Zoological Museum

The Zoological Museum of the University of Zurich is one of the most popular museums in Zurich, with its collection of more than 1,500 animal species and its treasury of 50 masterpieces of nature. During Scientifica, the museum offers a series of short lectures for the whole family. On Saturday, researchers tell how they go about their work “in the field,” and on Sunday it’s all about the question of whether animals can talk.

Saturday, 2 September

11:30 am – 12:00 am
Fascinating porpoises – A day in dolphin research (short lecture)

12:15 am – 12:45 am
Up close with meerkats and vervet monkeys (short lecture)

1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Field research around the corner (short lecture)

2:45 pm – 2:15 pm
Orchid hunting on Borneo (short lecture)

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm
What do Chimpanzees have to say? (short lecture)

Sunday, 3 September

2:00 pm – 2:20 pm
The call of the meerkats (short lecture)

2:20 pm – 2:40 pm
From ape languages to human language (short lecture)

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm
How songbirds learn /short lecture)

3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Communication in the animal kingdom (dicsussion)