Zoo

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Entrance to Artis zoo in Amsterdam
TechNature
Amsterdam to debate proposal to turn Artis Zoo into public park without animals
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Photo of Irma, the oldest elephant at Diergaarde Blijdorp zoo in Rotterdam, who passed away in September 2023.
Nature
Rotterdam zoo’s oldest elephant, Irma, dies at age 53
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Kiwi chick hatched at Avifauna bird park, August 2023.
Nature
Kiwi chick hatched at Avifauna bird park; second kiwi ever born in the Netherlands
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A collared iguana at DierenPark Amersfoort.
Nature
A collared iguana has hatched for the first time in ten years at DierenPark Amersfoort
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Vulture
Nature
Vulture escapes from Diergaarde Blijdorp; Zoo expects it to return by itself
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Bokito, a western gorilla, at the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam. 16 July 2016
Business
Blijdorp to reopen ape enclosure on Wednesday after Bokito's death
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People sitting at a terrace in Amsterdam
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Mixed reactions to lockdown relaxation as restaurants, museums reopen their doors
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One of the attractions at the Efteling amusement park.
HealthPoliticsCultureEntertainment
Negative covid test could soon be required to visit museums, zoos, theme parks: Report
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Black rhino born at Diergaard Blijdorp in Rotterdam, 8 November 2020
TechNature
Baby black rhino born at Rotterdam zoo
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Chickens at a poultry farm
HealthTechNature
Bird flu spreads to first Dutch poultry farm; Zoo rules tightened
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Kids at the zoo
BusinessEntertainment
Museums, zoos significantly more expensive than 5 years ago
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Ambulance
Health
Boy hurt in 4-meter fall at Rotterdam Zoo cave
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Brown bear and wolves at Dierenrijk
Nature
Bears kill wolf in Dutch zoo as visitors watch
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First kiwi ever hatched in Netherlands, at Avifauna in Alphen aan den Rijn, Oct 2018
Nature
First kiwi ever hatched in Dutch zoo
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Rotterdam police find 1,125 kilos of cocaine hidden in a shipment of frozen fish from Ecuador, 6 July 2018
Crime
Fish seized in drug bust donated to Dutch zoos, aquariums
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Giant panda Xing Ya with his birthday cake at Ouwehands Zoo, 8 Aug 2017
BusinessNature
Dutch zoos increasingly expensive; still popular
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Efteling
BusinessEntertainment
Dutch theme parks very popular, especially among foreign tourists: ABN Amro
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EntertainmentNature
Artis zoo's newest baby elephant meets the public