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“Where’s my wallaby?” Der Spiegel owner has lost his animal
A wallaby is on the run in Spandau. Even stranger, it belongs to a prominent figure in […]
Thursday, August 21
Au revoir, Toni: Berlin’s pygmy hippo moves to France
Beloved pygmy hippo Toni leaves Berlin Zoo for Mulhouse, France – but Berliners can still bid adieu […]
Object lesson
Berlin airport’s “cabinet of curiosities”
BER’s customs keeps a special collection including walrus tusks, voodoo dolls, and lion pelts - the unofficial […]
Book review
Thomas Mann’s Overcoat: Surreal, speculative, bizarre
Ugly coats, invisible elephants and giant monuments having sex with the clouds: Istvan Vörös' new novel manages […]
Tuesday, 14 January
Foot-and-mouth disease in Berlin: Zoo and Tierpark to remain closed
Berlin Zoo and Tierpark shut their gates as the city braces for its first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak […]
Thursday, October 10
Scrimshaw walrus tusk confiscated from 24-year-old at BER
The woman carrying the decorated walrus tusk claimed it was a gift from her father. She now […]
