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 […]
Theme park Adventureland in Mautern in Styria has opened for the season – the second season where they share a roof with Herberstein Zoo. And a new summer toboggan run, a zoo and a falcon show should attract even more visitors this year. Since the Herberstein Zoo has been so successful with their exotic animals […]
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 […]
Everything about water is the motto at the world’s oldest zoo, Vienna’s Tiergarten Schönbrunn, from the 19th to 25 March. The projects all of which are water-based have been organised to mark world water day. A spokesman for the zoo said that moors, marshes, rivers and lakes were among the richest in flora and fauna […]
The animals of Schönbrunn in Vienna will no longer be seen just taking up residence in the zoo but will soon appear flying high in the air. The ski resort of Zauberberg on Semmering has given the famous zoo its very own gondola on their cable car. The cabin which currently features a picture of […]
By Rebecca Musgrave Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, will open a new rat house on Sunday. A variety of the creatures will be on display at the zoo, hoping to improve their image as merely pests and unhygienic rodents. Visitors will be able to meet Rolf Rüdiger, the most famous rat in Austria and organiser […]
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 crocodile couple have had babies for the first time in their 18-year residence at an Austrian zoo.Officials at Viennas Schönbrunn Zoo said yesterday (Sun) that the Morelets crocodile pair have become parents to three babies.The adult reptiles called Durango and Puebla moved into the zoos “crocodile pavilion” in 1993 but never had any newborns […]
A baby kangaroo emerged from its mums pouch for the first time since being born almost five months ago in a zoo in Austria.Carers at Schönbrunn Zoo said today (Tues) that it may take another month before the Parma wallaby, whose sex has not yet been identified, will hop around the enclosure.They explained male Parma […]
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 […]