Zoo - Berlin, Berlin Brandenburg Metropolitan

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One of the largest zoos in the world, Zoologischer Garten Berlin is the place where the mood of the city visitors since opening its now more than 150 years.

First opened in 1844, Berlin Zoo was built as a gift from King Friedrich Wilhelm IV for the city of Berlin. King gave his menagerie of animals to fill the cages and opened habitalele garden designed by Peter Lenne.

The idea of opening a zoo owned by the explorer Alexander von Humboldt and Heinrich Liechtenstein and zoology. This garden occupies the south-west of the Tiergarten park, a large public park in downtown Berlin.

Zoo population has increased at a rapid pace and reached the thousands of animals in the first half of 1900, the garden becoming a favorite attraction among those who visited the city of Berlin, but after the devastation of war have left but not about 100 animals.

Nowadays, once you enter through the gate of the elephant or lion, visitors will see over 15,000 animals of 1,400 species. The cages are rare and most animals move freely in some perfectly recreated natural habitats for them. The most important attraction is the zoo pandas, who enjoy a great media exposure and when a new item comes into the world. Poultry House is one of the most modern in Europe, housing over 500 species of birds, many of which are very rare. Polar bears have also been very popular when Knut, a polar bear cub rejected by its mother, was fed by one of the zoo caregivers.

Other species present at the zoo include wolves, gorillas, elephants, seals, zebras, rhinos, lions, orangutans, and okapi girefe, one of the last mammals discovered by the scientific world. This species lives in dense tropical forests of Zaire and an animal is very shy and skittish, so we know very little about life in the wild. It is one of the rarest species are found in captivity.

Near Berlin Zoo found an aquarium. Tourists can buy tickets combined zoo and aquarium. When aquarium fish are not only found but also insects, amphibians and reptiles. The small children will love Zoo, where animals and where they can caress and a playground where they can run together with other children.

Berlin Zoo has two entrances. One is located at Hardenbergerplatz and is known as the Lion Gate is flanked by two smaller buildings with statues of lei. The other entrance is on Budapester Strasse and is flanked by statues of elephants, so it is known as the Elephant Gate.

Address:
Hardenbergplatz 8
10787 Berlin


Transportation:
Underground: U2, U9 Zoologischer Garten BHF
Bus: 100, 200 Breitscheidplatz, M19, M29, M46 Europa Center.

Schedule:
Zoo: 9:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Aquarium: 9:00 to 6:00 p.m.

Rates:
€ 12.00 - Zoo
€ 12.00 - Aquarium

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