Zoo Animal Dictionary

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Animal	origin	size	weight	breeding time	Age
Andean condor	South America	320 cm wingspan	15 kg	59 days	65 years	readclose
	In its South American home, the Andean condor lives a few thousand metres high in the mountains.					Details
Asian Elephant	Asia	300 cm tall	5000 kg	660 days (22 months)	60 - 80 years	readclose
	The elephant can use its trunk nearly like a hand. It gropes and grips very skillfully with it for leaves and twigs, and it is able to smell and drink with it!					Details
Chimpanzee	Africa	170 cm tall	70 kg	261 days	60 years	readclose
	The chimpanzee uses its feet as grasping tools. That is practical because Mother Nature has equipped them with a big toe.					Details
Crane	Africa, Asia	176 cm tall	4 kg	31 days	60 years	readclose
	In the mating season cranes show their dancing and singing skills. The birds even sing in duet, this strengthens their relationship with each other.					Details
Gorilla	Africa	185 cm tall	275 kg	289 days	60 years	readclose
	Gorillas live in fixed groups. A silver-back male leads the group consisting of some adult females and several young animals.					Details
Pelican	Africa, Asia, Europe	175 cm tall	15 kg	36 days	60 years	readclose
	The guys with the big mouths. Pelicans use their beaks like huge ladles.					Details
Hippopotamus	Africa	165 cm tall	3200 kg	244 days	50 years	readclose
	Hippos like to wallow in the mud during the day and sometimes doze in the cooling water for hours.					Details
Orang-utan	Asia	97 cm tall	90 kg	260 days	50 years	readclose
	Unique, unmistakable, and far-reaching is the shout of the male orang-utan. This shout is characterized by a long row of loud roars.					Details
Flamingo	Africa, Asia, Europe, South America	145 cm tall	4.1 kg	31 days	47 years	readclose
	The flamingo's beak is unique in the world of birds. It is built like a special filter with which they filter micro-organisms out of the water.					Details
Marabou	Africa	152 cm tall	9 kg	31 days	41 years	readclose
	Marabous look majestic when sailing in the air. They have huge dark wings and recline their heads when flying.					Details
Bearded vulture	Africa, Asia, Europe	280 cm wingspan	7 kg	60 days	40 years	readclose
	Bearded vultures are very inventive: they drop bones from great heights in order to break them open. This way they get to the nourishing bone marrow.					Details
Black rhinoceros	Africa	375 cm long	2000 kg	450 days	40 years	readclose
	The animal has got a pointed upper lip, which it can use as a spearing tool to pick leaves and twigs from thorny bushes without injuring itself.					Details
Ostrich	Africa	271 cm tall	156 kg	46 days	40 years	readclose
	Ostriches can hold a speed of 65 km per hour. Even lions or quick leopards haven't got a chance against them.					Details
Sloth	South America	85 cm long	8 kg	270 days	40 years	readclose
	Because sloths hang upside down much of the time, many things are back-to-front. Even organs like stomach, liver and spleen have shifted to their back or sideways.					Details
Steppe eagle	Asia	75 cm tall	3.1 kg	44 days	40 years	readclose
	The Steppe eagle breeds in Asia and hibernates in Africa. It makes its nest on shrubs or rock piles.					Details
White-throated guenon	Africa	70 cm long	12 kg	130 days	40 years	readclose
	White-throated guenons have rather long tails. Up to 83 cm have been measured on the animals, which have an overall length of 1.50 cm.					Details
Drill	Africa	95 cm long	30 kg	180 days	35 years	readclose
	Its habitat is the tropical rainforests which unfortunately are being destroyed step by step. So the drill hardly has got a chance.					Details
Old German black and white lowland cattle	Europe	140 cm tall	500 kg	280 days	35 years	readclose
	The Old German black and white lowland cattle on Meyer`s farm are true rarities. There are only about 60 of these breeding worldwide anymore.					Details
Peafowl	Asia	50 cm tall	6 kg	30 days	30 years	readclose
	Peafowls even eat little cobras! They are also very good "danger alarms" because they can hear and see so well.					Details
Polar bear	Arctic	up to 2.5 m long, up to 1.6 m at the shoulder	500 – 800 kg	approx. 8 months	30 years (in zoos)	readclose
	Polar bears live on the north pole. Their fur protects them well against the cold. And the long, broad feet with their short, fat, bended claws can be uses as "snow shoes" on the ice and as paddles in the water.					Details