Every spring in Valais, the local Eringer cows battle it out to be declared «Queen of Queens». It's not like bullfighting, where a human fights a bull to the death. The «Combat de Reines» features cows with blunted horns vying for dominance of the herd. The annual events draw up to 50,000 spectators.
A 30-year-old male chimpanzee named Tatu, a newcomer to the Basel Zoo, died on Tuesday. Although no cause of death has been determined, apparently the chimp was involved in an altercation with the...