Cottbus Zoo

Cottbus Zoo
51°44′35″N 14°21′00″E / 51.74306°N 14.35000°E / 51.74306; 14.35000
Date opening1954
LocationKiekebuscher Strasse 5, 03042 Cottbus, Germany
Land area25 hectares (61.8 acres)
No. of animals1300
No. of species170
Annual visitors156.743 (2015)
MembershipsVdZ
OwnerStadt Cottbus
Websitewww.tierparkcottbus.de

The Cottbus Zoo (German: Tierpark Cottbus) is a zoo in the town Cottbus in the Brandenburg region of Germany. The zoo was founded in 1954, and covers 25 hectares (61.8 acres). The park includes a lot of trees, growing along the river Spree. The zoo breeds over 70 species of waterfowl, and its symbol is the red-breasted goose.