Place: Copenhagen Zoo

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Man leaps into polar bear pit at Copenhagen Zoo

A man jumped inside a polar bear pit at the Copenhagen Zoo, forcing zookeepers to fire rubber bullets at the bear so they could rescue him.

Thu, 03 Dec, 2015

Danes treat animals far better than the Irish

There has been a huge outcry against the killing of a giraffe at Copenhagen zoo, and the feeding of its carcass to lions, while people watched.

Thu, 20 Feb, 2014

Second Danish zoo may put down another giraffe called Marius

What have Danes got against giraffes called Marius?

Thu, 13 Feb, 2014

Man found dead in zoo's tiger den

A 21-year-old man has been found dead inside the tiger den at the Copenhagen Zoo with throat wounds, police said today.

Wed, 11 Jul, 2012

If only this mongrel swan could talk

I RECEIVED an email this week about a mongrel swan in Cork. It came from an unlikely source, Maria Weiloch, a swan expert at the Gdansk Ornithological Station.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2008