This is interesting because, as I said, I cannot imagine any zoo in the USA using the English translation as opposed to the original Spanish name.
But we aren’t talking about the USA or English we are talking about Germany. I don’t understand why it is so baffling that different languages have different geographical terms. Some examples of Tierra del Fuego in other languages via their Wikipedia articles (German, Swedish, Finnish and Dutch): Feuerland – Wikipedia Eldslandet – Wikipedia Tulimaa – Wikipedia Vuurland - Wikipedia
At the risk of getting way off thread, I am not questioning that the phrase can be translated into other languages (including English). Of course it can. I am questioning whether it is common practice for zoos to name exhibits after a region like that and translate the name of the exhibit to their local language? If you want to provide links, please provide links to zoo exhibits and not to generic dictionary translators.
The difference is that the standard name for the area is Tierra del Fuego in English, even though the name is Spanish in origin, whilst the name in German is Feuerland - next you'll be complaining that Germans call their own country Deutschland!
I haven’t used any ‘generic dictionary translators’ I have referred you to examples of exonyms in use in different languages. My point is that a zoo in a German speaking country will use the name used and understood in German as @TeaLovingDave points out. I’m not being argumentative, I genuinely don’t understand why you are puzzled by this.
The zoo isn't renaming the area, that is the name FOR the area in German if you were to visit a zoo in the USA which had an exhibit themed around somewhere like Austria you wouldn't expect it to call the country Osterreich.
The Indian sloth bear born to SUBODH and RACHANA is male. The two Sloth bears born to FRANZ and DEVI in Rheine at december 6th are males too. Unfortunately all sloth bears born in europe during the last 5 years are males (1,0 in Berlin, 2,0 in Rheine, 1,0 in Leipzig and 1,0 in Zlin). 2,3 lion born to MAJO and KIGALI at december 27th are doing fine and are no longer off show. Fünflinge auf Wanderschaft - Löwenjungtiere erkunden die Schauanlage | Zoo Leipzig
I am now considering a trip here in late March along with Berlin to see the Panda twins (yes, sadly I like little fluffy critters). How likely is the sloth bear cub to be visible to the public by then; not highly likely I guess? Although saying that, the NaturZoo Rheine cubs look big and feisty
The elephant bull, born to VOI NAM and RANI at January 11th got the name KIRAN. Northern koala TINAROO was shipped to Duisburg Zoo.
Lion female Kigali killed two of the 5 cubs in the last 24 hours. They were separated because of cubs medical check and vaccination and after they were put together again she started to act aggressively. Now they are separated again and Zoo is discussing how will they approach it further.
Because of "recent" genetic studies, former Queensland Koalas (P. c. adustus) and New South Wales Koalas (P. c. cinereus) are considered as one Subspecies (= Northern Koala, P. c. cinereus). So @BjoernN is right. However, with all that changings we had ref. subspecies not only at the Koalas but also at the Lions, Leopards, etc, I have still my doubts if this will be the end of the classification and if not the Queensland Koala will be elevated to a seperate subspecies again one day...
