Zoo news

There may be more than 80 lakes in Berlin, but our animal keepers chose to take a refreshing dip on the job – in the cooling pools of the hippos, gorillas and more.

We start the new week with this amazing photo of our adorable little frogmouth chick.

You can now get a close-up view – live and in colour – of the hustle and bustle inside the hive on Bee Island.

Could this be the cutest thing on two legs? After eight years without any new offspring, our lesser flamingos have finally hatched a chick.

With its multitude of fascinating shapes, sizes, colours and behaviours, the animal kingdom is remarkably diverse.

The keepers surprised our sea lions with fish-flavoured ice treats.

Have you ever seen anyone look so content while licking a lolly?

Our little gorilla Tilla is keeping mum Bibi on her toes.

Panda papa Jiao Qing turns 12 today, so it’s only fitting that the 12 Tenors come along to sing him a happy birthday.