The Lemurs made famous in the movie “Madagascar” have become one of the most popular attractions at Vienna’s Schönbrunn Zoo. Recently, a baby Lemur was born there which has further increased the popularity of the animals among visitors. The female Lemur Samba gave birth on the 25th of May, and the gender of the baby […]
An unattended nine month old baby was seriously burned after crawling across to the oven and pulling a deep fat fryer full of burning oil over itself in Stadl an der Mur, Styria. The tot pulled on a cable attached to the fryer and pulled it over. Half a litre of hot oil landed on […]
Last NovemberSchönbrunn Zoo celebrated the offspring of the adult anteaters, and now visitors of the zoo can visit the baby anteater. The anteater female Ilse gave birth after 190 days of pregnancy to the baby anteater named “Mocoa” by the zoo caretakers on Sunday the 22nd of April. “Ilse is 16 years old and she […]
Social workers ordered to hand back a 12-month-old boy to his mum after they took him into care because his grandmother had been fined for speeding have launched a legal challenge against the ruling. Baby Jonas, from Lambach, Austria, had been living with his 18-year-old mum Ann-Katrin Leitner and her partner Andreas when he was […]
A one-year-old boy who was taken from his mother over an unpaid fine has finally been allowed to go home. Austrian social workers removed the baby from his teenage mother’s care because the toddler’s grandmother had not paid a speeding ticket. The court in Lambach decided on Thursday that the young J. L. should go […]
One of the most memorable stories I ever had out of Austria when I worked as a correspondent for the Daily Telegraph was the discovery that Mickey Mouse had appeared in a 700-year-old fresco on a church wall in Carinthia. I remember the story well because it was so unbelievable – but sure enough when […]
A waste management company employee has discovered three baby cats in a rubbish container in Fohnsdorf, Styria.One of the animals was already dead when the woman searched the container after hearing the young cats whining on Wednesday. A local animal shelter is taking care of the other two cats believed to be just a few […]
A young resident of Vienna is suspected of having abused his girlfriend and their baby with an iron rod for weeks.The 18-year-old man was put in custody after the woman, 18, told police officers how her boyfriend had beaten her and their 18-month-old daughter for around two months. Police said today (Weds) that the young […]
Hollywood superstar Hilary Swank has claimed she is an “uninteresting person” as paparazzi are showing comparably little interest in her.”Yeah, Im not interesting. I mean, what are they supposed to want from me? There have been two men in my life so far. ( ) Apart from that, I know where the back doors are to […]
Children have been invited to create special delicacies for a baby elephant in a zoo in Vienna.Schönbrunn Zoo managers said today (Weds) kids were welcome to participate in seven workshops in which they hollow out pumpkins from this Saturday (16 October; call +43 1 877 929 45 00 to sign up).While some of the vegetables […]