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In our three show houses, we only show you plants. But which animals live in these regions? In this exhibition, we are focusing on the inhabitants of the Masai Mara. In the savannah house, 20 large-format pictures by Adrian Bieri are on display. Short texts (D/E) provide information about the animals.
The Masai Mara is part of the Kenyan savannah area of the Serengeti and measures a good 1500 square kilometers. The entire area is now a nature reserve. It is known for its many large animals, such as the African elephant, lion, Cape buffalo, leopard and white rhino. Huge herds of wildebeest, zebra and Thomson's gazelle roam the savannah. The birdlife is also diverse and counts around 400 species.
An introduction to the exhibition will be given on the Tuesday tour on December 10 at 12.30 pm.
On the small island of Kythera in the south of the Peloponnese, the colours and scents explode with baroque lushness in spring. Botanist Alexander Kocyan has been travelling to Kythera for years and has explored the island floristically and photographically. He has made some astonishing discoveries in the process. The photographs are exhibited in the Mediterranean Garden. Many of the plants shown in the photographs can also be found directly on site.
The Focus exhibition in the Schauhäuser features works by photographer and biologist Andreas Kay (1963-2019). Kay travelled to Ecuador regularly and left behind a large collection of stunning observations of nature in his photos from there. In addition to flowers, his work also focussed on insects, spiders and frogs. We have made a small selection for you.
We would like to thank the named estate of Andreas Kay for the use of the photos.
Photographer Nadja Baumgartner has been ‘hunting’ in the garden with her camera for many years. Some photos take hours to capture the right moment. The result is expressive portraits of orb weavers, snout flies, jumping spiders and many more. In the garden you will find 10 works in places where the animals were observed and 10 works at the entrance to the show houses. Short texts provide an insight into how the photos were taken and about the animals.
The 3000 species of Gesneriaceae (Gesneriaceae) show an astonishing variety of flowers in terms of colour, shape and fragrance. A large proportion of the species, around 70%, are pollinated by hummingbirds. In addition, bee and bat pollination, and rarely vibration pollination, also occur. Probably the best-known species is the Usambara violet (Saintpaulia ionantha), which has found its way into our homes as a houseplant. Works by photographer Andreas Kay can be seen in the show houses, showing the diversity and beauty of the flowers in their natural habitat in Ecuador. Andreas Kay (1963-2019), a German chemist and biologist, travelled to Ecuador for many years.
The focus exhibition places the more hidden animals on and in the water at the centre of attention: yellow burnet beetle, water scorpion, grass snake, water spider, pointed mud snail and great blue arrow. All of them are associated with plants, whether as food, for laying eggs, for hiding or as hunting grounds.
Oliver Good, then a student at the Zurich University of the Arts, illustrated the animals in various stages of life. Evelin Pfeifer wrote the texts. Water spider (PDF, 2 MB)
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52 species of wild bees were observed in the Botanic Garden in 2016. The reasons for the diversity of species are the varied range of food and the natural design of the garden. In the Mediterranean Garden, the wild bee trail offers interesting facts about these fascinating animals at 10 stations: Which forage plants are important, which material is suitable for nesting, examples of wild bee-friendly balcony design, dangerous pesticides and how climate change affects wild bees. Leafcutter bee information board (PDF, 648 KB)
To mark its 15th anniversary, the Zurich-based organisation Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Switzerland is presenting a high-profile photo exhibition entitled ‘We are the forest’ to draw attention to the beauty and endangerment of the Indonesian rainforest. There will be 49 award-winning photos by 11 wildlife nature photographers on display here in the Botanical Garden and the Museum of Anthropology at UZH. Fat fruits for orangutans (PDF, 237 KB)
