Welcome to Burgers' Zoo!

Burgers' Park

Upon entering Burgers' Zoo, your travels start at the penguins' section of the park. There is always something afoot at the approximately 60 black-footed penguins at Burgers' Zoo. Walking further into the park you will pass the elephants, the meerkats and the caribous on your way to the aviary. Among the primates in this section of the park you will find gorillas and chimpanzees.

News Tuesday, 03 July 2018

Brooding roadrunners reward resourceful caretakers

With a lot of patience and creativity, the animal caretakers and biologists of Royal Burgers’ Zoo have successfully achieved a couple of roadrunners raising their three young. It is rare for these animals,...

Revolutionary project in the world of zoos Burgers' Bush celebrates 30th anniversary

The opening of the almost 4 acres of covered tropical rainforest on 1 June 1988, revolutionised the world of zoos

Courageous little rhino shows no fear and pushes its father around at the very first introduction

Three-months-old sqaure-lipped rhino meets its father for the first time at the savannah plains in Royal Burgers' Zoo

A world premier! Scientist discovers new Dracaena species in Royal Burgers' Zoo

Abnormal growth puts Dracaena expert on track to the extraordinary discovery of new plant species in Burgers’ Bush

Giant window as an eyecatcher

A massive, 12-metres-long by 1.8-metres-tall window forms an eyecatching feature in the Mangrove. The window is made of acrylic instead of glass, just like the windows in the Ocean. The giant window...

Access to another world

In the future, visitors will enter the Mangrove through a darkened tunnel, similar to the current access tunnel to the Bush. In the tunnel,...

Ebb and flood

One distinguishing feature of mangroves near the mouth of a river, where it meets the ocean, is that, under the influence of the tides, the ecosystem must deal with both fresh water and seawater during...