Description of the attraction
Not far from the Austrian city of Salzburg, in the town of Anif, there is a zoo that opened in 1960. Although animal breeding was carried out here before the official creation of the zoo. Back in 1619, Archbishop Markus Sitticus built gardens, parks and a zoological garden here. Historical documents indicate that by 1620, 100 red deer, 1 mountain goat, more than 1000 turtles lived on the territory, and there were also cages with bears, wolves, lynxes, eagles and storks.
Today the zoo covers an area of 95 hectares, where about 800 different animals of 140 species live. The zoo has an interesting rocky landscape.
The concept of the zoo lies in the geographical division of the territory into large zones: South America, Africa and Eurasia. Of the greatest interest are animals from the African savannah. Zebras, antelopes and rhinos, guinea fowls, as well as various species of African birds. Also in the zoo live kangaroos, various types of monkeys, bears, chamois.
The zoo hosts a variety of activities every day. Visitors come to the zoo with the whole family to enjoy a leisurely walk and interact with animals. By the way, it is allowed to come to the zoo with dogs, which, nevertheless, need to be kept on a short leash so as not to frighten the permanent inhabitants. During the summer months, the zoo is open once a week until late in the evening to show visitors the animal lifestyle at night.
A walk in the Helbrunn Zoo will bring great joy not only to children, but also to adults: in one day you can learn a lot of interesting information about the daily life of animals, their habits and preferences.
There are not many staff at the zoo, however, the territory is kept clean and tidy. Zoo staff urge not to feed the animals, because it can cause huge harm to their health.
