Read more about the article Baby Caiman Stuns Zookeepers By Hatching A Month Early
Image shows the new broad-snouted caiman, undated photo. It hatched at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, in June 2023. (Zurich Zoo, Enzo Franchini/Newsflash)

Baby Caiman Stuns Zookeepers By Hatching A Month Early

A baby broad-snouted caiman has baffled zookeepers by nipping out a month ahead of schedule. The tiny croc was spotted by delighted zoogoers in Zurich, Switzerland, on 28th June who…

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Read more about the article T-Rex Skeleton Auction Next Month
Photo shows a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, undated. For the first time in Europe and only the third time worldwide, a skeleton of an entire T. rex dinosaur of exceptional quality will be offered at auction in Zurich, Switzerland, on April 18, 2023. (Koller Auctions/Newsflash)

T-Rex Skeleton Auction Next Month

The skeleton of an entire Tyrannosaurus rex will go under the hammer in Switzerland next month with an expected price of more than GBP 7 million. The skeleton - named…

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Read more about the article Swiss Zoo Says Endangered Elephant Calf Died Shortly After Birth
Image shows mother Farha, 17, with her dead calf, undated photo. It died shortly after its birth in the Zurich Zoo, Switzerland, on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. (Zurich Zoo, Nicole Schnyder/Newsflash)

Swiss Zoo Says Endangered Elephant Calf Died Shortly After Birth

This is the sad moment a mother elephant tries to rouse her newborn baby elephant calf that later died. The much-expected birth of an endangered Asian elephant took place at…

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Read more about the article Tannenbaum Trees Go Down A Treat For Swiss Zoo Animals
Image shows a lama nibbling on a Christmas tree, undated photo. Animals at the Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland, received about 120 unsold Christmas trees in January 2023. (Zoo Zurich, Martina Kaelin/Newsflash)

Tannenbaum Trees Go Down A Treat For Swiss Zoo Animals

Animals at a Swiss zoo got an Alpine treat when dozens of unsold Christmas trees were delivered for them to munch on and play with. A spokesman at Zurich Zoo…

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Read more about the article Swiss Glaciers Lose Half Their Volume In 85 Years, Study Shows
The Marjelenalp glacier in Switzerland, pictured in 2021. Scientists reconstructed the retreat of glaciers using historical photo material and came to the conclusion that the volume of the glaciers halved between 1931 and 2016, in Switzerland. (VAW, ETH Zurich/Newsflash)

Swiss Glaciers Lose Half Their Volume In 85 Years, Study Shows

Switzerland’s glaciers have decreased by around 50 per cent within 85 years - and are now melting at an even faster rate. Experts studied tens of thousands of period photographs…

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Read more about the article Boffins Find Two New Prehistoric Dolphin Species – In Swiss Alps
Life restoration of the dolphins described in this study: Kentriodon in the foreground, in the background a squalodelphinid (left) and a physeterid (right) chasing a group of eurhinodelphinids. (Jaime Chirinos/Newsflash)

Boffins Find Two New Prehistoric Dolphin Species – In Swiss Alps

Scientists in Switzerland have discovered two previously unknown dolphin species that inhabited the area of today’s landlocked mountainous country 20 million years ago. Palaeontologists at the University of Zurich said…

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