Zoologisch-Botanischer Garten Wilhelma

www.wilhelma.de


City: Stuttgart

Country: Germany

State: Baden-Würtemberg

 

Opend 1953 (The park it self is from 1853)

 

Species 1210


This park has Germanys 2nd largest collection of animal species and is the only real zoological-botanical garden of Germany. The zoo has a giant aquarium and interesting tropical and insect houses. On your way through the garden you meet rareties like the bonobo, okapi and kaka

After paying the entrance fee we start with the tropical plant houses. the first is the one for succulents followed by a small room for tropical birds, here we meet the toucan. Next is the area for tropical plants and then the winter garden - the largest of the plant rooms. On the left is the house for tropical birds and small mammals. Here we find different tropical passerines, hutiacongs, gundis and tenrecs among others. Back to the winter garden and turning left we then enter the azalea house, followed by room for small tropical passerines and then the camellias. Going outside we see the Moorish garden, the centre point of it are the lakes for topical water-lilies. Leving the building square, we are having on the right a nursery for animals as well as the monkeyhouse, home to the drill, tamarins and red ruffed lemurs. In the near by Ape house we meet the orangutan. Outside again we see the spider monkeys and then go behind the aviary for lar gibbons. Here we find the subtropical terrace, home to several parot species like Europs onliest kaka, squirrel monkeys and the northern bals ibis. Going up the hill we see the monkey rock, home to gelada baboons and Barbary sheep. Now we have reached the carnivore houses, home to the sumatran tiger and persian leopards. Then it's time to see the forrest dog, before we take a look at the pachyderm house, home to Asian elephants and Indian rhinos. Their neighbours are the hippos, the zoo has both the hippo and the pygmy hippo. In this house we also find the Buru babirusa. Oppositewe find the gorilla and then look at some ungulates like the takin and the bison. o the right we then are having the farm area with wild animals like the moufflon, wild boar and the bezoar ibex as well of the life stock that we got from these like pigs, cattle, sheep and the Bactrian camel. This area also is home to Prezewalski's horse, Persian fallow deer and the wisent.  Heading back we now se the ostrich, Domali wild ass, Grevy's zebra and  dorca's gazelle. Entering the next ape house we find the bonobos and the gorillas once more. Outside again we then are having the giraffe house, home to reticulated giraffes, okapi's and the congo peacock. At the cheetahs we then turn right to see the bongo. Following the road to the left then we start with see enclosures for South American animals. Animals living here are among others Vicugnas, alpacas, pecari and the giant ant eater. Now we havereached the bear area, home to spectacled bears, polar bears, maned wolves and the snoe leoparg. Going down in to a hilly area we meet European otters, mountain goats, markhors and Syrian brown bears. At the aviaries fpr birds of prey and owls we turn right to go inside the cactus house, that is followed by a house for tropical domesticated plants like the banana, Entering  the house for tropical birds and noctural animals we see small parots, crowened pigeons and catbirds. In the noctural area we find giant newts, bats and the mous lemur.The last house is the fern house befor go out to the moorish garden once more and on the other side meet out door enclosures for European amphibians and reptiles. Then entering the aquarium building, the first part is for cold water fish, followed by a terrarium, home to crocodiles, snakes, amphibians and turtels. The last section is for tropical fish from the piranha to sharks and fish living at a coral reef. Infront of the house we meet the northern gannet and the Californian sea lion. Following the aquariumbuilding to the end and then turning left we go inside the Amazon house. This hous tryes to show a small part of the Amazon rain forrest, here we meet tamarins, white-faced sakis, black howler monkeys and several birds like the sunbittern. Outside again we just take a look at the funny coatis and then go straight forward to the long lake, home to the pelicans. In this area we also find different species of cranes and the white stork. At the end of the lake is the damascus house, the only building that has survived World War 2. In front of it we have several aviaries where we among other find the Western Capercaillie and some passerines living in Germany. To the left we then are having the insect house where you of course meet insects like beetles and cockroaches, as well as spiders, scorpions etc. Passing a restaurant we then have an area with several aviaries, home to tragopans and the great hornbill among others. In this area we also will find the red kangaroo, African penuins and the greater flamingo.


DE: Dies ist der zweit grösste Zoo von Deutschland und einer der Artenreichsten Welt weit. Er hat ein grosses Aquarium und zeigt Seltenheiten wie den Kaka - die einzigen in Europa, Okapis und Bonobos

DK: Dette er tysklands anden største have og en af de mest artsrige på verdensplan. Haven har et stort akvarie og viser sjældenheder som kaka (europas eneste), okapier og bonoboer.