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Animals

Big or little, cute or ugly, animals of the world can be our companions or our enemies.

Animals can also do some nifty things, or play important roles in the ecosystem. DW looks at animals from every which angle.

Deutschland Schweinezucht brennt in Mettingen

Fire kills hundreds of pigs at German farm 17.11.2018

A fire has engulfed a pig farm in western Germany, killing around 1,700 animals. Police say it's not yet clear what caused the barn to go up in flames.
Deutschland Herbststimmung Herbstanfang

Living Planet: The web of life 15.11.2018

From a small amphibian with miraculous regeneration properties, to wild animals wandering the streets of Nairobi — and even the healing powers of our forests. We take a closer look at the weird and wonderful life that calls our planet home, and ask some hard questions about the future of the planet's biodiversity.
Afika hungriger Löwe

Living Planet: Nairobi's wandering wildlife 15.11.2018

Nairobi is the only capital city in the world that has a national park full of wildlife within its city borders. That means the occasional lion or leopard sometimes makes its way into residential areas — often with fatal consequences for the animals.
Schimpanse Robby

German chimp Robby to stay in circus after lengthy legal battle 08.11.2018

Robby the chimpanzee has spent more than 40 years with a German circus troupe. Despite calls for him to live out the rest of his days among fellow apes, a German court has decided he should stay where he is.
Hühnerküken

No-kill chicken eggs go on sale in Germany 08.11.2018

Every year in Germany 45 million male chicks are shredded or gassed to death because they don't produce eggs. Now eggs produced using a new method that isn't so brutal are in supermarkets.

Tigerfelle Zoll Bangkok Thailand

China's medicinal tiger bones and rhino horns: Tradition or travesty? 07.11.2018

Tiger bones and rhino horns may have a role in traditional Chinese medicine, but critics say that trendy health products with no medical value made from endangered animals are only a status symbol for the wealthy.
Ausstellung Wildnis in der Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt

Wilderness: Exhibit explores artists' longing for a lost paradise 02.11.2018

More than half of the animal kingdom has been wiped out since 1970, according to the WWF. A timely exhibition in Frankfurt — "Wilderness" — features art works that celebrates the wild, untamed and unculivated.

Hovawart

Walkers can fend off unleashed dogs, even 'friendly' ones, German court rules 01.11.2018

A jogger who injured himself trying to fend off a dog with a stick is entitled to compensation, a German court ruled. The dog's owner unsuccessfully argued the animal was just playing and there was no need to be afraid.
Breitmaulnashorn

China ends 25-year ban on rhino horn trade 30.10.2018

Wildlife conservationists have called on China to reinstate the ban, saying it undermines international norms. But Beijing has defended its decision, claiming the animal parts are useful for scientific research.
Deutschland Stuttgart 21 - Juchtenkäfer

When animals obstruct building projects 30.10.2018

If nature gets in the way of building projects, costs can explode and construction may even be halted as happened with a railway project in Stuttgart. But developers should be aware of the pitfalls right from the start.
Pfeifratten (Parotomys brantsii)

Five things you need to know about our living planet in 2018 30.10.2018

The WWF has published its biennial report on the state of life on Earth and the threats to it. Digging into the data, we highlight what you need know about the state of the planet's animals.
Känguru in Südaustralien

Australian police save drowning kangaroo with CPR 28.10.2018

A kangaroo's day at the beach went terribly wrong when he inhaled sea water while in the surf. Two police officers saved him and brought him back to life.

Deutschland Hauptbahnhof in Düsseldorf

Man carrying large snake walks through Germany's Dusseldorf train station 28.10.2018

A man in his mid-30s has become somewhat of an attraction at Dusseldorf's central train station as he walked around with a boa constrictor on his shoulders. Police have confiscated the reptile.
Bildergalerie Ausstellung Wilhelm Kuhnert, Das Bild von Afrika

King of the Animals: the Willhem Kuhnert retrospective 26.10.2018

Kuhnert shaped the image of Africa as perceived in Europe and the US like no other painter. The Schirn art museum in Frankfurt has a retrospective.

Symbolbild Afrikanische Schweinepest - Wildschwein

Wild boar turns tables on French hunters, wounding two 25.10.2018

The men were injured when the animal turned and attacked, leaving one of them in critical condition. A debate over hunting has continued to gain momentum in France due to the high number of humans being killed.
2018 Wildlife Photographer of the Year | Marsel van Oosten, Niederlande

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2018 winners 19.10.2018

From icebergs to insects and hummingbirds to flying fish, the Wildlife Photographers of the Year captured marvelous moments of nature around the world. Their work highlights how precious wildlife is, say judges.
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