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Tag: Switzerland

Swiss zoo wowed by birth of rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise

June 5, 2022

An exceedingly rare albino Galapagos giant tortoise has slowly made its public debut at a zoo in Switzerland and quickly wowed the world with…

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Tall Task: Elephant performs impressive balancing act Basel Zoo

April 19, 2022

Ever play that stick stacking balancing game? The one where you try to place wooden sticks on top of an object — and each…

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In Switzerland, no more boiling live lobsters and no shipping them in ice

January 12, 2018

Animal welfare advocates have been pushing for decades to get the Swiss government to ban the culinary practice of throwing live lobsters into boiling….

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Sick cow airlifted off Swiss mountain

July 28, 2015

Swiss dairy farmers are pretty fond of their cows, as you can see in this video. The short video a few years ago shot…

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Swiss police, firefighters save donkey wedged in manhole

November 5, 2014

The headline in The Local, Switzerland’s English news site, summed up Nilo’s predicament best: “Basel firefighters rescue ass stuck in manhole.” Nilo is the…

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Swiss hotel allows visitors to sleep with the dogs – sort of

October 20, 2014

This Swiss hotel may be a dog lovers paradise. The Husky Lodge in Muotathal, Switzerland invites guests to stay in a luxury digs next to…

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Dog BASE jumping. No need to say anything more, but you have to see this

July 28, 2014

When someone promises the “World’s First Wingsuit BASE Jumping Dog” you have no choice but to click. And so, we did. And, it was…

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