of families, not just of stepparents/children, but also of different nationalities, is currently taking place. On Sunday 27 August, our female aardvark Maxima gave birth to a small cub in the African [...] Regnskov. The birth took place less than a week after the father, Wilhelm, had been sent to Berlin to take part in a breeding program. No one knew that Maxima was pregnant, and the birth therefore came [...] in if the cub were to survive. Three keepers therefore took on the role as mother and took turns taking the cub home at night where they fed the cub with a feeding bottle every two hours. During the day

, Conger Eels, several Lionfish, and, last but not least, a small Bamboo shark have arrived. "It takes a couple of days for the fishes to settle in, and then they will bring amazing life and color to the

around on its own: "It's great to observe the sloth baby becoming independent! Before long it will take a big step and leave the mother's secure embrace. You can't help being proud!" says zoo keeper Kristian

guided tours in the beautiful meadow area called “Vorup Enge”. These tours last about 1½ hours and take place on September 9th at 8am and on September 23rd at 7pm. You don’t have to sign up for these tours

with their father to keep an eye out for any immediate dangers. The adult daughters help their mother take care of the new piglets. When the mother has given birth, the daughters also eat part of the placenta

these amazing snakes can in fact be. Moreover, the trip gave me some valuable pointers to what it takes to get them to breed in captivity”, says Henrik.

this baby didn’t survive due to the fact that the mother simply didn’t have the experience needed to take care of a baby. Within monkeys it’s quite normal that the first born dies because the mother often

Take a walk among the canopies [...] Take an exciting journey back in time

arapaima simply wasn’t fast enough. In fact, when you think about it, it was kind of rude of me to just take the food right out the catfish’s mouth”, says Kristian with a smile on his face.

with an even smaller lump of fur on her belly. However, due to their very efficient camouflage it takes a great deal of patience and sharp eye sight to spot the sloths. Remember, though, that you are more