Image shows the one of the endangered tortoises that were stolen from a pet shop undated photo. The incident happened in the municipality of Zuchwil, in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. (Polizei Kanton Solothurn/Newsflash)

Nine Protected Tortoises Stolen From Pet Shop In Switzerland

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:January 17, 2023

Swiss police officers have been looking for culprits suspected of stealing nine protected tortoises from a pet shop in Switzerland. The young leopard tortoises (Stigmochelys pardalis) were reportedly stolen from…

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Image shows the luxury hot dog that costs CHF 250 (GBP 221), undated photo. It can be bought at the Rudolf's Christmas market in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. (CEN)

World’s Most Expensive Hotdog Makers Keep Price DOWN To Just GBP 221

• Post author:Michael Leidig
• Post published:November 28, 2022

As fast food goes, these luxury GBP 221 hotdogs have to be one of the wurst Christmas bargains ever. But the maker of the world's most expensive hotdog claims the…

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Image shows the investigation of Otzi in South Tyrol, Austria, undated photo. The South Tyrolean Museum of Archeology is the exhibition venue of the "Man from the Tisenjoch". (South Tyrol Museum of Archeology, EURAC, Samadelli, Staschitz/Newsflash)

5,300-Year-Old Ice Mummy Died In Spring And Not Autumn As Previously Believed

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:November 15, 2022

New research has suggested that Otzi the 5,300-year-old prehistoric iceman did not die in autumn before being preserved under winter snow, and instead had died in early spring on a…

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Image shows the Italian village of Monteviasco, undated photo. Residents asked their village to be annexed to Switzerland after cable car that connects them to the rest of the world has remained broken since 2018. (Newsflash)

Please Annex Our Village Frustrated Italians Beg Switzerland

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:November 9, 2022

Stranded villagers in an Italian Alpine hamlet have asked Switzerland to annex them after four years of bungling by local politicians. The village's gondola lift has been out of action…

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Image shows bears Jamila and Sam relaxing, undated photo. Four bears met at the Arosa Bear Sanctuary in Switzerland for the first time ever on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. (Stiftung Arosa Baren, VIER PFOTEN/Newsflash)

Four Rescued Bears Meet For The First Time At Sanctuary In The Swiss Alps

• Post author:Alice Amelia Thomas
• Post published:October 14, 2022

Four rescued bears have met together for the first time in a plush animal sanctuary in Switzerland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm4OhbIfdnU Stiftung Arosa Baren, VIER PFOTEN/Newsflash Bear siblings Jamila and Sam met two…

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Image shows female hyena Tesi with her cub, undated photo. (Zoo Zurich, Fabio Suess/Newsflash)

Adorable Newborn Spotted Hyena Cub’s First Outing With Mum

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 3, 2022

A proud spotted hyena mum has shown off her adorable newborn cub for the first time at her zoo enclosure. The solo dark-coloured cub is just over a week old…

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Image shows the Fortune Pink pear-shaped fancy vivid pink diamond, undated photo. (Christie's 2022/Newsflash)

Rare ‘Fortune Pink’ Diamond Set To Fetch USD 35 Million At Auction

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:October 3, 2022

An exceptionally rare giant gemstone dubbed the largest pear-shaped pink diamond to ever be offered at an auction is expected to fetch up to USD 35 million in Switzerland. Standing…

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Image shows koala Uki in his new plant paradise, undated photo. (Zoo Zurich, Maria Schmid/Newsflash)

Tarni The Randy New Koala Wastes No Time Looking For A Date

• Post author:Joseph Golder
• Post published:September 30, 2022

These images show a male koala joining other members of its species at a zoo in Switzerland that include a female, with the cute animal apparently wasting no time to…

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Image shows red panda Tiang Tang, undated footage. (Zoo Zurich, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Adorable Female Red Panda From Chester Zoo Set To Mother A New Generation

• Post author:Georgina Jedikovska
• Post published:September 23, 2022

An adorable female red panda brought to a Swiss zoo from England is set to start a new generation for the endangered species. The three-year-old Tiang Tang from Chester Zoo…

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Picture shows Vorderer Schwendisee, Switzerland, undated. A 43-year-old unidentified Briton died here in a swimming accident, on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. (Kantonspolizei St. Gallen/Newsflash)

British Man Dies While Swimming In Swiss Lake

• Post author:William McGee
• Post published:September 4, 2022

A British man died while trying to swim towards a platform in the middle of a Swiss lake. The tragedy took place on the small lake of Schwendisee in St.…

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