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Marius (giraffe)

Index Marius (giraffe)

Marius (6 February 2012 – 9 February 2014) was a young male giraffe living at Copenhagen Zoo. [1]

54 relations: Alan Posener, Antelope, Associated Press, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Bachelor herd, BBC, Ben Fogle, Biodiversity, Birth control, Born Free Foundation, Breeding program, Brendan O'Neill (journalist), Captive bolt pistol, Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, Conservation (ethic), Copenhagen Zoo, Culling, Deer, Domestic pig, Dublin Zoo, Esther Ouwehand, European Association of Zoos and Aquaria, European Endangered Species Programme, Frösö Zoo, Giraffe, Hellabrunn Zoo, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Jack Hanna, Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, Kraków Zoo, List of animals culled in zoos, Llama, Marc Bekoff, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Matt Frei, Moscow Zoo, Nuremberg Zoo, Party for the Animals, Politiken, Prague Zoo, Psychology Today, Reticulated giraffe, Safaripark Beekse Bergen, Selective breeding, South Lakes Safari Zoo, The Guardian, The New Yorker, Tiergarten Schönbrunn, University of Colorado Boulder, ..., University of Salford, Veterinary physician, Winchester rifle, Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Expand index (4 more) »

Alan Posener

Alan Posener (born 8 October 1949 in London) is a British-German journalist.

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Antelope

An antelope is a member of a number of even-toed ungulate species indigenous to various regions in Africa and Eurasia.

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Associated Press

The Associated Press (AP) is a U.S.-based not-for-profit news agency headquartered in New York City.

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Association of Zoos and Aquariums

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), previously the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and originally the American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums), is a nonprofit organization founded in 1924 dedicated to the advancement of North American zoos and public aquariums in the areas of conservation, education, science, and recreation. The AZA is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.

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Bachelor herd

A bachelor herd is a herd of (usually) juvenile male animals who are still sexually immature or 'harem'-forming animals who have been thrown out of their parent groups but not yet formed a new family group.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Ben Fogle

Benjamin Myer Fogle, (born 3 November 1973 in Westminster, London) is an English broadcaster and writer, best known for his presenting roles with British television channels Channel 5, BBC and ITV.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity, a portmanteau of biological (life) and diversity, generally refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Birth control

Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy.

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Born Free Foundation

The Born Free Foundation is an international conservation and animal rights organisation based in the United Kingdom focusing on wild animals.

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Breeding program

A breeding program is the planned breeding of a group of animals or plants, usually involving at least several individuals and extending over several generations.

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Brendan O'Neill (journalist)

Brendan O'Neill is the editor of Spiked Online and a columnist for The Australian and The Big Issue.

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Captive bolt pistol

A captive bolt pistol or gun (also variously known as a cattle gun, stunbolt gun, bolt gun, or stunner) is a device used for stunning animals prior to slaughter.

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Columbus Zoo and Aquarium

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is a non-profit zoo located near Powell in Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio, United States, north of the city of Columbus.

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Conservation (ethic)

Conservation is an ethic of resource use, allocation, and protection.

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Copenhagen Zoo

Copenhagen Zoo (København Zoo) is a zoological garden in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Culling

In biology, culling is the process of segregating organisms from a group according to desired or undesired characteristics.

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Deer

Deer (singular and plural) are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae.

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Domestic pig

The domestic pig (Sus scrofa domesticus or only Sus domesticus), often called swine, hog, or simply pig when there is no need to distinguish it from other pigs, is a large, even-toed ungulate.

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Dublin Zoo

Dublin Zoo (Zú Bhaile Átha Cliath), in Phoenix Park, Dublin, is a zoo in Ireland, and one of Dublin's most popular attractions.

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Esther Ouwehand

Esther Ouwehand (born June 10, 1976 in Katwijk) is a Dutch politician and former marketing manager.

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European Association of Zoos and Aquaria

The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community that links over 340 member organizations in 41 countries.

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European Endangered Species Programme

The European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) is a population management programme for animals kept in European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA).

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Frösö Zoo

Frösö zoo is a zoo on the island Frösön close to the town of Östersund in Sweden.

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Giraffe

The giraffe (Giraffa) is a genus of African even-toed ungulate mammals, the tallest living terrestrial animals and the largest ruminants.

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Hellabrunn Zoo

Hellabrunn Zoo (or Tierpark Hellabrunn in German) is a 40 hectare (99 acre) zoological garden in the Bavarian capital of Munich.

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Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 14 December 1966) is a retired Danish politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015, and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Jack Hanna

John Bushnell "Jack" Hanna (born January 2, 1947) is an American zookeeper who is the director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

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Jean Moulin University Lyon 3

The Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 (Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3), also known as Lyon 3, is a multidisciplinary public university in Lyon, France, based in Law, Humanities and social sciences.

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Kraków Zoo

The Kraków Zoo is located in Kraków, Poland and was established in 1929.

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List of animals culled in zoos

Culling animals in zoos is the process of segregating animals from a group according to desired or undesired characteristics; the process often ends with the segregated animals being killed.

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Llama

The llama (Lama glama) is a domesticated South American camelid, widely used as a meat and pack animal by Andean cultures since the Pre-Columbian era.

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Marc Bekoff

Marc Bekoff (born September 6, 1945) is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder.

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Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock

Helen Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, (née Wilson; born 14 April 1924) is an English philosopher of morality, education and mind, and writer on existentialism.

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Matt Frei

Matthias "Matt" Frei (born 26 November 1963) is a German-born British television news journalist and writer, formerly the Washington, DC correspondent for Channel 4 News.

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Moscow Zoo

The Moscow Zoo (Московский зоопарк) is a zoo founded in 1864 by professor-biologists, K.F. Rulje, S.A. Usov and A.P. Bogdanov, from the Moscow State University.

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Nuremberg Zoo

Nuremberg Zoo (Tiergarten Nürnberg) is a zoo located in the Nuremberg Reichswald ("imperial forest"), southeast of Nuremberg, Germany.

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Party for the Animals

The Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren; PvdD) is a political party in the Netherlands.

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Politiken

Politiken is a leading Danish daily broadsheet newspaper, published by JP/Politikens Hus in Copenhagen, Denmark.

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Prague Zoo

Prague Zoological Garden is a zoo in Prague, Czech Republic.

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Psychology Today

Psychology Today is a magazine published every two months in the United States since 1967.

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Reticulated giraffe

The reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata), also known as the Somali giraffe, is a subspecies of giraffe native to the Horn of Africa.

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Safaripark Beekse Bergen

Safaripark Beekse Bergen is the largest wildlife zoo of the Benelux region and provides a home to approximately 1,250 animals from over 150 species, varying from small mammals to large birds.

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Selective breeding

Selective breeding (also called artificial selection) is the process by which humans use animal breeding and plant breeding to selectively develop particular phenotypic traits (characteristics) by choosing which typically animal or plant males and females will sexually reproduce and have offspring together.

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South Lakes Safari Zoo

South Lakes Safari Zoo (formerly South Lakes Wild Animal Park) is a zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry.

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Tiergarten Schönbrunn

Tiergarten Schönbrunn (literally, "Schönbrunn Zoo"), or "Vienna Zoo", is a zoo located on the grounds of the famous Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.

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University of Colorado Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder (commonly referred to as CU or Colorado) is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado, United States.

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University of Salford

The University of Salford, Manchester is a public research university in Salford, Greater Manchester, England, west of Manchester city centre.

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Veterinary physician

A veterinary physician, usually called a vet, which is shortened from veterinarian (American English) or veterinary surgeon (British English), is a professional who practices veterinary medicine by treating diseases, disorders, and injuries in animals.

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Winchester rifle

Winchester rifle is a comprehensive term describing a series of lever-action repeating rifles manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.

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Yorkshire Wildlife Park

The Yorkshire Wildlife Park, commonly referred to as YWP, is a wildlife park located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, in England.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marius_(giraffe)

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