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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 Friday, 13 March 2020

Update Corona-virus

Due to the uncertain and unclear situation with regard to the Corona virus we have decided to close Royal Burgers’ Zoo for all visitors until 31st March 2020.

Three young nature conservationists beat 121 other contestants and win international prestigious prize

The Future For Nature Foundation supports young, inspiring natural leaders that fight uphill battles for the conservation of species in Venezuela, Nigeria and Bolivia with €50.000.

Rhino calf meets giraffes, zebras and antelopes

Thursday 5th March 2020 in the morning, an almost two month old square-lipped rhino calf encountered giraffes, zebras and antelopes for the very first time at Royal Burgers' Zoo, the Netherlands

Birth rhinoceros calf puts Arnhem in European top five

Thursday evening 16 January 2020 at 17:40 hours, a square-lipped rhinoceros was born at Royal Burgers’ Zoo.

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...