Kinderfeestje neushoorn vlakte Eindhoven Zoo

Tastes vary

Food

To survive, you have to eat. But you also have to make sure you don’t get eaten yourself. Learn all about hunting, fleeing, and searching for the right food. A Griffon vulture's diet looks very different from that of an Greater one-horned rhino. Some animals eat only plants, some eat only meat, and there are also animals that eat both. Animals are adapted to the food they eat. In this area, discover everything about the senses, digestion, camouflage, and how these relate to an animal’s diet.

Plan your visit

You can find these animals in the themed area:

Find out what’s on the menu in the area

Close-up van een grommende tijger in Eindhoven Zoo

Predator feeding – 11:00

Experience the daily feeding of the Amur tiger, polar bear or brown bear and see these impressive animals up close in action. As the keepers offer them their meal, they’ll share fascinating facts about their behaviour and way of life. Feel free to ask questions and find out more about these remarkable gourmets.

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Twee Indische neushoorns bij Eindhoven Zoo.

Rhinoceros feeding – 1.00 pm

Watch the rhinos enjoy their daily lunch. Find out what’s on the menu for these impressive herbivores. Our keepers will be happy to tell you more about it.

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Restaurant de Waterplaats

Fancy a bite to eat after all that exploring? Pop into De Waterplaats for a tasty break. Here you’ll find everything from fresh sandwiches and hot snacks to something sweet for in between meals. Whilst you enjoy your meal, you can look out over the park and see the animals in the background.

Twee jongens lopen over de stenen in het water bij de waterspeeltuin in Eindhoven Zoo.

Water Play Area

In the water play area, you can cool off whilst the Amur tigers swim through the water right next to you. Children can splash about, climb and explore, and thanks to the accessible play areas, everyone can join in.

Did you know that...?

Brown bears adapt their diet to whatever is available in the wild. In spring, for example, they eat roots, tubers, insects and sometimes even deer. In autumn, they feast on berries and nuts, and in North America, during the salmon run, they can eat as many as thirty salmon in a single day.

A Visayan warty pig has a superb sense of smell. It can even sniff out tasty treats hidden beneath thick layers of earth. This is how it knows exactly where to dig for a nutritious meal.

Eurasian Wolves form packs of between five and, at times, as many as thirteen animals, in which teamwork is essential for catching prey that is up to ten times their own size.

We help to nurture nature too

Every day, Eindhoven Zoo and Stichting Wildlife work to protect endangered species and vulnerable natural habitats around the world. During your visit, you’ll find out more about the projects we support through Stichting Wildlife, including:

Green Balkans

Stichting Wildlife is working with Green Balkans and Eindhoven Zoo on the reintroduction of the griffon vulture in Bulgaria. Several European vulture species have become completely extinct in this country. In recent years, a number of griffon vultures from our park have been released into the wild in Bulgaria.

International Rhino Foundation

Thanks to conservation efforts, the population of Greater one-horned rhino has risen from fewer than 200 animals at the start of the 20th century to around 3,600 today. These conservation efforts are vital because poaching continues and the species’ habitat is steadily shrinking.