Robben are sweeping home: New facility in the Rostock Zoo opens soon!

Robben are sweeping home: New facility in the Rostock Zoo opens soon!

Rostock, Deutschland - On June 26, 2025, animal lovers in Rostock can look forward to: The popular seals return to the Rostock Zoo after having spent about two and a half years in the seal research center in Warnemünde. This return means not only the home recovery of the animals, but also the opening of a new, state -of -the -art sealing system in the zoo, which is endowed with 12.5 million euros. The farewell to the Robben Susi, Gizmo and Sammy only took place on Wednesday before the return transported to special transport boxes to bring the animals home safely. As ndr , Susi will follow a little later due to her age and health challenges.

The new system will be opened to visitors on July 3, 2025. Zoogeasten can look forward to an exciting experience, because here you can watch the seals and sea bears up close. On the occasion of the opening, a large family festival is planned, which takes place on the weekend of July 5 and 6, 2025 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. In addition to face painting, an exciting seal quiz and a wheel of fortune, the first shovels are also offered to which visitors are invited every day. These are scheduled for Thursday and Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and Friday and Sunday at 2:00 p.m., such as zoo-rostock.de

insight into the seal research center

The seal research center in Warnemünde, which is connected to the Marine Science Center at the University of Rostock, has earned an excellent call in recent years. This world's largest research center for Robben is housed in the "Lichtenberg" institute ship and offers an impressive area of ​​1800 sqm, which is well equipped for scientific work. In addition to jobs, the facilities also include a library, a workshop and even cabins for guest scientists. Visitors have the opportunity to visit the floating center at certain times and watch the researchers at their work-a great opportunity to better understand the importance of seal research, as is explained on Warnemuende.m-vp.de

With the return of the seals to the zoo and opening the new facility, not only an important step for animal protection, but also an attractive tourist offer is created. The mixture of research and leisure ensures that both animal lovers and interested parties will get their money's worth.