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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 September 2019

Recent Census Reveals: Grey Crowned Cranes in Rwanda are Flourishing!

The third census of Grey Crowned Cranes recently took place in Rwanda with positive results. Compared to previous years, a few hundred more birds were counted. This is great news as they are endangered.

Swedish elephant migrates south

On Friday 23 August 2019, a 51-year-old Asian elephant cow from the zoo in Kolmarden, Sweden, will arrive at Royal Burgers’ Zoo. This elderly female will keep the 53-year-old elephant cow already in Arnhem ...

Hopeful rhinoceros breeding at Burgers' Zoo

On 15 August 2019, a square-lipped rhinoceros calf was born at Royal Burgers’ Zoo. Since 2002, as many as ten rhinoceros calves have been born in Arnhem.

Summer sun brings out the bears

After living behind the scenes for more than 2.5 months, two sun bear cubs show themselves to Burger's Zoo visitors for the first time.

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...