ZOO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS: Bosses Ban Animal Fans From Naming Newborns

Schoenbrunn Zoo Director Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, 55, poses in undated photo. The zoo located in the city of Vienna, Austria, stated it would concentrate on species conservation on Wednesday, 12th July 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash) Schoenbrunn Zoo Director Stephan Hering-Hagenbeck, 55, poses in undated photo. The zoo located in the city of Vienna, Austria, stated it would concentrate on species conservation on Wednesday, 12th July 2023. Note: Licensed content. (Daniel Zupanc/Newsflash)
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12 July 2023
Zoo chiefs in Austria have banned members of the public from naming adorable newborns because they think it trivialises the fight for endangered species. Bosses at Scheonbrunn Zoo in Vienna used to filter tens of thousands of name ideas from around the world every time a new cub or calf was...