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Second Danish zoo may put down giraffe named Marius
Second Danish zoo may put down giraffe named Marius

Just days after a Copenhagen zoo sparked global outrage by putting down a healthy giraffe named Marius, another Danish zoo says it may do the same thing to a giraffe with the same name.

Fri, 14 Feb, 2014

Second Danish zoo may put down another giraffe called Marius
Second Danish zoo may put down another giraffe called Marius

What have Danes got against giraffes called Marius?

Thu, 13 Feb, 2014

Copenhagen Zoo staff receive death threats over giraffe
Copenhagen Zoo staff receive death threats over giraffe

Officials at Copenhagen Zoo in Denmark say they received death threats after the zoo killed a two-year-old giraffe and fed its remains to lions.

Mon, 10 Feb, 2014

Zoo under fire for killing healthy giraffe
Zoo under fire for killing healthy giraffe

Copenhagen Zoo turned down offers from other zoos and €500,000 from a private individual to save the life of a healthy giraffe before killing and slaughtering it in front of children to follow inbreeding recommendations made by a European association.

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