Petra’s reports

11.1.2026 – Photos by Petra Ballon A new year is rolling and we want to wish the animals, keepers and visitors in Wilhelma a very good year 2026! Sweet Kabru is growing fast but she […]

2.1.2026 – Photos by Petra Ballon On the 19th of December the keepers in the Karlsruhe Zoo had arranged nice surprises for Mika and Nuka. I guess it was a combined birthday & Christmas party. […]

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. […]

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 […]