Three species of birds have moved into the desert house of Nuremberg Zoo. Butterfly finches (Uraeginthus bengalus), desert bullfinches (Bucanetes githagineus) and Senegal marant (Lagonosticta senegala), native to the arid …

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Torsten E.

May 8, 2023

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Watching the hustle and bustle of the dung beetles is particularly cute. Like Sysiphus, they keep trying to climb up the steep rocks and keep falling back down. If fresh manure was dumped, they know no stopping.

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Eisbär 🐻‍❄

March 9, 2024

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Small rodents and birds, large lizards and dung beetles - it's warm and more exciting than you think.

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