https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The cuteness level at Berlin Zoo doubled on Monday when a pair of twin panda cubs made their public debut, with the zoo revealing the cuddly bundles of fur were both boys. https://www.thelocal.de/20191209/boy-oh-boy-two-male-pandas-charm-berlin-zoo Mon, 09 Dec 2019 13:34:46 +0100 boy-oh-boy-two-male-pandas-charm-berlin-zoo Panda Meng Meng gave has given birth to bright-eyed twins, the Berlin Zoo announced Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190902/berlin-panda-meng-meng-gives-birth-to-twins Mon, 02 Sep 2019 11:16:48 +0200 berlin-panda-meng-meng-gives-birth-to-twins A pair of gay penguins in Germany who tried earnestly to hatch a stone now have the chance to become real parents. https://www.thelocal.de/20190816/gay-penguins-in-berlin-adopt-egg-after-trying-to-hatch-stone Fri, 16 Aug 2019 13:40:24 +0200 gay-penguins-in-berlin-adopt-egg-after-trying-to-hatch-stone Berlin’s oldest elephant, the 54-year-old Tanja, passed away on Tuesday, the Berlin Zoo announced Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20181018/tanya-berlins-oldest-elephant-dies Thu, 18 Oct 2018 13:42:41 +0200 tanya-berlins-oldest-elephant-dies It’s been one year since two pandas arrived in Berlin on 24th June 2017, and they’ve got a very particular breakfast routine in Berlin’s Zoologischer Garten. https://www.thelocal.de/20180622/berlins-pandas-and-their-bamboo-breakfast-routines Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:52:37 +0200 berlins-pandas-and-their-bamboo-breakfast-routines Germany had its first taste of panda mania on Saturday as two furry ambassadors arrived from China to begin a new life as stars of Berlin's premier zoo. https://www.thelocal.de/20170624/panda-mania-hits-germany-as-chinas-cuddly-envoys-arrive Sat, 24 Jun 2017 13:25:31 +0200 panda-mania-hits-germany-as-chinas-cuddly-envoys-arrive Two long-awaited giant pandas from China will arrive in Germany in two weeks time, with Berlin rolling out the red carpet for the furry ambassadors' arrival. https://www.thelocal.de/20170613/berlin-zoo-to-welcome-two-new-giant-pandas Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:01:34 +0200 berlin-zoo-to-welcome-two-new-giant-pandas Four years after Berlin's celebrity polar bear Knut died, a neuroscientist has discovered the cause of death - an autoimmune disorder which affected his brain. https://www.thelocal.de/20150828/scientist-discovers-why-knut-the-polar-bear-died Fri, 28 Aug 2015 13:42:51 +0200 scientist-discovers-why-knut-the-polar-bear-died Berlin Zoo will keep the rights to the name of Knut, the polar bear that captured hearts worldwide and devastated fans when he died, an EU court ruled on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130916/51935 Mon, 16 Sep 2013 16:18:00 +0200 51935 Long-time Berlin Zoo director Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, who referred to women colleagues using the zoo shorthand for a female animal in a memo, fought to keep his job on Monday as the zoo supervisory board met to discuss his future. https://www.thelocal.de/20130121/47457 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0100 47457 Barely a fortnight since the death of beloved polar bear Knut, the Berlin Zoo has lost another young animal – six-year-old Indian elephant Shaina Pali, according to media reports. https://www.thelocal.de/20110406/34217 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:12:00 +0200 34217