"Freezing Animals"

Zoo | Berlin | Germany | 2013-03

Like every year, we spent a few days around Easter in Berlin. This year, however. not in a Spring capital but in a winter sports capital. But not only snow was exciting. The temperatures were near -10 degrees Celsius.

Here are some photos from the Zoological Garden in Berlin.

"In Karlsruhe Zoo with a new cam"

Zoo | Karlsruhe | Germany | 2013-02

Beginning of February I visited the Karlsruhe Zoo with my children and with my new camera, a SONY NEX 5N - system camera.

So please forgive me some not so good pics. I will learn to handle this new technical toy.

"In danger of extinction"

Zoological Garden | Berlin | Germany | 2012-06

Once again I visited the Zoological Garden when I stayed for some days in Berlin. Once again it is nice to see all the fascinating animals. This time I was interested in the beautiful Tiger.

"Last time I saw Knut alive"

Zoo | Berlin | Germany | 2010-08

In August once again we visited the Berlin Zoological Garden. What we didn´t know at that time is, that some months later the world famous Icebear Knut would be dead. But this Zoo is a great pleasure even without Knut and so it surely wasn´t the last visit.

"Spending a wonderful day"

Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | Tucson | Arizona | USA | 2010-04

The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is a world-renowned zoo, natural history museum and botanical garden, all in one place!  The mission of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum is to inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the Sonoran Desert.

"One of the largest in the world"

Zoo | San Diego | California | USA | 2010-03

The San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, is one of the largest and most progressive zoos in the world, with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. It is also one of the few zoos in the world that houses the giant panda.

"The Great Shamu-Show"

SeaWorld | San Diego | California | USA | 2010-03

If you stay in San Diego, the visiting of SeaWorld is a Must. It´s quiet expansive but perhps you make it once a lifetime and so all the money is "relativ". SeaWorld San Diego, the first SeaWorld park, opened on March 21, 1964. The park features shows such as Believe, the current Shamu show and Sea Lions Live, a comedic show with sea lions and otters.

"Autumn in the Zoo"

Zoological Garden | Berlin | Germany | 2009-10

End of October 2009 we stayed for some days in Berlin. Like often we spend some hours in the Zoological Garden. Here are only a few pics of this afternoon.

"Last three of family trip" - Part 2

Wilhelma | Stuttgart | Germany | 2007-05

Some weeks before our family had get a fourth member (Tim) we made a trip to the Wilhelma, the Zoo in Stuttgart. The Wilhelma is home to over 8,000 animals from over 1,000 different species and exotic plants from over 5,000 species.

"Last three of family trip" - Part 1

Wilhelma | Stuttgart | Germany | 2007-05

Some weeks before our family had get a fourth member (Tim) we made a trip to the Wilhelma, the Zoo in Stuttgart. The Wilhelma is home to over 8,000 animals from over 1,000 different species and exotic plants from over 5,000 species.

"The eastern counterpart to the Zoological Garden" - Part 3

Tierpark Friedrichsfelde | Berlin | Germany | 2006-12

The Tierpark Berlin is one of two zoos located in Berlin. It was founded in 1955 and is located in Friedrichsfelde on the former grounds of Friedrichsfelde Palace, which is situated within the zoo. As of 31 December 2011, the zoo houses 7,629 animals from 865 species, in an area of 160 hectares. There were more than 1 million visitors in 2011. Origin: wikipedia

"The eastern counterpart to the Zoological Garden" - Part 2

Tierpark Friedrichsfelde | Berlin | Germany | 2006-12

The Tierpark Berlin is one of two zoos located in Berlin. It was founded in 1955 and is located in Friedrichsfelde on the former grounds of Friedrichsfelde Palace, which is situated within the zoo. As of 31 December 2011, the zoo houses 7,629 animals from 865 species, in an area of 160 hectares. There were more than 1 million visitors in 2011. Origin: wikipedia

"The eastern counterpart to the Zoological Garden" - Part 1

Tierpark Friedrichsfelde | Berlin | Germany | 2006-12

The Tierpark Berlin is one of two zoos located in Berlin. It was founded in 1955 and is located in Friedrichsfelde on the former grounds of Friedrichsfelde Palace, which is situated within the zoo. As of 31 December 2011, the zoo houses 7,629 animals from 865 species, in an area of 160 hectares. There were more than 1 million visitors in 2011. Origin: wikipedia

"Wild animals in spring fever"

Zoological Garden | Berlin | Germany | 2006-04

In April 2006 we stayed again for some days in Berlin. During this period we visited again the Berlin Zoological Garden. And again it was a fantastique day with all these wild animals.

"It´s not a Zoo - it´s an Animalpark"

Tierpark Friedrichsfelde | Berlin | Germany | 2005

The Tierpark Berlin is one of the two zoos in Berlin. It is located in Friedrichsfelde, on the former grounds of Friedrichsfelde Palace. At 160 hectares it is Europe's largest zoological garden. Founded in 1955, it is the former East Berlin pendant to Berlin Zoologischer Garten.

"One of the best"

Zoological Garden | Berlin | Germany | 2004

Once again it is a pleasure to spend a day in the Zoological Garden in Berlin. It was the end of October 2004 and we saw a lot of "Indian Summer". The animals enjoyed the last warm sunbeams.

"Animals in the Zoo"

Zoo | Karlsruhe | Germany | 2004

Here are only a few pics of another visit in the Karlsruhe Zoo. It took place in July 2004.