The Manatee House lures visitors into the world of the Amazon, with all its sounds, colors and smells. Children and adults can experience the gentle and peaceful sea cows close up and personal - walking over the water in the tropical house and under water in the Blue Salon, where you can observe sea lions and dolphins from the neighboring dolphin lagoon.
The Manatee House at the Nuremberg Zoo may be the first of its kind: Most of the animals are not behind glass or bars, but are living free in the middle of a tropical rain forest filled with lianas, banana trees and coconut palms, which regularly bear delicious fruit. Colorful butterflies flutter around, adorable white-faced Sakis move from tree to tree and croaking peruvian pigeons give a concert of sound together with other tropical birds. Particularly fascinating are the bats, which are often overlooked by many visitors and can be found right in the entrance area.