Pumpkin pie might be the order of the day for people this Halloween but now zoo animals are also getting in on the act. Not only is pumpkin – either served raw or packed with various treats – a welcome change in the diet for most zoo animals, it is also a great way to […]
With their pink hairless bodies and fangs for front teeth, these baby naked mole rats were never going to win any cuteness contests at Schonbrunn Zoo in the Austrian capital Vienna. But the weird youngsters are to become the stars of a new display that shows how the bizarre rodents live. Zoologists say the species, […]
Romance will be in the air this Friday at Schoenbrunn Zoo as tickets for two are offered at a discount price and a special tour teaches visitors about the love lives of animals. Pairs of tickets bought using the password ‘Valentines Day’ will be on offer for a total price of 15 Euros on Friday […]
Politicians in Austria where animal shelters are overflowing with so-called dangerous dogs are mulling over plans to put the fighting dogs into OAP care homes in a bid to rehabilitate the animals. The ‘Animals as Therapy’ group in want pit bulls and Staffordshire Terriers to be trained as therapy dogs, which could then become companions […]
Vienna city council’s environmental department has designed a whole new park near the Heeresspital in Florisdorf in an attempt to attract squirrels away from their home to allow the building of 950 council flats. The new park which is located nearby measures six hectares. Its wide range of flowers and herbs should encourage a least […]
The German businessmen and animal lover who created a real-life animal farm where all of the residents are animals has celebrated his 60th birthday with all of his animal friends – and a few celebrities. Michael Aufhauser made a fortune in industry but then sold everything to buy the Gut-Aiderbichl farm in Salzburg which he […]
Electricity to a village was cut off when a Martin tried to bite through a high voltage cable. Villagers in Waengle in Reutte, Tirol, were left without power for several hours until the fault could be discovered at a remote Alpine junction box. A fire brigade spokesman said: “The animal was killed instantly but its […]
Residents of a posh district in Vienna are up in arms over wild boars invading their homes. The animals have been scouring the back gardens of houses in Döbling for months. Now local Social Democrats (SPÖ), People’s Party (ÖVP) officials and representatives of the Döbling branch of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) decided to show unusual […]
More than 187,000 creatures were used in animal experiments in 2010, new figures show. The federal ministries for science, health and environment announced today (Thurs) that 187,236 animals underwent scientific checks in various experiments last year. The ministries said this figure meant that there has been a decline of 9.9 per cent compared to the […]
Twenty cattle were saved after lightning struck at a farm in Lower Austria. Eleven fire brigades consisting of 130 men managed to herd the animals out of the barn just in time. The fire fighters also ensured that the flames would not spread to the adjacent house of the farming family. No one was injured […]