The Centre operates within the Leipzig Zoo. Zoo visitors may thus observe some scientific studies as they take place. In cooperation with the zoo, the Köhler Centre supports efforts to conserve great apes, both in the wild and in captivity. The breeding program at the zoo is framed within the global strategy of the European Endangered Species Program (EEP), and some research focuses on the husbandry and care of great apes in captivity.

Animal care

The Center and the Leipzig Zoo employ 14 zoo keepers who provide routine animal care including feeding, cleaning, and enrichment. The zoo has a long tradition of keeping great apes. Animals are fed three times a day, and browse is provided on a regular basis. In addition, each season apes receive special foodstuffs (e.g., chestnuts) that the keepers hide in certain areas of the enclosure to promote natural foraging activities; other opportunities for special foraging activities (e.g., at artificial termite mounds) are also made available on a regular basis.

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