Zoo Wuppertal

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living (Bob Marley)?


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I asked the Zebra, are you black with white stripes? Or white with black stripes? And the zebra asked me: Are you good with bad habits? Or are you bad with good habits? Are you noisy with quiet times? Or are you quiet with noisy times? Are you happy with some sad days? Or are you sad with some happy days? Are you neat with some sloppy ways? Or are you sloppy with some neat ways? And on and on and on and on and on and on he went. I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again (Shel Silverstein) There is no more fun loving, yet tempermental animal on the plain than the zebra (here an enchanting...


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World Elephant Day – August 12th, 2014 I have spent hours and hours watching elephants, and come to understand what emotional creatures they are…it’s not just a species facing extinction, it’s massive individual suffering (Dr. Jane Goodall).


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World Lion Day - August 10th, 2014 In 1975 there was an estimated 250,000 lions in Africa, yet today the continent wide population stands at a mere 25 – 30,000 individuals.


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The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom (Osho).


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I can watch elephants for hours at a time. There is mystery behind that gray masked visage - power and force, delicate and mighty, awesome and enchanted; for me the commander of silence.


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You know you are truly alive when you’re living among lions (Karen Blixen)!


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Make it dark, make it grim, make it tough, but then, for the love of God, tell a joke (Joss Whedon) :o)!


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High spirits! Did you know that for every smile you smile, more than you give will come your way? And, that for all the love you give, the younger you'll look and the happier you'll feel? Now you know :o)!


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Only those who look with the eyes of children can lose themselves in the object of their wonder (Eberhard Arnold)!


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