298 result(s) for budapest zoo
Beach Season Starts For Hippos In Budapest
- 2 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
May marks the start of the beach season for the hippopotamuses: Tücsök and Jusztina can use the outdoor swimming pool again. Although the inside one is at their disposal too, in the nice weather they prefer the outdoor pool, which opened in 1932.
Budapest Zoo Orders Safety Measures After Rollercoaster Breaks Loose
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The director of the Budapest Zoo and Bothanical Gardens has ordered a string of safety measures concerning the operation of the historic rollercoaster on the zoo’s grounds after a train broke loose with passengers on board on Saturday. An inquest has since found that the train, which started on the loop without the operator responsible for braking on board, is safe. Nobody was hurt in the ...
Budapest Mayor Promises “Spectacular” Makeover From EU Funding
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is slated for some new spectacular developments financed from European Union funding by 2020, Mayor István Tarlós said. The city is set to complete significant tourism and public utilities projects from EU funds, Tarlós told public news channel M1.
Yet Another Giraffe Calf @ Budapest Zoo
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A second giraffe birth has just taken place at our zoo. On March 25, The Budapest giraffe herd gained another member. Our female called Sandra gave birth to a living giraffe in the early afternoon. Her keepers knew that the birth was due but expected the calving to happen later. Furthermore, giraffes usually have their calves at night
Exploring Inside Hungarian Parliament With Google
- 6 May 2015 9:02 AM
- getting around
Google Street View has added a feature which enables architecture fans to roam the building of the Hungarian Parliament from their armchairs, including parts of its which are only rarely accessible to visitors.
Rare Gazelle In Budapest Zoo
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The group of mhor gazelles in the Budapest Zoo has grown again. The newcomer was born on 7th March, and since it requires artificial nurturing, the gazelle’s nurturers feed the animal from baby bottles. With a little luck, visitors will be able to see the newborn even during the feeding. The zoo of the Hungarian capital city is engaged in nurturing mhor gazelles since 2008, and since 2009 the ...
Hungarian Easter Events For Expats
- 3 Apr 2015 5:04 AM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and are packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Húsvét, in Hungarian, has many local customs: Egg painting is one of the most popular, and oldest traditions, along with Easter Sunday fun when the Easter bunny brings presents for children, which they find during the Easter egg hunt.
Must Do To Keep Koalas In Budapest Zoo
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Zoo Press Release: Koalas can be seen in very few zoos outside Australia. It is only in Europe and North America that the stock of live koalas in zoos is growing and the circle of zoos in which Koalas can be found is expanding. Very strict professional standards must be met to begin keeping koalas.
Now On Show: First-Ever Koalas At Budapest Zoo
- 12 Mar 2015 12:55 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Zoo press release: Vobara and Nur-Nuru-Bin, the two koalas, arrived with us in February 2015. The general public can see them from 6 March 2015. Our zoo currently holds two male koalas, since, in the international koala programme, new member zoos can take only males at first. Then, in a few years’ time, the chance will come to replace one of the males with a female.
Beach Season Starts For Hippos In Budapest
- 2 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- entertainment
May marks the start of the beach season for the hippopotamuses: Tücsök and Jusztina can use the outdoor swimming pool again. Although the inside one is at their disposal too, in the nice weather they prefer the outdoor pool, which opened in 1932.
Budapest Zoo Orders Safety Measures After Rollercoaster Breaks Loose
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The director of the Budapest Zoo and Bothanical Gardens has ordered a string of safety measures concerning the operation of the historic rollercoaster on the zoo’s grounds after a train broke loose with passengers on board on Saturday. An inquest has since found that the train, which started on the loop without the operator responsible for braking on board, is safe. Nobody was hurt in the ...
Budapest Mayor Promises “Spectacular” Makeover From EU Funding
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is slated for some new spectacular developments financed from European Union funding by 2020, Mayor István Tarlós said. The city is set to complete significant tourism and public utilities projects from EU funds, Tarlós told public news channel M1.
Yet Another Giraffe Calf @ Budapest Zoo
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A second giraffe birth has just taken place at our zoo. On March 25, The Budapest giraffe herd gained another member. Our female called Sandra gave birth to a living giraffe in the early afternoon. Her keepers knew that the birth was due but expected the calving to happen later. Furthermore, giraffes usually have their calves at night
Exploring Inside Hungarian Parliament With Google
- 6 May 2015 9:02 AM
- getting around
Google Street View has added a feature which enables architecture fans to roam the building of the Hungarian Parliament from their armchairs, including parts of its which are only rarely accessible to visitors.
Rare Gazelle In Budapest Zoo
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The group of mhor gazelles in the Budapest Zoo has grown again. The newcomer was born on 7th March, and since it requires artificial nurturing, the gazelle’s nurturers feed the animal from baby bottles. With a little luck, visitors will be able to see the newborn even during the feeding. The zoo of the Hungarian capital city is engaged in nurturing mhor gazelles since 2008, and since 2009 the ...
Hungarian Easter Events For Expats
- 3 Apr 2015 5:04 AM
- community & culture
Easter Sunday and Easter Monday are both public holidays in Hungary, and are packed with fun and feasts for all the family. Húsvét, in Hungarian, has many local customs: Egg painting is one of the most popular, and oldest traditions, along with Easter Sunday fun when the Easter bunny brings presents for children, which they find during the Easter egg hunt.
Must Do To Keep Koalas In Budapest Zoo
- 13 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Zoo Press Release: Koalas can be seen in very few zoos outside Australia. It is only in Europe and North America that the stock of live koalas in zoos is growing and the circle of zoos in which Koalas can be found is expanding. Very strict professional standards must be met to begin keeping koalas.
Now On Show: First-Ever Koalas At Budapest Zoo
- 12 Mar 2015 12:55 AM
- entertainment
Budapest Zoo press release: Vobara and Nur-Nuru-Bin, the two koalas, arrived with us in February 2015. The general public can see them from 6 March 2015. Our zoo currently holds two male koalas, since, in the international koala programme, new member zoos can take only males at first. Then, in a few years’ time, the chance will come to replace one of the males with a female.