Tiergarten Schönbrunn News from Schonbrunn

this is fascinating news. Ribbon morays are well-known for being difficult to keep healthy, let alone manage to get them to breed!
 
The Youngsters died a week later, but the zoo staff got a lot of informations, maybe it will works next time.
 
First-time mum "Cimber" gave birth to three cheetah cubs on 16 April 2014. All are doing well. Father of the cubs is first-time dad "Akim".
 
Female polar bear "Lynn" from Rhenen arrived last Sunday. "Ranzo" and "Lynn" are exploring their new home together now. :-)
 
Jola said:
Female polar bear "Lynn" from Rhenen arrived last Sunday. "Ranzo" and "Lynn" are exploring their new home together now. :-)
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I saw this exhibit under construction last year, looking forward to seeing the finished product, can you please get some enclosure pics :)
 
Apparently an 'eagle' - news website shows a stock picture of a bald eagle but I doubt there are many of those flying around Vienna - has eaten a tortoise.

A tortoise became a crunchy snack for an eagle after it was airlifted from a zoo in the Austrian capital.

Felix the tortoise, 15, disappeared without trace from his enclosure at Vienna's Schoenbrunn Zoo, and keepers say he was eaten by an eagle or similar large bird of prey that had been seen in the area recently.

The former owner of the tortoise, Vida Hochleitner, 37, has accused the zoo of not looking after the animal properly.

Just a few weeks ago the zoo was involved in another scandal when one of the polar bears ate a peacock that had flown into its enclosure.

Hochleitner had handed five tortoises over to the zoo after the death of her husband and donated 100,000 Euro for their care.

She said: "They took the money but apparently didn't look after the animals."
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Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper
 
Shirokuma said:
Apparently an 'eagle' - news website shows a stock picture of a bald eagle but I doubt there are many of those flying around Vienna - has eaten a tortoise.



Austrian Times Online News - English Newspaper
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Indeed we don't have many Bald Eagles in the wild in europe-maybe None ? But fortunately, the german Population of wild rheas is growing well !( no Joke-we have them in the wild since 15 years...:))Maybe we should try to introduce sibirian tigers in germany, to get another poluation !:D

As stupid as people are, this webside has used only the Picture of a bald Eagle, to Show the readers how an eagle Looks like..
 
7 rockhopper penguins hatched in April 2014.

Male koala "Bilyarra", 16, was put down on 1 July 2014.
 
2nd cheetah birth this year! First time mum "Farida" gave birth to four cubs on 4 July 2014, one died, the other three are doing well.

Cheetah "Cimber's" cubbies, born 16 April 2014, are doing fine, too. The boys were named "Zulu" and "Sambesi", the girl "Mali".

The new polar bear enclosure called "Franz Josef Land" was opened on 22 May 2014. Find lots of photos and a video on my blog --> here. The article is written in German, but there is a google translation tool ...
 
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