For some years now, individual elks from Eastern Europe have been drawn to Germany. The living conditions are ideal – especially in sparsely populated Brandenburg with its wet meadows and […]
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The Beluga Sturgeon is a fascinating giant that was once also found in the Danube. According to tradition, the fish, which can be up to eight metres long, migrated over […]
The Large Grizzled skipper (Pyrgus alveus), called Sonnenröschen-Würfeldickkopffalter in german, is not only an example of the German language’s peculiarity of being able to string together an incredible number of […]
Common Gulls are real daredevils? Out and about in the biggest storms and always with their beaks in the wind? Not at all! Gulls are more like the rabbit’s […]
Germany’s forests are getting darker, did you know that? Nitrogen input from the air fertilises areas that are actually free of trees and bushes. As a result, blackberries and other […]
Do you know pioneer plants? This is the name given to plants that are the first to colonise open spaces. The slender cotton grass (Eriophorum gracile) is such a pioneer […]
Mice are now hibernating? Not all mice! The cute snow vole is active in the mountain regions between 1000 and 4000 metres and does not hibernate. Instead, it likes to […]
The bagworm butterfly family are very inconspicuous moths. Their unique technique for developing undisturbed consists of building a silk sack, which is reinforced with different materials depending on the species […]
A loudly chattering flock of geese flies overhead? Then it’s worth taking a closer look. Sometimes you can spot individual geese of a different colour among them. These are most […]
The salsify, which some may know as an unloved vegetable at grandma’s, is actually a beautiful flowering plant. It is hardy and forms a cylindrical turnip that is well protected […]