Petra’s reports

2.11.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon Today Mika celebrates his first birthday so the readers of this magazine send him their best birthday greetings and wishes with this card. He’s a jolly good little fellow. […]

20.10.2025 – Fotos: Petra Ballon, Quelle: Zoo Landau Im Zoo Landau gibt es erfreuliche Nachrichten: Im Zoo Landau gibt es erfreuliche Nachrichten: Gepardenjungtier Assama hat sich nach einem schwierigen Start inzwischen gut entwickelt. Die acht […]

9.10.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon The cute cheetah babies and the adorable snow leopard cub Kabru quarantee a sugar sweet time for the visitors in Wilhelma in Stuttgart. Kabru is doing fine … … […]

2.10.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon Unsere Freundin Petra hat den Zoo Zürich besucht und festgestellt, dass die Bäume und Sträucher in wunderschönen Farben leuchten. Our friend Petra has visited the Zoo Zürich and found […]

17.9.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon This time the major part of the photos are of the big cats in Wilhelma. Niara’s six kittens are growing and doing fine. Tender moments with mama Making the […]

7.9.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon Cologne Zoo (Kölner Zoo) celebrated its 165th birthday in July. On behalf of the readers of this magazine I forward our belated congratulations to the zoo. Petra visited the […]

23.8.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon, Source: Wilhelma, Stuttgart Many visitors in Wilhelma must have their favourites among the many animal babies but for me they are all adorable. First I have very sad news […]

27.7.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon Petra has visited the Zoo Heidelberg and, of course, met many sweet animal friends enjoying the warm weather in the sunshine or in the shadow. The raccoon was having […]

xx.7.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon In der Wilhelma hat sich wieder einmal ein aufsehenerregender Zuchterfolg eingestellt: Ein kleiner Schneeleopard ist mit etwas Glück und Geduld zu beobachten, wie er unter den Argusaugen seiner Mutter […]

22.7.2025 – Photos by Petra Ballon Mika is a very curious kind of little man so this day he decided to take a closer look at some things in his enclosure. First he checked that […]