Headline
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 […]
Thursday, 31 July
Pygmy hippo Toni to leave Berlin Zoo at the end of August
The internet’s favourite tiny hippo is moving on, but not before one last Berlin farewell.
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 […]
History
A human zoo: The dark colonial history of Zoologischer Garten
Berlin’s oldest zoo has a dark history. Not even 80 years ago, it was still displaying people.
Wednesday 12, April
Berlin Elephant makes headlines for peeling bananas
Female Asian elephant Pang Pha is making international headlines after learning to peel bananas.
Get in line!
Waiting in line: Berlin’s most legendary queues
Queues are an important part of life in Berlin. For Berghain, for basic public services, to get […]
