Living among Birds
The Heinroths, their 1000 Birds and the Beginning of Ethology

“The exhibition tells the incredible story of Oskar, Magdalena and Katharina Heinroth, who raised and studied the chicks of 250 different bird species in their flat in Berlin at the beginning of the 20th century – from tiny wrens to giant white-tailed eagles. Oskar Heinroth was the director of the world’s largest aquarium at the time and Katharina Heinroth was the first female director of Berlin’s Zoological Garden. …”