amrum's area measures 20.4 km 2, [2] making it the tenth-largest island of Germany (excluding Usedom which is partly Polish territory). [3] Including the large Kniepsand beach on the western shore to the surface area results in a total area of c ...
Oder Lagoon - Landsat satellite photo (circa 2000) The German fishing village of Altwarp on the Lagoon Szczecin Lagoon, view from Polish island of Karsibór Szczecin Lagoon (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff), also known as Oder Lagoon (German: Oderhaff), and Pomeranian Lagoon (German: Pommersches Haff), is a lagoon in the Oder estuary, shared by Germany and Poland.
As of 2020 the largest nature reserve in Germany, with 3,940 square kilometres (1,520 sq mi), is the Southern Black Forest Nature Park. [5] The surface area of nature parks in Germany increased by 42% between 1998 and the end of 2019 (this corresponds to around 3.0 million hectares). [6]
A beach near Zinnowitz. Usedom is one of Germany's major holiday and recreation areas due to its beaches, its natural environment, and seaside towns such as Ahlbeck, Heringsdorf and Bansin, which, since the Gründerzeit in the 19th century, have been frequented by the German and international nobility as well as the general public. [10]