Animals

Berlin's main zoo was just closed because the H5N1 virus was confirmed in the carcass of an anvilhead. In cooperation with the authorities, Zoo Berlin's management reacted immediately.

Negotiations with beautiful birds can be tough. At the 'Binnenalster' lake in Hamburg, our reporter had to bribe swans into agreeing to a photo shoot.

According to Germany's Federal Office of Statistics, the fiscal revenue municipalities register thanks to the dog tax has increased substantially. More and more…

Animal languages may be difficult to learn. The entire world is wrong about them, except for the three German-speaking countries. Once and for all: The cow does not say 'moo', but 'Muh'. We insist.

'Zoo Berlin' has a lot to deal with this year. First of all, there is Omicron. Secondly, there are two big construction projects. On top of it all, the zoo's…

Leon is a wonderful dog. But he needs a master or mistress with experience, since he has been in difficult situations before. Of course, Leon is not the only…

Berlin has 114,968 registered dogs (effective September 2020). There are many four-legged friends the owners do not pay taxes for as well, meaning the city state is losing money here. But tracking them down is too expensive.

Even in Corona times, there is a place for Berliners who feel like walking a lot, looking at giraffes and getting lost in a huge labyrinth of paths. It is the…

Berlin has two zoos, Tierpark Berlin and Zoo Berlin. For years, the latter zoo has not had any lions. They just returned.

In Brandenburg province, a wild boar died of African Swine Fever. Now the authorities are alarmed, both in Germany and abroad.