SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 11, 2012
A red panda that had escaped its Dresden zoo enclosure fell 10 meters from a tree after firefighters sprayed it with water in an attempt to get it to climb down. The animal survived the fall, but likely has a concussion. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 19, 2012
Breeders moved by the sad story of Til, the baby bunny born with no ears and crushed by a cameraman on Wednesday, have offered the stricken zoo replacement earless rabbits. But zoo director Uwe Dempewolf has said no. "We're just going to carry on," he told SPIEGEL ONLINE on Monday. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 14, 2012
A baby rabbit born with no ears was being filmed by a news team when the cameraman stepped on him by mistake on Wednesday. The bunny didn't suffer, said the distraught director of the zoo in Germany who had hoped to turn the rare rabbit into a media star. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 18, 2012
A polar bear that shares the same father as Berlin celebrity Knut (RIP) has been born in Wuppertal. There appears to be a distinct family resemblance, although "Anori," whose gender is still unknown, has the good fortune of not having been rejected by its mother. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 13, 2012
For many German zoos, a high point of the animal year is the arrival of discarded Christmas trees. Thousands are fed to elephants, camels, polar bears and a variety of other animals. The trees are rich in Vitamin C and other healthy properties. However, the tradition is threatened at some zoos because of the use of chemicals to make trees last longer. By Alex Macbeth in Berlin more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 23, 2011
Thomas Ziolko heads a committee charged with selecting an official monument for Knut, the star bear at the Berlin Zoo that died in March after rocketing to worldwide fame. But it's a thankless task, he finds, a one that does injustice to animals not born cute and with a dramatic story. By Christoph Scheuermann more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 28, 2011
Leipzig Zoo's star attraction, Heidi the cross-eyed opossum, is dead. Keepers put her to sleep Wednesday after unsuccessfully trying to treat her arthritis. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 11, 2011
A German man faces criminal charges this week for silencing his neighbor's pond frogs with an air gun after he'd had enough of their nocturnal croaking. The frogs' owner kept one of the dead animals in the freezer for evidence. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 25, 2011
Officials at the Berlin Zoo and the city's Museum of Natural History have agreed to a Knut exhibit with the animal's remains. But Knut supporters are angrily filling an online memory book with demands that the animal be given a proper burial. By Mary Beth Warner more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- March 22, 2011
The tragic death of Knut, the world-famous polar bear, may have been caused by brain problems, the Berlin Zoo said on Tuesday following the release of preliminary findings of his autopsy. The zoo plans to erect a memorial in his honor. more...
