Episode 153: Mads Frost Bertelsen from Copenhagen Zoo: Communication throughout our community: The bigger picture: Marius the giraffe.
From ZOOKEEPING 101 by James Dennis
April 6, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 158
About this episode
This episode features Mads Frost Bertelsen from Copenhagen Zoo discussing the importance of communication and transparency in the zoo community, focusing on the case of Marius the giraffe.
The One Hundred and Fifty Third episode incoming!!! ZOOKEEPING 101 enters the domain of communication throughout our community. We kick off with a true behind the curtain look at how key transparency is within our community and zoos across the world. For this episode we welcome Mads Frost Bertelsen from Copenhagen Zoo who talks about seeing the bigger picture, the health of our species in captivity and the very famous "MARIUS" the giraffe. Please check out this episode and enjoy it as much as I had to record it. Enjoy the podcast episode and please follow ZOOKEEPING 101 through facebook and instagram to be the first to hear about new episodes.
People in this episode
Host: James Dennis
Guest: Mads Frost Bertelsen
Topics covered
- communication
- zoo transparency
- species health
- Marius the giraffe
- community engagement
Keywords
- communication
- Copenhagen Zoo
- Marius the giraffe
- zoo community
- species health
- transparency
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Copenhagen Zoo
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