Monthly Archives: August 2013

Palaeofrustration

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. The post below is in part a bit cryptic. Specifically, I leave you in the dark with regards to the exact specimen and what is so interesting about it. There’s good reasons for that, so bear … Continue reading

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Zoo Berlin bird house’s Australia part 1

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. It’s been a long time since the last post on the new bird house at the Zoo Berlin, so I guess you all have recovered from the feather flurry and are ready for another dose. This … Continue reading

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Flight of the vultures

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. The falcons, the eagles – it is finally time for the vultures. Hooded Vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) at the Wildpark Tambach’s air show. By now it was raining less, but the clouds got darker. Not really good … Continue reading

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Mammal Monday 50: yummy theropod!

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. Aside from some cool theropods small and larger, the Wildpark Tambach has lots of mammals on show. Not on shows, though. Obviously, typical Central European large ruminants, specifically cervids, supplemented by a species originally restricted to … Continue reading

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Flight of the eagles

Dieser Beitrag auf Deutsch. After the falcons, the show at Wildpark Tambach continued with a raptor that likes walking on foot. Aquila nipalensis, the Steppe Eagle, is an impressively large bird when it follows a dinky falcon in a show, … Continue reading

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