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 Thursday, 01 March 2018

Square-lipped rhino was born

Square-lipped rhino was born in Burgers' Zoo on 1st March 2018.

Expanding our protected area in Belize!

The conservation area that Papiliorama Zoo (Switzerland) and Burgers’ Zoo have successfully protected for almost thirty years has been officially extended by 110 km2, or more than 15,000 football fields.

Europe's most successful aardvark breeder reaches extraordinary milestone!

On Thursday, 1 February 2018, Burgers’ youngest aardvark will reach its first birthday, thanks to the dedication of animal keepers during the critical period...

German specialists research fertility in bears

On Friday 12 January 2018, specialists from the IZW will investigate together with Burgers’ Zoo’s veterinarian and biologists whether two female Malaysian bears are still fertile.

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...