The story shocked the world 10 years ago: the Copenhagen Zoo’s decision to euthanize a healthy two-year-old giraffe named Marius because they considered it a “surplus animal.” CNN reported on it. So did Le Monde in France, the U.K.’s Guardian and The Independent, and the Irish Times.
The New York Times wrote on February 9, 2014: “Marius the reticulated giraffe died at the Copenhagen Zoo on Sunday. He was 2 years old. The cause of death was a shotgun blast, and after a public autopsy, the animal, who was 11 feet 6 inches, was fed to the zoo’s lions and other big cats.”
Marius the giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo days on February 7, 2014, before he was euthanized.
A decade after the death of Marius, the Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen hosted the world premiere of Life and Other Problems, a documentary that uses the case of Marius to ponder the interconnectivity of species,...
The New York Times wrote on February 9, 2014: “Marius the reticulated giraffe died at the Copenhagen Zoo on Sunday. He was 2 years old. The cause of death was a shotgun blast, and after a public autopsy, the animal, who was 11 feet 6 inches, was fed to the zoo’s lions and other big cats.”
Marius the giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo days on February 7, 2014, before he was euthanized.
A decade after the death of Marius, the Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen hosted the world premiere of Life and Other Problems, a documentary that uses the case of Marius to ponder the interconnectivity of species,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Documentaries, by their very nature, are driven by curiosity. Nonfiction filmmakers arrive at their subjects — be they people, places or events — with a wide-eyed sense of wonder. But as Max Kestner’s “Life and Other Problems” attests, curiosity can only take you so far. Ostensibly structured around the director’s interest in big questions about life and consciousness, this journey through philosophy, biology, and evolution never quite brings its many-pronged interrogations into a cohesive whole. Eager to posit that we are no different from the microbes that live within us — or the animals we keep in zoos — the documentary never does more than meander around its many provocative questions.
The precipitating incident at the start of Kestner’s film is a global headline-grabbing moment from 2014. That’s the year the Copenhagen Zoo decided to euthanize Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe under their care. Clearly rankled by the incident and the issues...
The precipitating incident at the start of Kestner’s film is a global headline-grabbing moment from 2014. That’s the year the Copenhagen Zoo decided to euthanize Marius, a 2-year-old giraffe under their care. Clearly rankled by the incident and the issues...
- 3/13/2024
- by Manuel Betancourt
- Variety Film + TV
A panda escaped from the Copenhagen Zoo on May 8, but was safely returned before the zoo opened to the public. The panda, whose name is Xing Er, came to the zoo last year and is a 7-year-old male. A zoo veterinarian Bengt Holst explained that Xing Er was seen on surveillance footage as he […]
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- 6/12/2020
- by Kate Reynolds
- Uinterview
A perfectly healthy 18-month-old giraffe was put down and fed to the lions at The Copenhagen Zoo, sparking the ire of the global community of animal lovers.
Giraffe Put Down At Copenhagen Zoo
The Copenhagen Zoo decided that “euthanizing” the giraffe, named Marius, was their only option to prevent inbreeding in their giraffe population. In an attempt to educate patrons of their zoo, they opted to make the giraffe’s death a public event.
First, a veterinarian shot Marius, who was distracted by his favorite snack – rye bread. An autopsy was then performed for those who’d gathered around for the spectacle. The grand finale featured Marius’ dismembered parts being distributed to the zoo’s big cats – lions, leopards and tigers.
Inbredding Threat Worried Zoologists
“Our giraffes are part of an international breeding program, which has a purpose of ensuring a sound and healthy population of giraffes," Copenhagen Zoo director of research and conservation,...
Giraffe Put Down At Copenhagen Zoo
The Copenhagen Zoo decided that “euthanizing” the giraffe, named Marius, was their only option to prevent inbreeding in their giraffe population. In an attempt to educate patrons of their zoo, they opted to make the giraffe’s death a public event.
First, a veterinarian shot Marius, who was distracted by his favorite snack – rye bread. An autopsy was then performed for those who’d gathered around for the spectacle. The grand finale featured Marius’ dismembered parts being distributed to the zoo’s big cats – lions, leopards and tigers.
Inbredding Threat Worried Zoologists
“Our giraffes are part of an international breeding program, which has a purpose of ensuring a sound and healthy population of giraffes," Copenhagen Zoo director of research and conservation,...
- 2/11/2014
- Uinterview
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