Tiergarten Schönbrunn | Vienna Zoo Tour
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Touring the oldest zoo in the World! Tiergarten Schönbrunn is one of the most beautiful zoos on the planet and we're taking an in depth tour! Featuring Giant Panda, Koala, Hippo, Lion, Tiger, Cheetah, Giraffe, Polar Bear, Penguin, Sea Lion, African Elephant, Morelet's Crocodile, Jellyfish, Orangutan & more! Check out the playlist featuring tours of the best zoos in the world here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE2Aaz9qx-5lBKJMRj0A6-8lVp9Z2vZ-B | #zoo #travel #animals
The zoo is amazing, but the hippo house looks terribly unsafe. You often see children just a couple of meters away from the hippos and barely any protection in between.
VIENNA ZOO TOUR
00:00 Welcome to Vienna Zoo
Please visit Blair Drummond safari park and five sisters zoo
00:34 Koala House
01:28 East Africa House
02:48 Giant Pandas
03:40 Hippo House
African elephants are not in alot of zoos so the zoo is good
04:19 The Emperor's Pavilion
04:37 Lions & Tigers
If you're ever in the American Midwest, please check out the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. It is massively underrated.
05:26 South America
06:03 Prairie Dog Pups
I live here and have visited the zoo more times than I can count. I agree with the fact that the polar bears don't seem to be doing too well and some of the great cats are suffering from zoochosis as well. Despite the smaller enclosure the elephants are doing surprisingly well tho.
I've also had plenty of interactions with keepers and I can definitely say that despite some hiccups the zoo cares a lot about animal welfare. In fact probably moreso than a lot of other zoos that may provide better enclosures. Schönbrunn is owned by the government and is legally not allowed to make a profit and is therefore (obviously) not a profit driven company with it's main focuses being animal welfare and breeding programs.
Most of the big problems come from it being a city zoo and simply not having enough space for a lot of the bigger animals. Sadly it's unlikely that the zoo will expand in size significantly due to the fact that the gardens outside the zoo are also a large tourist attraction and managed by a different state owned company. Bureaucracy ruining good things once again.
06:41 Rhino Park
07:28 Rainforest House
There are plans for a new aquarium compound with sharks, sting rays, moray eels and so forth!. Great video, I think this zoo should grow out,I mean to expand and reach 22 ha in surface!
08:33 Polar Bears
09:20 Penguin Polarium
You need to visit peak wildlife park in the midlands if you haven’t already, their polar bear habitat is great, 2 brothers in 2 fairly large expansive habitats with plenty of place for them to swim. When I visited earlier this year I was lucky enough to see one of them playing in the water
10:51 South American Sea Lions
11:33 African Elephants
too many animals look there like they suffer from zoochosis unfortunatelly :( :(
12:23 The Beautiful Monkey House
13:59 Crocodile Pavilion
It's so funny to hear the male sea lion refered to as "huge". The previous male, named Comandante was an ABSOLUTE UNIT and definitely one of the most famous residents of the Zoo. Rspecially because he liked to cannonball into the water to splash as many visitors as possible, much to everyone's delight. He was a real character and is missed dearly since his death in 2021. In comparison to Comandante, the "young guy" (Carlos) still has a lot of growing to do. But he's coming along nicely... and he's working on his cannonball-skills too.
14:25 Aquarium
15:13 The Forest
Lovely new channel, looking for the upcoming videos. I love the fact that there actually is a little nerdy zoo community :) Keep posting, great video
15:34 The ORANG.erie
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A lovely tour of a lovely zoo! One of my favorite zoos I've been to - One of my personal favorites is the Waldrapp Ibis enclosure and their breeding efforts for them. They even try and teach the released ibisses migration routes with the help of gliding planes. Wonderful effort for an otherwise overlooked species.
Despite me liking the zoo a lot overall, I really appreciate it that you also pointed out the less appropiate enclosures. There's a nuanced discussion to be had whether every zoo really needs all of the big name species, I think. Vienna Zoo would thrive, I dare say, even without polar bears and elephants.
Looking forward to more of your tours to come. :)
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A great video that put an idea into my head. After seeing the preserved but unused bear enclosure, have you thought of creating a Planet Zoo, called something like the "Resurrection Zoo"? Where you create actual exact replicas of the disused enclosures and adapt them to work well with new animals and give them a second life. After seeing the bear cage I couldn't help thinking it would make a great aviary with some work. I would love to see the bear ravine at Dudley zoo re-imagined (Giraffe maybe). Anyway just an idea but their must be so many now defunct enclosures that could be resurrected and re-purposed to provide an excellent environment if the zoo had a huge budget going spare.
@Lambo714You need to go to Burgers’zoo in Arnhem, The Netherlands!
@semvcuijk6704Those are South American sea lions. The males are chonkier than Cali sea lions.
@bananaleech29855:00 that only aplies to captive siberian tigers, in the wild bengal tigers are larger.
@rexyjp1237I was there around a year ago, im going to artis today.
@rexyjp1237The greenhouse looking building in the intro is insane! The detail is brilliant 🤩
@spoupp668Looks pretty similar to the Berlin Zoo & Aquarium. I can't understand why Schönbrunn Zoo has so often landed first place in the best zoos in Europe. In my opinion, Chester Zoo, Leipzig Zoo, Prague Zoo, Pairi Daiza and Zurich Zoo are much more interesting, informative and comprehensive in their depiction of various geo-zones and animal worlds. This zoo thrives on its old baroque architecture. It's nice to look at, but doesn't offer enough space for the welfare of the bigger animals (elephants, polar bears, giraffes etc.).
@fazolettofazolettini9624I know you’ve already been to Chester Zoo but are there plans to do a tour video?
@ianp1986The penguin habitat looks bigger than the polar bear habitat 😭
@ChloE-go9seLove the tours in sitzerland thers alsow 2 zoos worth checking out zoo zürich and zoo basel
@高齢者高齢者i really liked the african house
@ToverBeek-b9mokay yes this is the best zoo, simply cause they have kept one of their original retro bear pens!!!
@dodoxasaurus6904Can’t wait for the next one! Love this idea
@mariat5350That male sea lion is MASSIVE!! The biggest male I've seen was at the Vancouver Aquarium—a Steller Sea Lion, which I believe are larger than the California Sea Lion. Lovely tour, subscribed ❤
@sparrow838_Wow such a good video you have to come some day to the Zoo’s of Spain in Madrid Faunia and Madrid Zoo and give your honest opinion. I’ll be waiting jeje 🇪🇸🇪🇸
@El_RidEvery year there are modernization works to give more and more animals a better space to live in.
When they opened the new elephant habitat at the end of 90s, it was the most modern and the first in the world, where in the inside they didn't need to chain the elephants.
Habitat by habitat it improves every year. But they are restricted because the grounds belong to the UNESCO culture inheritance program, so they need to keep the old buildings and general layout.
Like they did with the giraffes, for many years they lived somewhere else until they got their current indoor hall with gallery and solar panels on the roof so they only need the old building for the indoor stalls over night, and the giraffes can choose freely between the two outside areas and the indoor area.
Same for the orangs, they had a temporary quarter (not open to the public) for the works on their new place and they really seem to enjoy it now (their old space was at the monkey house, way too small), indooi, outdoors, on hot days they even have a misty sprinkler.
The ducks are everywhere 😂 also a lot of sparrows. Why not, food and safety is pretty much guaranteed 😊
Great tour! I’m from America but am hoping to visit Vienna for the first time next year. This video made me even more excited!
@insidethezoo5912You should visit Wildlands Emmen! I Think you will really like it.
@larsiedgaming1278I was in that same zoo ten years ago, didnt change a bit
@AllMighty_ToastYou should really visit «Kristiansand dyrepark» in Norway😊🇳🇴
@Kasberry889The monkey house reminds me of the three houses here at the Saint Louis zoo in the US (Bird, Herp, and Ape houses) if you ever make your way across the Atlantic, it would be a good one for you to check out!
@MiltonBuildsEver been to pairi daiza in Belgium
@Macwizard_OGAlways nice to see another Virtual Zoo Tour guide🙂
@ZooToursLove the hornbill and mongoose habitat ❤. Keep this zoo tour going man, great work
@ZepprrPlease come visit Bratislava ZOO ❤ in Slovakia.
@d.s.mokrys_artThanks for the great tour!😄
plz come to Seoul grand zoo someday 🐅
The restaurant at the Kaiser Pavillion was the best zoo restaurant where I have ever eaten!
@okapijohn4351Very nice zoo I gotta say nice place for a land locked country
@KingdomofEzakiaIm surprised you are not going to Paira Daiza in Belgium? Biggest zoo in Europe, and won 'Best zoo of europe' award multiple times
@Ipitythefool1988Thanks man, zoo tours are great especially for ones who aren’t as fortunate to be able to see them ❤
@fffooty9191I love the new channel, you got a new subscirber
@MrOtter1234Loved the video. If you ever have a chance you should visit Toronto Zoo from what I’ve seen our zoo is e third biggest in the world.
@thatbeaverboy8:47 Out of curiosity, what are the 2 polar bear habitats have you approved of? Great tour aswell
@SEANOC0946This was wonderful! Can't wait for the next one.
@samrheins4213Incredible tour thanks!
@fudgeyman99Love this. You should tour the Toledo Zoo sometime
@abigailsadowy2542Thanks for sharing your tour through Tiergarten! The humboldt penguins reminded me of the Humbolts at the zoo near me which will have their newly expanded habitat open up in January.
@BearUmbraGreat tour! Thanks for sharing!
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