Tag: reindeer

Reindeer baby boom at zoo

Post date May 12, 2011

Four reindeer were born at an Austrian zoo.Schönbrunn Zoo director Dagmar Schratter said today (Thurs) four female and two male babies of the breed had come into the world within the past few days.Schratter explained: “Male reindeer Hank is responsible for our latest baby boom. He joined us from Gelsenkirchen Zoo (in Germany) last September […]

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Zoo elephants munch Xmas tree

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Post date January 11, 2011

Elephants at a zoo in Vienna have been served a 30-metre Christmas tree.Mum Numbi and her sons Kibo and Tuluba munched on the spruce at their enclosure at Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna yesterday (Mon). The tree was erected at a Christmas market in front of Schönbrunn Palace which is just a stone-throw from the tradition-rich […]

Tags Christmas, conifer, Kibo, reindeer, Schönbrunn, Schwammer, trees, Tuluba, Vienna, zoo