GERMANY: Litter of wild piglets is born on New Year's Day at Berlin's Friedrichsfelde Zoo

Record ID: 862161

  • Title: GERMANY: Litter of wild piglets is born on New Year's Day at Berlin's Friedrichsfelde Zoo
  • Date: 1st January 2002
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (JANUARY 1, 2002) (REUTERS) SLV ZOO WORKER WALKING TO BUILDING, PICKING UP A WILD PIG BABY (2 SHOTS) VARIOUS VIEWS ZOO WORKER HOLDING TWO PIGLETS IN HIS OVERALLS SMV CHILD PETTING PIG/ PAN TO PIGS LOOKING OUT OF DOOR OF BUILDING SCU MOTHER SOW IN STALL SCU PIGLET NUZZLING ZOO KEEPER VARIOUS VIEWS PIGLET VARIOUS, ADULT PIGS IN STALL SCU TWO BABIES PIGLETS IN ZOO WORKERS OVERALLS SMV ZOO WORKER GOES INTO STALL SMV OLDER PIGLETS IN STALL NEXT TO MOTHER VARIOUS VIEWS PIGLETS STARING AT AND SNIFFING THE CAMERA (4 SHOTS) SLV PIGLET NUZZLING MOTHER SOW VARIOUS VIEWS PIGLETS IN STALL
  • Embargoed: 16th January 2002 12:00
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  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
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  • Country: Germany
  • Topics: Environment,Quirky,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
  • Reuters ID: LVA93VJV98J9XVJAZH4QMYYHQ3VW
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  • Story Text: A litter of wild piglets, thought to bring good luck in their homeland in Asia, was born early New Year's day in Berlin's Friedrichsfelde Zoo.
    The two baby pigs were born a week after nine other piglets, who arrived on Christmas Day.
    The wild pig, originally from China and called Meishan, are considered to be among the most intelligent creatures in the world as well as being among the friendliest.
    They breed well in captivity and are kept in zoos worldwide. In Friedrichsfelde the animals are part of the exhibit on house pets.
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