Tag: Zoo
SZ podcast “Munich personally”: Visit to the elephants in Hellabrunn Zoo – Munich
Daniel Materna and Andreas Fries are two of the nine elephant keepers at Hellabrunn Zoo. Materna, who is also a trained zoologist, leads the team. Four elephants currently live in…
The cruel end of Karen the ostrich in a Kansas zoo
Some will speak of suicide, others of an accident, still others, like good Darwinians, of natural selection. Karen, an ostrich at the Topeka Zoo in Kansas, United States, died after…
Animals: Dwarf otter offspring in Neumünster Zoo
Animals Dwarf otter offspring in Neumünster Zoo The dwarf otter couple Jacky and Emil with their offspring in the Neumünster Zoo. photo © Verena Kaspari/Tierpark Neumünster/dpa For the first time…
How bugs help with blood collection at Hellabrunn Zoo – Munich
What sounds like a sophisticated bank break-in is everyday life for Maike Lücht: The veterinarian in Hellabrunn uses predatory bugs to place them on animals – where they then bite.…
Crimean peninsula: More than 200 animals die in zoo fire
Annexed peninsula More than 200 animals die in major fire at Crimean zoo A short circuit in the zoo is considered a possible cause of the fire © Russian Ministry…
We followed the ultrasound of a sea lion at the Paris zoo
A ventriglisse and a fish as a reward. No, it’s not the trophy awarded to a Breton rugby player after a drunken evening. But what follows an ultrasound for a…
Animals: Gorilla Lady Fatou celebrates her 67th birthday at the Berlin Zoo
Animals Gorilla Lady Fatou celebrates her 67th birthday at the Berlin Zoo Gorilla Fatou celebrates her 67th birthday at Berlin Zoo. photo © Paul Zinken/dpa When she moved to Berlin,…
Animals: Another baby gorilla born in Prague Zoo
Animals Another baby gorilla born in Prague Zoo The gorilla lady Kijivu looks after her child. photo © Vondrouš Roman/CTK/dpa With more than 1.3 million visitors, the zoo is one…
Stolen bearded monkey Ruma back in Leipzig Zoo
Found on tree Shut up, monkey back: Stolen bearded monkey Ruma back in Leipzig Zoo With this picture, the Leipzig police are searching for the bearded monkey lady Ruma ©…
Animals: Missing bearded monkey back at Leipzig Zoo
Animals Missing bearded monkey back at Leipzig Zoo The bearded monkey Ruma, who was stolen from Leipzig Zoo, has been found again. photo © Leipzig Zoo/dpa For several days, the…