Emil´s visit to the wild ones

Emil was about 2 month old when Yvette, Eva and I took him to the Tierpark - shame he slumbered most of the animals away:)

ode to autumn

Katta enclosure, Tierpark

Alla & Mac in Berlin IV

Alla & Mac in Berlin III

photo quiz - who am I?

This is a body part of one of my favourite animals exhibited at the Tierpark - what is it? Here´s a hint: it loves to eat salad:)

my very own zoo...

I personally believe :) that people belong into zoos as much as animals do. Selma and Siri look as if they try to measure Karl-Gustav, whereas Theda would like to adopt him right away. Look at Basti, he is really happy that he has discovered the existence of his own heartbeat while Fips seems to wonder if Lukas is going to eat him sooner or later. Noooo, not Luki, but maybe Karl-Gustav...

Tierpark, Homeopathy & crazy lemurs VII

These are the times when I completely forget that I live in a city together with 3.4 million other people - the Tierpark is a kind of oasis where time stops and where thousands of furry, armored, feathered and scaly weird creatures are waiting to be explored - how great that I can be here all the time! Two years ago we also came here with the homeopathy course; back then we observed the elephants in the late afternoon and formed little elephants from clay until our hands were grey, wrinkled and felt dry like the elephants´skin. There´s such a magic about those huge beasts that left us completely in awe.

Tierpark, Homeopathy & crazy lemurs VI

We spent ages at the fountain - Selma, Zoe and Milli were completely drenched in the end, but happy. From there we invaded the playground and took a big turn back to the bears and deers.

Tierpark, Homeopathy & crazy lemurs V

Tierpark, Homeopathy & crazy lemurs IV

The prairie dog enclosure is right in front of the predator house. We observed them for about half an hour, but these funny fellows never become boring!

Tierpark, Homeopathy & crazy lemurs III

My favorite houses in the Tierpark are the patchyderm-house with its elephants, rhinos, maatees and sloths and the predator house with its huge free-flight-hall in the center. Here you can walk around freely while you observe the bats that fly over your head and land in the branches of the palm trees.

Tierpark, Homeopathy & crazy lemurs II

This Ruffed lemur liked Selma´s backpack a lot and didn´t let go of it at all - maybe there were grapes inside or other nice treats?

Tierpark, Homeopathy & crazy lemurs I

It was a beautiful afternoon in June, so Ute and Claudia of my homeopathy course and I decided to visit the Tierpark. Martin was sick, so we took Milli along together with two of her friends, Selma and Zoe. The kids love the Ruffed lemurs! They are extremely curious and also a bit hoggish, so they jump on people when they smell their lunch packages. Milli is bugging me for a couple of years now and doesn´t give up on the idea of me getting her her a Ruffed lemur as a pet. But I´m actually perfectly happy with Karl-Gustav and Fips and don´t really beleive that a lemur would make a great pet.

weekend Tierpark outing IV

Selma and Milli spent half their time climbing the statues in the park and posing on them. Maybe they´re just practicing for later - at least Milli claims to become an actress when she´s grown up. And I bet she´ll be a famous one! Milli Meta superstar...:)

weekend Tierpark outing III

Who said that vultures are ugly???! This one is a real beauty, isn´t it?! We spent the whole day at the Tierpark and in the end, we grown-ups fell on a bench while Selma and Milli still had enough energy left to romp around on the playground.

weekend Tierpark outing II

weekend Tierpark outing

On a beautiful spring day in April Elisabeth, Katja, Selma, Milli and me decided to visit the Tierpark - but first we had breakfast at home and prepared a ton of sandwiches for our excursion. Milli´s favorite animals are the vari (a type of lemur). They live in an enclosure where visitors can pet them - well, of course only if the varis allow it. But today, they seem to be in a good mood!

Manati

This cute vegetarian belongs to one of my favorite species that inhabits the Tierpark - it feeds of lettuce, squash and other healthy stuff and appears to be pretty easy-going. And what a service: there are hundreds of little fish that are always busy with cleaning the manati´s skin.