Place archive
Ouwehands Zoo, located in Rhenen, Utrecht Province, Netherlands, sits at the foot of the Grebbeberg Ridge adjacent to the Rhine River, spanning 55 hectares of mixed forest and landscaped grounds. As a full member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and Nederlandse Vereniging van Dierentuinen (NVD), the zoo houses over 2,000 individuals representing 250 species, including *Ailuropoda melanoleuca* (giant panda), *Gorilla gorilla gorilla* (western lowland gorilla), *Phoca vitulina* (harbour seal), and *Pongo abelii* (Sumatran orangutan), all classified
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This page gathers the residents linked to Ouwehands Zoo, the key moments recorded here, nearby institutions, and the articles that add context.
Resident archive
0 pandas recorded
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Recorded moments
In the library
Every panda in a European zoo eats bamboo â but where does it come from? This article traces the hidden logistics of panda nutrition abroad: the bamboo plantations in southern France that supply zoos across the continent, the weekly refrigerated truck deliveries, and the challenges of feeding bamboo specialists in climates where bamboo does not naturally grow.
World map
Coordinates: 51.9564 N, 5.5925 E
Archive notes
Ouwehands Zoo, located in Rhenen, Utrecht Province, Netherlands, sits at the foot of the Grebbeberg Ridge adjacent to the Rhine River, spanning 55 hectares of mixed forest and landscaped grounds. As a full member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and Nederlandse Vereniging van Dierentuinen (NVD), the zoo houses over 2,000 individuals representing 250 species, including Ailuropoda melanoleuca (giant panda), Gorilla gorilla gorilla (western lowland gorilla), Phoca vitulina (harbour seal), and Pongo abelii (Sumatran orangutan), all classified