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The New Zoo is the larger part of Poznań's Zoological Garden: more than 120 hectares of hilly forest on Biała Góra, beyond the eastern end of Lake Malta, with six large ponds. The first part opened on 16 September 1974, the hundredth anniversary of the Old Zoo. Families come here for the elephants in one of the largest elephant houses in Europe, the giraffes and black rhinos in the pavilion from 2021, the brown bears in a three-hectare sanctuary, and the lions and tigers. The zoo is also known for its collection of birds of prey and owls, and the 19th-century Fort III stands on the grounds.
Photo Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons1An enclosure with farm animals just past the entrance, near the Nocturnal Animals Pavilion. The zoo map shows ponies, goats and camelids here, and the zoo staff also hold meet-the-alpacas sessions. An Education Centre is being built by the entrance, so in 2026 the way to the children's farm may follow a temporary path, and visitors with pushchairs or wheelchairs are directed through the vehicle gate.
Photo Bialo-zielony, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons2A Prussian fort built in 1877-1881 as one of the 18 forts of the Poznań Fortress. It is surrounded by an 850-metre dry moat with brick-lined banks. Today it is an important winter roost for bats, protected under the Natura 2000 network. From May to September the Poznań Society of Friends of Fortifications gives tours of the above-ground and underground parts; a separate ticket is needed to visit the fort.
Photo JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons3Eastern grey kangaroos come from Australia and, along with the red kangaroo, are among the largest living marsupials: males can weigh as much as 90 kg. Their strong tail helps them keep their balance when running fast and serves as a prop when they stand. The enclosure is in the Australian part of the zoo, not far from the exit; in season the zoo staff talk about the kangaroos here at feeding time.
Photo Patinowik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons4The white rhino is the largest living rhinoceros and the fourth largest land mammal. Its broad lips let it crop grass close to the ground; this is how it differs from the black rhino in the Giraffe and Rhino Pavilion. The first rhino in the history of Poznań Zoo arrived in 1995. The fourth stop of the free train is by the enclosure.
Photo Patinowik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons5The European bison is Europe's largest land mammal. In the 1920s it disappeared completely from the wild and survived only thanks to captive breeding, and later it returned to nature. The zoo staff point out that bison originally lived in meadows and riverside forests, and it was people who pushed them into the woods. Opposite the bison enclosure is Lodolandia, with ice cream, waffles and hot chocolate.
Photo Koefbac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons6A row of aviaries and enclosures for small carnivorous mammals in the forest in the northern part of the zoo. Residents include meerkats, caracals, bat-eared foxes, dwarf mongooses and binturongs. Meerkats post a sentry, who warns the group of danger with a call. Some of the caracals came here in 2022, when the zoo was taking in animals evacuated from Ukraine.
Photo Patinowik, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons7The New Zoo is famous for its collection of birds of prey and owls, one of the richest in Europe. The aviaries are home to, among others, the Andean condors Judyta and Amadeusz, New World vultures with a wingspan of up to 3.2 m, as well as Steller's sea eagles, snowy owls and tawny owls. On warm days the zoo invites you to watch the condors bathing, and in winter to its evening Owl Nights.
Photo Koefbac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons8Japanese macaques live further north than any other wild monkeys. In winter they bask on sunny slopes, they love bathing in hot springs, and they are excellent swimmers: they can swim more than half a kilometre. At the New Zoo they have a forest enclosure with rocks in the northern part of the zoo, along the train route.
Photo Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons9The lions live in the Sanctuary for Rescued Animals. In March 2022 Poznań Zoo took in lions and tigers, among other animals, evacuated from war-torn Ukraine. The lion is the only cat that lives in organised groups, and dominant males roar to tell strangers that the territory is taken. In season the zoo staff talk about the lions here at feeding time.
Photo Koefbac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons10Bactrian camels come from the steppes and deserts of Central Asia. They stand about 2 m tall at the shoulder and can weigh over 800 kg. They were among the first animals shown at the New Zoo when it opened in 1974. In season the zoo staff explain by the enclosure how camels cope in places where it seems impossible to survive.
Photo Larissa Vaccarini Ávila, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons11The Anteater House stands next to the vicuña and camel enclosures. It is home to giant anteaters and tamanduas, or tree anteaters. The giant anteater has no teeth and catches ants and termites with a sticky tongue up to 60 cm long. The tamandua tears open insect nests with its strong front paws. In season the zoo staff talk about the anteaters here at mealtime.
Photo Kwolana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons12These northern giraffes of the Rothschild subspecies are the tallest residents of the zoo. Since 2021 they have lived in a new pavilion, where from the upstairs mezzanine you can look them straight in the eye, with their enclosure next door. Giraffes eat mainly leaves and branches, and in season the zoo staff talk about them by the enclosure at snack time.
Photo Kwolana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons13The two-storey pavilion was built from autumn 2019, and the giraffes moved in in 2021; the black rhinos joined them soon afterwards. From the upstairs mezzanine you can look the giraffes straight in the eye, and on the ground floor there is a visitor corridor with multimedia panels. The building has toilets, including accessible ones, and a Changing Places room; the pavilion is also open in winter.
Photo Mateusz Giełczyński, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons14The Elephant House opened in 2008 and is one of the largest and most modern in Europe; the outdoor enclosure covers 2.5 ha. The first elephants arrived in March 2009. The African savannah elephants Kizi and Ninio have lived here for years, and in 2026 they were joined by three older females from Zoo Duisburg: Saiwa, Etosha and Daisy. While they settle in (from September 2026) the inside of the building may be closed, and you can then see Kizi and Ninio in the outdoor enclosures.
Photo Koefbac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons15The sanctuary was built together with the Vier Pfoten (Four Paws) foundation on about 3 hectares of forest. The first three bears, Wania, Misza and Borys, arrived in October 2013 from the shelter in Korabiewice, and in 2016 they were joined by others, including female bears from the zoo in Braniewo and Baloo, rescued from a circus. The best place to watch the bears is the terrace, where in season the zoo staff talk about them at mealtime.
Photo Kapitel, CC0, Wikimedia Commons16An enclosure by a pond with residents of South America. Capybaras, the world's largest rodents, live here with Patagonian maras and lowland tapirs, which are excellent swimmers and have a nose stretched into a short trunk. A boardwalk leads to the enclosure, and in season the zoo staff talk about its residents here. Nearby there is also an enclosure for black-handed spider monkeys, monkeys with a prehensile tail.
Photo Kwolana, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons17Chilean flamingos from South America live on the pond; you can recognise them by the red joints on their greyish-green legs. Flamingos eat with their heads upside down: they use their beaks to filter tiny crustaceans and algae from the water, and they owe the pink colour of their feathers to pigments in their food. The first stop of the free train is by the pond.
Photo Koefbac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons18By the tiger enclosure stands the wooden Siberian Hut, where in season the zoo staff talk about these cats, often at feeding time. Siberian, or Amur, tigers have lived in Poznań for years: they are the largest tiger subspecies, living in the wild in the Russian Far East and along the border with China. In 2022 the zoo also took in tigers evacuated from Ukraine.
Photo Sunuwargr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons19The red panda lives in the mountain forests of the Himalayas and China. It has rusty fur, white cheeks and a bushy tail with darker rings, and it rests in tree hollows and up in the trees. The species is endangered. Next to the red panda enclosure live king colobuses, black and white monkeys from Africa, and you can get here from the ponds.
Photo Koefbac, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons20Opened in 1995, this pavilion was the first of its kind in Poland. It is home to animals that are active at night, including vampire bats, so once you go in, wait a moment for your eyes to get used to the half-light. By the building there are aviaries for three species of lemurs, and in season the zoo staff talk about the lemurs there at feeding time.
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