Kleinzoo Wasserstern — Zoo in Ingolstadt

Kleinzoo Wasserstern and its collection

Kleinzoo Wasserstern is a zoo in Ingolstadt, Germany.

History

In 1908 two dozen members formed a local branch of Wasserstern, an Augsburg aquarium and terrarium society, after a viewing of fish, turtles, lizards and snakes brought over from Augsburg. Five years later the branch separated from its parent society. Land beside the Schutter was bought in 1932 and construction of the open-air site began.

Animals and collection

Mammals include agouti, degu, bonnet macaque, tamarin and coati, while the birds kept include macaw, amazon parrot and snowy owl. Fish on show include piranha, discus and the Mangarahara cichlid.

Things to do

Things to do include Animal feedings, Meet & Greet and Zoo rally.

What the venue says

• Interactive Petting Zoo
• public feeding sessions
• Ja, im Zoo gibt es Getränke sowie im Sommer auch Eis.
• Unsere 5 Parkplätze direkt vorm Zoo sind heiß begehrt … so rar wie eine Giraffe im Aloisiweg.
• Ja, die Wege im Zoo sind größtenteils barrierefrei und für Kinderwagen sowie Rollstühle geeignet.