https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Copenhagen Zoo removed a map showing Taiwan as independent after complaints from China, before getting two coveted pandas on loan, letters leaked to the 24syv radio station have revealed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190808/china-made-copenhagen-zoo-to-cut-taiwan-from-panda-map Thu, 08 Aug 2019 15:09:00 +0200 china-made-copenhagen-zoo-to-cut-taiwan-from-panda-map Two panda bears will arrive at their new home at Copenhagen Zoo next month, after four years of preparations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190312/copenhagens-first-pandas-to-arrive-in-april Tue, 12 Mar 2019 07:24:04 +0100 copenhagens-first-pandas-to-arrive-in-april Animals from mountainous regions are noticeably feeling the effects of the current warm temperatures, zoos say. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180807/denmarks-zoo-animals-suffer-in-summer-heat Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:30:19 +0200 denmarks-zoo-animals-suffer-in-summer-heat The Elephant House, one of the most characteristic buildings at Copenhagen Zoo, is set to be torn down to make way for a new panda enclosure. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170516/iconic-copenhagen-zoo-elephant-house-to-be-demolished Tue, 16 May 2017 14:45:16 +0200 iconic-copenhagen-zoo-elephant-house-to-be-demolished Poor Ivan the polar bear. His female partner Noel had lost all interest in him, leading to lonely and sad times at the Copenhagen Zoo. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170106/polar-bear-to-switch-danish-zoos-after-divorce Fri, 06 Jan 2017 13:08:15 +0100 polar-bear-to-switch-danish-zoos-after-divorce Odense Zoo dissected a lion and an antelope over the weekend – this time without the international outrage that surrounded a similar event just months ago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160118/danish-zoo-quietly-dissects-new-lion Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:16:08 +0100 danish-zoo-quietly-dissects-new-lion From dissecting lions in front of children to death by potato, Danes have proved in 2015 that they are still capable of making the bizarre look banal. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151230/top-ten-bizarre-danish-stories-from-2015 Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:23:14 +0100 top-ten-bizarre-danish-stories-from-2015 UPDATED: Keepers at Copenhagen Zoo fired rubber bullets at a polar bear on Wednesday to save a man who jumped into the animal's enclosure. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151202/man-jumped-into-polar-bear-cage-at-copenhagen-zoo Wed, 02 Dec 2015 15:00:51 +0100 man-jumped-into-polar-bear-cage-at-copenhagen-zoo A group of penguins were caught on video trying to make a mad dash from the Odense Zoo. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151117/penguins-caught-on-film-trying-to-escape-danish-zoo Tue, 17 Nov 2015 16:33:52 +0100 penguins-caught-on-film-trying-to-escape-danish-zoo In a segment for ‘Last Week Tonight’, comedian John Oliver joined the international criticism of the Odense Zoo’s lion dissection by painting Danes as blood-thirsty brutes with silly accents. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151020/john-oliver-skewers-denmark-for-zoo-dissections Tue, 20 Oct 2015 11:00:55 +0200 john-oliver-skewers-denmark-for-zoo-dissections UPDATED: An event that was heavily criticized from abroad went off as planned on Thursday as hundreds of school kids watched zookeepers cut up a dead lion. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151015/outrage-as-danish-zoo-dissects-lion-in-front-of-children Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:20:53 +0200 outrage-as-danish-zoo-dissects-lion-in-front-of-children The Local's opinion columnist and 'The Danish Way of Parenting' author Jessica Alexander writes cutting up a lion in front of school kids is just a manifestation of Danes' honest approach to life. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151014/lion-dissection-is-incredibly-danish Wed, 14 Oct 2015 09:12:37 +0200 lion-dissection-is-incredibly-danish UPDATED: Should Denmark brace for a new round of international outrage? The Odense Zoo is preparing to perform a public autopsy on a lion. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151008/danish-zoo-kids-watch-lion-dissection Thu, 08 Oct 2015 11:51:26 +0200 danish-zoo-kids-watch-lion-dissection A long-awaited new elephant baby at Copenhagen Zoo has most likely died in utero, zoo officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150904/copenhagen-zoo-mourns-death-of-baby-elephant Fri, 04 Sep 2015 15:44:01 +0200 copenhagen-zoo-mourns-death-of-baby-elephant The 45-year old silverback Samson was adored by many Danes, hundreds of whom have written fond farewells to the gorilla on Facebook. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150724/danes-mourn-death-of-samson-the-gorilla Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:26:34 +0200 danes-mourn-death-of-samson-the-gorilla Fat lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Too many animals at the Copenhagen Zoo are overweight, forcing zoo employees to come up with ways to help them slim down. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150616/copenhagen-zoo-animals-are-too-fat Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:43:38 +0200 copenhagen-zoo-animals-are-too-fat A charity auction for endangered rhinos resulted in a hotel stay in the heart of Copenhagen Zoo and the mobile hotel room will make several other stops in Denmark throughout the summer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150518/denmark-gets-its-first-mobile-hotel Mon, 18 May 2015 13:16:19 +0200 denmark-gets-its-first-mobile-hotel Copenhagen Zoo on Saturday celebrated the first baby rhino born on its grounds for 35 years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150127/baby-rhino-born-at-copenhagen-zoo Tue, 27 Jan 2015 09:32:00 +0100 baby-rhino-born-at-copenhagen-zoo A 30 kilo male hippopotamus was born at the zoo on Thursday and should make its public debut within the next two weeks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140915/baby-hippo-born-at-copenhagen-zoo Mon, 15 Sep 2014 15:15:16 +0200 baby-hippo-born-at-copenhagen-zoo