Dortmund Zoo

Dortmund Zoo
Zoo Dortmund Entrance
51°28′19″N 7°28′12″E / 51.472°N 7.470°E / 51.472; 7.470
Date opened	May 24, 1953
Location	Dortmund, Germany
Land area	28 hectares (69 acres)
No. of animals	~1500
No. of species	~230

The Dortmund Zoo is the zoological garden of Dortmund, Germany. It is specialized in the keeping and breeding of South American species and is leading in the breeding of the giant anteater, the tamandua and the giant otter.^[1] The zoo is situated in the south of the city between the boroughs of Hacheney and Brünninghausen.