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 Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charmed local media on Wednesday, a day before their debut in front of the general public. https://www.thelocal.de/20200129/double-trouble-berlins-panda-twins-get-set-for-public-debut Wed, 29 Jan 2020 15:02:34 +0100 double-trouble-berlins-panda-twins-get-set-for-public-debut Two chimpanzees who survived a fire which killed 30 monkeys on New Year's Eve at the Krefeld zoo are doing well under medical care, reported the zoo on Monday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200107/surviving-two-monkeys-from-deadly-german-zoo-fire-doing-well Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:28:57 +0100 surviving-two-monkeys-from-deadly-german-zoo-fire-doing-well A mother and her two daughters have turned themselves in to police over a blaze which killed dozens of monkeys at a zoo in Germany on New Year's Eve, police confirmed Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200102/mother-and-daughters-investigated-over-german-zoo-fire Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:35:32 +0100 mother-and-daughters-investigated-over-german-zoo-fire Flames from flying New Year's Eve lanterns might have sparked a blaze that killed dozens of monkeys at a zoo in northwestern Germany, management and security services said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200102/lanterns-behind-deadly-fire-at-krefeld-zoo Thu, 02 Jan 2020 11:32:58 +0100 lanterns-behind-deadly-fire-at-krefeld-zoo Fire ripped through the monkey house at Krefeld zoo in northwestern Germany on New Year's Eve killing dozens of animals, including orangutans, chimpanzees and marmosets, management said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200101/fire-kills-30-animals-at-german-zoo-on-new-years-eve Wed, 01 Jan 2020 16:14:48 +0100 fire-kills-30-animals-at-german-zoo-on-new-years-eve Berlin zoo’s star couple, Skipper and Ping, are desperate to start a family. But they had some sad news this week. https://www.thelocal.de/20190906/same-sex-penguin-couples-egg-fails-to-hatch-berlin-zoo Fri, 06 Sep 2019 11:17:12 +0200 same-sex-penguin-couples-egg-fails-to-hatch-berlin-zoo Berlin's beloved panda Meng Meng is expecting a cub, the zoo announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20190827/berlin-zoo-confirms-panda-meng-meng-is-pregnant Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:44:34 +0200 berlin-zoo-confirms-panda-meng-meng-is-pregnant A same-sex penguin couple are caring for an abandoned egg in Berlin's zoo. https://www.thelocal.de/20190812/photo-of-the-day-the-gay-berlin-penguins-whove-adopted-an-egg Mon, 12 Aug 2019 19:12:51 +0200 photo-of-the-day-the-gay-berlin-penguins-whove-adopted-an-egg Organisers of this year's Gay Pride week in Munich have a group of rather wild partners -- penguins, giraffes and lions at the city zoo where tours are being run about same-sex love in the animal kingdom. https://www.thelocal.de/20190713/zoo-showcases-bisexual-giraffes-for-munich-pride Sat, 13 Jul 2019 10:01:14 +0200 zoo-showcases-bisexual-giraffes-for-munich-pride A young zookeeper is expected to make a full recovery after being mauled by two lions at the Serengeti Zoo, near Hanover, over the weekend. Reports indicate the man entered the enclosure at feeding time. https://www.thelocal.de/20190506/a-miracle-zookeeper-lucky-to-be-alive-after-lion-attack-near-hanover Mon, 06 May 2019 13:28:17 +0200 a-miracle-zookeeper-lucky-to-be-alive-after-lion-attack-near-hanover Berlin's latest zoo celebrity, a fluffy polar bear cub, made her first tentative steps on the public stage Friday, with media hungry to anoint her the rightful successor to late lamented superstar Knut. https://www.thelocal.de/20190315/baby-polar-bear-makes-berlin-debut Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:19:19 +0100 baby-polar-bear-makes-berlin-debut 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 It's always the quiet ones: two hedgehogs found intoxicated on field are taken to nearby zoo. https://www.thelocal.de/20180618/hungover-hedgehogs-taken-to-zoo-to-recover Mon, 18 Jun 2018 16:37:17 +0200 hungover-hedgehogs-taken-to-zoo-to-recover Five dangerous big cats - two lions, two tigers and a jaguar - reportedly broke out of a zoo in Rhineland-Palatinate and were still on the loose on Friday morning. But in the afternoon, this all turned out to be a false alarm. https://www.thelocal.de/20180601/dangerous-wild-animals-break-out-of-zoo-in-west-germany Fri, 01 Jun 2018 15:09:39 +0200 dangerous-wild-animals-break-out-of-zoo-in-west-germany Cologne’s sea lions have landed in hot water after their late-night antics led local residents to file a noise complaint. This is the first time in 168 years that someone has taken offence at the adorable creatures. https://www.thelocal.de/20180307/sea-lions-are-causing-a-ruckus-at-the-cologne-zoo Wed, 07 Mar 2018 13:28:06 +0100 sea-lions-are-causing-a-ruckus-at-the-cologne-zoo Trees that no one wanted to take home for Christmas have come in handy at one south German zoo. https://www.thelocal.de/20180104/rejected-christmas-trees-used-to-feed-animals-in-stuttgart-zoo Thu, 04 Jan 2018 11:39:53 +0100 rejected-christmas-trees-used-to-feed-animals-in-stuttgart-zoo A polar bear cub born in a Berlin zoo has died after just 26 days, officials said on Tuesday, the second such bereavement for the German capital in a year. https://www.thelocal.de/20180102/berlin-mourns-sudden-death-of-month-old-polar-bear-cub Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:24:22 +0100 berlin-mourns-sudden-death-of-month-old-polar-bear-cub At a unique zoo in Hesse, visitors can get up close and personal with deadly reptiles such as crocodiles and alligators. But on Thursday a court judge denied the zoo's appeal to be allowed to continue with these practices for children. https://www.thelocal.de/20171103/crocodiles-and-alligators-cannot-mingle-with-visitors-in-zoo-court-rules Fri, 03 Nov 2017 18:23:24 +0100 crocodiles-and-alligators-cannot-mingle-with-visitors-in-zoo-court-rules A 93-year-old widow from the United States has donated $22 million to the zoo in Cologne, Germany, saying she wanted to give back to the city where she and her husband met during the Second World War, German media reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170901/couple-who-left-germany-after-nazi-persecution-donate-22-million-to-cologne-zoo Fri, 01 Sep 2017 16:09:35 +0200 couple-who-left-germany-after-nazi-persecution-donate-22-million-to-cologne-zoo In April public broadcaster ARD published video footage it said showed keepers at Hanover Zoo mishandling their elephants. Prosecutors have now decided that the keepers acted within the law. https://www.thelocal.de/20170822/hanover-zookeepers-did-not-mistreat-their-elephants-prosecutors-conclude Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:12:01 +0200 hanover-zookeepers-did-not-mistreat-their-elephants-prosecutors-conclude