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Another baby elephant is due!February 14, 2017
We gave a toast to Asha, our elephant calf, on his fourth birthday. We also announced that Asha might even get a little sibling this year. Her mother Angele is pregnant again. The foetus can be approximately 40 to 50 cm by now.
A giraffe calf is the first new-born in the new yearJanuary 3, 2017
Our Zoo’s first new-born this year came into the world: a healthy giraffe calf, who was born right on 1 January, in the early afternoon.
A Gift That Keeps On Giving: A One-Year Pass To Budapest ZooDecember 12, 2016
Are you bored the usual Christmas gifts? Would you like to give a special experience this year but don't have time to do your research and find that perfect something? Why not buy an annual pass to Budapest Zoo for your loved ones?
Visayan warty pigletsNovember 25, 2015
This is the first time that Visayan warty piglets have been born in Hungary. This critically endangered species in the pig genus, endemic to the Philippines, have been on show in our zoo since early autumn.
Asha’s “golden feet”November 19, 2015
Asha, the two and a half year old elephant calf, does not look down on the pleasures of football...
An ordinary day for KoalasNovember 6, 2015
Our latest short film gives a glimpse into the everyday lives of koalas, in particular their afternoon programme.
Musical Evenings at the ZooJune 10, 2015
The fourteenth season of Musical Zoo Evenings, a series of concerts, is starting. Every week from July 8th until August 21st one, and so seven concerts in total, will take place. Boban and Marko Marković will take the stage on the first night.
The Butterfly Garden has Opened!June 5, 2015
From 5th June, you can visit the popular summer attraction, the Butterfly Garden, at our Zoo. In the facilities to be found behind the Palm House, visitors can observe several hundred specimens of 23 tropical butterfly species.
Beach season with the hipposMay 5, 2015
May marks the start of the beach season for the hippopotamuses: Tücsök and Jusztina can use the outdoor swimming pool again. Although the inside one is at their disposal too, in the nice weather they prefer the outdoor pool, which opened in 1932.
Unforgettable camel loveApril 29, 2015
At the Zoo you can capture fantastic scenes that must be seen – at the back of a camera lens!