From sign about Kongens Nytorv construction zone: "The crane is approximately 40 meters high — this corresponds to 8 giraffes standing on top of each other" This sign is posted at the construction site for the new Kongens Nytorv metro station. It is one of the largest construction sites in the city. An entire city block — abut 50 meters from the scenic Nyhavn waterfront district— has been dug up and surrounded by a two-story green fence At one corner, a wooden staircase leads to a platform overlooking the massive construction zone. A few signs provide some statistics about the construction project ... such as this sign that measures the tallest crane's height in giraffes Dear Denmark — If you truly wanted the giraffe debate to peter out, maybe it would behoove you NOT to post measurements in giraffe equivalents *For reference, in Danish the sign reads: "Kranen er cirka 40 meter høj det svarer til 8 giraffer, der står oven på hinanden" ~ THANK YOU Google Translate CORRECTION On Feb. 13, I wrote that the 2nd Marius was also at the Copenhagen Zoo. That is incorrect. The 2nd Marius is a young giraffe at a different zoo in Denmark. That zoo is called Danish Jyllands Park Zoo
Here’s a brief excerpt from that opinion: “And so our hearts were broken when we saw the keepers at the Copenhagen Zoo break their trust with Marius. He should never have died so young and at the hands of his caretakers, the very ones who should have done all they could to protect him “Zoos may feel that it is necessary to bill themselves as big players on the conservation stage. But what most of us want to see from zoos and their keepers is compassion for their charges, all of whom live such narrow, corralled lives “If zoos cannot offer this to the Mariuses in their care, they will lose the public's goodwill, and will deservedly find themselves heading toward extinction” by Virginia Morell National Geographic Published Feb. 12, 2014 This is my first correction for this blog. Does publishing a correction make me a blogger or a journalist? ... That's a question I won't answer now, but I still feel it is my duty to stand behind all that I share on this blog. In addition to posting this correction here, this FULL correction was also posted at the bottom of my original (incorrect) entry dated Feb. 13
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