German Zoo Archives » News and Media

Picture shows chimpanzee Lizzy at the zoo in Bremerhaven, Germany, undated. She rejected her current offspring. (Bernd Ohlthaver, Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven/Newsflash/NX)

Baby Monkey Killed By Zoo After Mum Rejected It

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:October 16, 2025

A baby chimpanzee born at a German zoo had to be euthanised after being rejected by its mother. The incident happened at Zoo am Meer in Bremerhaven, northern Germany. Where…

Picture shows the Bear cuscus, with the cub undated. It was born at the Berlin Zoo. (Berlin Zoo/Newsflash)

Adorable Baby Cuscus Cub Snuggles Up To Mum

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:January 20, 2024

Endangered young cub peeps out from its mother's fury pouch at a German zoo. The five-month-old youngster is a tree-dwelling marsupial known as the bear cuscus, native to Indonesia and…

Photo shows Augsburg Zoo, undated. Two male cloaked baboons were given to a research. (Newsflash)

Outrage After German Zoo Gives Two Monkeys To Research Institution

Post author:Marija Stojkoska
Post published:December 15, 2023

German zoo has been criticised after two baboons were handed over to a research centre, with fears that they would be used for experiments. Augsburg Zoo handed over the two…

Amur leopard cup Manju exploring the outer enclosure in the Leipzig Zoo in Germany, with its mother. (Zoo Leipzig/Newsflash)

Endangered Amur Leopard Cub Explores Outdoor Enclosure With Watchful Mum

Post author:Lee Bullen
Post published:November 30, 2021

This is the moment a cute endangered Amur leopard cub explores its outdoor surroundings with its watchful mum at a German zoo. The cub has been named ‘Manju’, which Leipzig…