I visited a small zoo in Solingen, Germany

A few weeks (May 2023)  ago I visited a zoo in a small town, Solingen, near Düsseldorf.

According to its own information, the zoo is home to around 400 animals of 100 species. Originally opened as a home animal park, the animal park has developed over the years into a facility with a mixed population of domestic and exotic animals.

 

Platycercus eximius elecica

Habitat: East Australia

Suricata suricatta

 

Yoga for a cangaroo

 Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus

Habitat: Tasmania

Mountain Lorikeets

Trichoglossus moluccanus

Habitat: Eastern Australia and Tasmania

Goffin cockatoo is very smart: the small birds use tools (small sticks) to fetch food

Cacatua goffiniana

 Habitat: Rainforests on Tanimbar, Indonesia

Pink cockatoo

Eolophus roseicapilla

 The parrot lives in groups and often forms large flocks. They are considered very playful

Red-bellied Short-sleeved Turtle

Emydura subglobosa

Habitat: calm flowing waters in New Guinea and Northern Australia 

 

Leafcutter Ants

Atta cephalotes

Habitat: Tropics and subtropics of America

Red White Brazilian Tarantula

Nhandu chromatus

Habitat: Northeast Brazil

 700 eggs are spun into a cocoon and guarded by the female

 

Poison dart frog

Phyllobates terribilis

Habitat: small aera at the pacific coast of Colombia.

These amphibians are often called "dart frogs" due to the Native Americans' use of their toxic secretions to poison the tips of blowdarts. However, out of over 170 species, only four have been documented as being used for this purpose.

 

Corn snake 

Pantherophis guttatus

  sometimes called red rat snake is a species of North American rat snake in the family Colubridae. The species subdues its small prey by constriction.

 

Black crowned crane 

Balearica pavonina

 

Detailed view of a Llama

Llama Glama

 Llamas are social animals and live with others as a herd. Their wool is soft and contains only a small amount of lanolin. Llamas can learn simple tasks after a few repetitions.

Eagle owl

Bubo bubo bubo

Habitat: Europe 

Not threatened, comes back from the Alps and european low mountain ranges to the lowlands.

Couples stay together for life. The owls like to breed in disused quarries.