Read more about the article Airport Customs Seize 13 Rare Smuggled Monkeys
Image shows one of the 13 monkeys that were seized by customs in Vienna, Austria, undated photo. They were originally shipped to Malaysia in January 2023. (BMF, Zoll/Newsflash)

Airport Customs Seize 13 Rare Smuggled Monkeys

Airport customs in Vienna have seized a shipment of 13 monkeys originating in the Czech Republic and destined for Malaysia. The customs agents became suspicious after they found that only…

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Read more about the article Penguins From World’s Oldest Zoo Receive A Special Heart-Shaped Treat For Valentine’s Day
Image shows southern rockhopper penguins, undated photo. They received a special treat for Valentine's Day at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Penguins From World’s Oldest Zoo Receive A Special Heart-Shaped Treat For Valentine’s Day

The oldest zoo in the world has given threatened penguins a heart-shaped treat made from krill for Valentine's Day. Southern rockhopper penguins were in for a huge surprise after zookeepers…

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Read more about the article Child Doing Great After Receiving Organ From Father With Different Blood Type In First Of Its Kind Surgery
Image shows the surgery, undated photo. A child received a kidney from a donor with a different blood type for the first time ever in the city of Innsbruck, in Tyrol, Austria. (Florian Lechner Innsbruck/Newsflash)

Child Doing Great After Receiving Organ From Father With Different Blood Type In First Of Its Kind Surgery

Doctors revealed that a child who received a kidney transplant from his father with a different blood group in a first-of-its-kind surgery in Austria is doing well. The extraordinary surgery…

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Read more about the article Loving Mum And Her Baby Just Take It Treesy
Image shows Queensland koala offspring 'Aruma' at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. Its conservation status was changed to endangered in February 2022. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

Loving Mum And Her Baby Just Take It Treesy

Koala bear mum gives her joey a lesson in how to get to the top. The pair - videod at their enclosure in Schoenbrunn Zoo, Vienna, Austria - are seen…

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Read more about the article 35 Million-Year-Old Flower Gives Up Its Secrets
Image shows the world's largest flower fossil dating back to 35 million years ago, undated photo. Based on its characteristics and pollen the scientists from the University of Vienna, in Austria, assigned it to the Symplocos genus, in the Symplocaceae family. (Carola Radke/Newsflash)

35 Million-Year-Old Flower Gives Up Its Secrets

The world's largest amber-preserved flower bud fossil has been identified by scientists. The plant has been preserved with its pollen for 35 million years from the Eocene era. Experts from…

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Read more about the article Endangered Elephants At World’s Oldest Zoo Get Huge Tree Treat
Image shows one of the elephants at the Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, undated photo. The animals received a belated Christmas surprise in January 2023. (Tiergarten Schoenbrunn, Barbara Feldmann/Newsflash)

Endangered Elephants At World’s Oldest Zoo Get Huge Tree Treat

Endangered African elephants at the world's oldest zoo were thrilled to receive a belated Xmas present when a huge tree was delivered for them to nibble on and play with.…

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Read more about the article Lettuces Absorb Toxins Released From Tyre Wear, Says Study
Image shows the actual experimental setup in which the researchers added tyre abrasion to the nutrient solutions of lettuce plants, undated photo. Austrian researchers from the University of Vienna found out that lettuce takes up toxic additives from tyre wear. (Gabriel Sigmund/Newsflash)

Lettuces Absorb Toxins Released From Tyre Wear, Says Study

A new scientific study has shown that highly toxic chemicals from tyre wear get absorbed by lettuces through sewage sludge and waste water. Researchers at the Centre for Microbiology and…

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Read more about the article World’s Oldest Zoo Becomes First Ever Zoo In Europe To Breed Luminous Jellyfish
Image shows the sea nettle jellyfish (Pelagia panopyra), in undated photo. The Schoenbrunn Zoo, in the city of Vienna, Austria, welcomed the species' offspring for the first time ever in Europe in January 2023. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)

World’s Oldest Zoo Becomes First Ever Zoo In Europe To Breed Luminous Jellyfish

The oldest zoo in the world has become the first in Europe to successfully breed two jellyfish species. Experts at Schoenbrunn Zoo in Vienna, Austria, were thrilled to welcome sea…

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