Zoo Neuwied, Animal park in Neuwied, Germany.
Zoo Neuwied is a 13.5-hectare zoo on the eastern edge of Neuwied, bordering the Rhine-Westerwald Nature Park. It keeps around 1,800 animals of 185 species, including a 3.5-hectare kangaroo meadow for eastern grey kangaroos, red-necked wallabies and emus, and the Prinz Maximilian zu Wied Hall for South American species.
The zoo was founded in 1970 with a focus on Australian animals. In the 1980s, a citizens' organization took over management and changed the park's direction.
Visitors come here to watch animals in settings that resemble their natural homes and learn about different species. The grounds provide space to discover wildlife diversity in a relaxed way.
The grounds are easily accessible on foot and visitors can walk and stop at their own pace to watch animals. The best time to visit is early in the day when animals are more active and the park is less crowded.
The 3.5-hectare kangaroo meadow holds the largest group of eastern grey kangaroos outside Australia, kept together with red-necked wallabies and emus. The zoo also keeps a breeding pack of Barbary lions, extinct in the wild, which produced ten cubs up to 2010.
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