Nocturnal house

A noctarium ( from Latin nox = night) is a zoological institution in which one can observe nocturnal animals.

This is done by either using the day and night are reversed in a noctarium ( lighting technical), or by there always exists an artificial night, as in a natural cave.

In Germany, opened in early March 2006, a noctarium for the observation of bats in Noctalis in Bad Segeberg. In the citadel of Besançon ( France) is located has long been a noctarium, in which various types of nocturnal rodents to see.

Noctarien and Nachtierhäuser in zoos

  • Zoologischer Garten Berlin - nocturnal animal house
  • Zoo Leipzig - night -active animals in Gondwanaland
  • Zoologischer Garten Frankfurt am Main - Grzimek House
  • Zoo Saarbrücken - nocturnal animal house
  • Wilhelma Stuttgart - night -active animals
  • Noctalis - World of Bats
  • Hellabrunn Munich - Villa Dracula
  • Papiliorama - Swiss Tropical Gardens - Nocturama
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