Zoo Osnabrück
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Why go
- Kajanaland’s tree-height path overlooks animal enclosures from up to six metres above ground.
- The Sparkassen-Auenlandschaft has a publicly accessible cooling mist installation, one of Germany’s largest.
- Angkor Wat’s walk-in monkey temple stands among enclosures for tigers, tufted deer and red pandas.
- The caiman enclosure stages an artificial thunderstorm three times daily.
Plan your visit
Prices
From the venue's website · checked 10 Nov 2026
Opening hours
Today09:00 – 18:30Show all
Don't miss
- Drill breeding groupThe zoo has had the European programme’s largest drill breeding group since 2015.Zoo Osnabrück
- Freshwater and seawater aquariumSee freshwater and seawater displays, a fish-petting pool, and terrariums with snakes, giant tortoises and spectacled caimans.Aquarium
- Buschi’s paintingsOrangutan Buschi’s paintings support a tapir-protection project through their proceeds.Zoo Osnabrück
- Leaf-cutter antsWatch leaf-cutter ants carry leaves through transparent tubes into their nest.Terrarium
- Penguin breeding cavesView penguin breeding caves and harbour seals near the restaurant.Water Worlds
Know before you go
- Address: Klaus-Strick-Weg 12, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony.
- Open daily, 09:00–18:30.
- Buy day tickets at the ticket desk, entrance machines or online.
- Visitors whose disability pass bears the “B” designation may bring one companion free of charge.
- Telephone: +49 541 951050.
Tips for your visit
- The WissensStand is at the back of the pelican enclosure in the Wasserwelten area.
Facilities
- Food stands
- Kiosks
- Zoo restaurant
- Souvenir shop Near the entrance.
Shorts
History
Early additions included an aviary, an owl tower, deer enclosures and an aquarium. A tropical house opened in May 1975 but burned down in January 1978, killing dozens of animals. A 2017 conversion turned part of the underground zoo into a bat grotto for Pallas’s long-tongued bats.
- 1935Founded as the Heimattiergarten, a local wildlife park.
- 1936Opened to the public on 26 July. Its first animals were a badger, a fox and a bear.
- 1945The zoo was heavily damaged, and its animal collection was greatly reduced.
- 1970The zoo took its current name, Zoo Osnabrück.
- 1986A new entrance and the attached natural history museum opened.
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- March 2009The underground zoo opened.
- June 2010The 5.5-hectare African area Takamanda opened.
- July 2011The northern taiga landscape Kajanaland opened.
- 5 October 2018The Manitoba area opened with North American wildlife.
- 2026The zoo celebrates its 90th anniversary.
Sources: Osnabrück Zoo - Wikipedia · Zoo Osnabrück - jeder Besuch ein Erlebnis! · Täglich für Sie geöffnet: Der Waldzoo am Schöle… · Zeit für eine Pause: Gönnen Sie sich einen leck… · Zoo Osnabrück - Wikipedia · checked 10 Oct 2026
- Website
- zoo-osnabrueck.de/
- Phone
- 0541951050
Questions and answers
Are there bats at Zoo Osnabrück?
Part of the underground zoo houses Pallas’s long-tongued bats in a bat grotto.
What can I learn about beavers at Zoo Osnabrück?
A beaver castle offers insight into the Canadian beaver’s life.
Where is the WissensStand at Zoo Osnabrück?
It is at the back of the pelican enclosure in Wasserwelten.
Can I walk up to the replica megalithic grave at Zoo Osnabrück?
No. It has not been directly accessible since Kajanaland’s 2011 redesign.
Which museum is beside Zoo Osnabrück?
The affiliated Museum am Schölerberg is adjacent to the zoo.
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