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Switzerland’s strange signs of spring, sprinkled around the country

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:31:38 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The days are getting longer in Switzerland, with the sun now rising before 07:30 and setting after 18:00. The last day of the month, 29 February, will give us an additional 20 minutes of daylight compared to 23 February. The vast quantities of snow in the mountains and continuing chilly winds in [...]

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Zoo surprise: big brothers are carrying new baby red titi

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:24:21 +0000

GenevaLunch.com BASEL, SWITZERLAND – The Basel Zoo has announced the birth of its latest monkey, a little red or coppery titi, born 27 December to mother Chica, age 9 and father Gunther, age 6. The pair already have two offspring, unusual for red titis, not often born in captivity. But as exciting as the news is, [...]

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Donkra cheers up China

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:02:58 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A rare cross has created a charming little creature, a donkra, also known as a zonkey, at a wildlife park in Xiamen Haicang, in China, where crowds are pressing against the fences to see the little fellow. He (sex is not yet known) has the striped legs of his mother, a zebra, [...]

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Snow gets everyone moving in Switzerland!

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 08:54:39 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A young lion dashing through the snow at the zoo in Zurich was frozen by photographer Tambako on flickr. Children will be doing a lot of this in the coming week, with school holidays at their peak in Switzerland. Happily for skiing families, some fresh snow is expected, mainly in western [...]

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Travel: Zurich puts on the charm for a holiday weekend

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:23:32 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Your guide to a holiday-season weekend in Zurich, an easy train ride from Lake Geneva Click on images to view larger Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The charm of Zurich is at its brightest in the lead-up to Christmas. Daytime offers plenty of activities for children and adults alike, but the real fun starts in the [...]

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Baby bears getting a whiff of Bern

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:12:19 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Bern Zoo’s first baby bears in nearly 20 years have been spotted outdoors in recent days. The bears, Urs and Berna, are putting on 70 gr a day, reports the zoo, while the world speculates on whether they are male or female. The zoo’s webcams normally allow a relatively good view [...]

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Young man ok, bear “serious” in Bern

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:15:17 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - A 25-year-old man who was injured when he climbed the wall of the new bear park in Bern, then slipped, is in stable condition after he was attacked by one of the bears. Finn, the nearly 4-year-old male who injured him, was wounded by gunfire from a policeman who was trying [...]

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Animals in the news: Afghanistan’s only pig, NY’s free cow

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:00:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Reuters Oddly Enough News features two animals Friday 8 May: Afghanistan’s only pig, normally on display at Kabel’s zoo, has been quarantined since Sunday to calm visitor fears that it might spread swine flu. And a cow headed for the slaughterhouse in Queens, New York, USA, escaped and ran through the streets until it was [...]

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Zoo de La Garenne – Vaud

Marie Joséphine Guillet — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:54:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Open every day of the year, the Zoo de la Garenne, in Le Vaud, near Gland, is dedicated to European indigenous species and endangered species. Open to all, the zoo also welcomes students 6 to 18 with their teachers and adult groups to a variety of workshops. Website is in French.