Waves youngsters in the Leipzig zoo: A colorful spectacle awaits visitors!

Waves youngsters in the Leipzig zoo: A colorful spectacle awaits visitors!

The Leipzig zoo attracts numerous visitors from Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria and Brandenburg during the current holiday season. This phase is traditionally considered the most visitor time of the year, in which many families discover the zoo's attractions. On July 20, 2025, Zoo boss Jörg Junhold announced exciting news about the budgie oasis in a podcast, which was recently redesigned in the zoo. The aviary for the popular birds extends over 100 square meters and offers an extraordinary experience for visitors.

The fact that the budgies, also known as melopic sittacus undulatus, are particularly interesting, are social breeders and take their breeding season all year round. This adaptation ensures that the audience always has the opportunity to watch young animals. Among them are currently around 50 fleeing young birds, which are active in the walk-in budgie oasis compared to the Koala House. Other young birds remain in nesting boxes and will take their first flight attempts in the near future.

youngsters and visitor experiences

The visitors are cordially invited to observe the little birds on their first flights, which offers a special interaction with the wildlife. The redesign of the budgie oasis, which has existed in the zoo since 2018, has proven to be successful and offers the birds a natural environment that serves both their well-being and the pleasure of the visitors. The opportunity to meet the birds up close is part of the experience that the zoo offers its guests.

In addition to the budgies, there are young talent from the Belarus-Nose bears in the offspring. The female Nina gave birth to her young animals on May 15, 2025 and, together with another female, takes care of the offspring in a mother room, which is furnished in the back. The father of the young animals, Carlos, is already seven years old and can be seen together with two other fellow species in the shaving area of the facility. However, some time will pass for the young animals for visitors to be visible on the Pantanal facility.

The current highlights in the Leipzig zoo show how diverse and eventful the wildlife is and underline the importance of nature conservation and education through such interactive experiences. The summer months are not only for the animals, but also for visitors an exciting time.

Further information about the budgie oasis and the new young birds in the Leipzig zoo can be found on the pages of and Zoo Leipzig .