The Cottbus Zoo (German: Tierpark Cottbus) is a zoo in the town Cottbus in the Brandenburg region of Germany. The zoo was founded in 1954, and covers 25 hectares (61.8 acres). The park includes a lot of trees, growing along the river Spree.[3] The zoo breeds over 70 species of waterfowl, and its symbol is the red-breasted goose.

History

The zoo's first director, Erhard Frommhold (1956–1963), developed the park into a real Zoological park,[3] and the zoo had status as a Zoo in 1960.[1]

1966 the director was followed by Kunz Rauschert (1963–1966), followed by Klaus Jacob (1966–2002).[3]

1969 was the year of arrival of the first elephant, Sundali.[4]

2002 director Klaus Jacob retired and was replaced by Dr. Jens Kämmerling.[3]

Pictures

  • Elephants
    Elephants
  • Giant Canada goose
    Giant Canada goose

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Cottbus Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)
  2. ^ Pressemitteilung Nr. 2016/01 des Tierparks
  3. ^ a b c d "History of Cottbus Zoo from the official website". Archived from the original on 2017-09-13. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
  4. ^ record for Sundali on the Elephant Database


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottbus_Zoo
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