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, […]
Wildlife fans got their first p-p-p-peek at this fluffy newborn King Penguin chick in Austria after he went on show for the first time in Vienna’s Schonbrunn Zoo. The chick -already 10 inches tall (25 cm) – has previously been hidden by the flaps of skin both parents use under their tummies to insulate their […]
One of Schönbrunn Zoo’s biggest visitor attractions Tuluba the elephant turns three on August 6th. To celebrate, Tuluba will be given a birthday party. From 15.00 hours Tuluba will be given a birthday cake and there will be attractions for children. Zoo director Dagmar Schratter said: “Tuluba will be given a surprise hay cake which […]
Five wolf cubs are the latest addition to the Schönbrunn zoo in Vienna this spring. The wolves are now several weeks old and have gradually been wondering more and more outside their underground lair. Wolf pups have their eyes closed for two weeks after they are born and are defenceless during that time. Zoo director […]
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 […]
A panda born in at Viennas Schönbrunn Zoo this summer has been named in an online vote.The animal, which tipped the scales at 4.5 kilograms earlier this month, is now called Fu Hu after 50.1 per cent of people participating in a poll picked the name which means “happy tiger”.Around 40.8 per cent wanted the […]