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Schönbrunn's horny rhino is an art lover

Michael Leidig

Horny rhino Jango has become a real art lover - after falling for a car dumped in a pond as a sculpture exhibit.

Schönbrunn Zoo bosses put the motor in his enclosure as a way of raising the plight of pollution for animals in the wild. But smitten Jango took a shine to the old banger and now treats it like a mate.

Austrian Times photographer David Rogers said: "He was in the pond for an hour and he kept giving the car affectionate nibbles. Then he tried to climb on it from the back and front. Every now and again he would climb out of the water and gallop round his cage for ten minutes before jumping back in the water. It was like he was trying to show off.

"He also kept trying to push the car out of the water but it's pretty firmly fixed in place," he added.

The car wreck is part of a project at the Viennese zoo to show the truth about the grim conditions animals face in the wild and what man has done to destroy what was once a wild paradise. Zoo bosses asked artists to give visitors a taste of what life is like outside the enclosure gates for the "Trouble In Paradise" exhibition.

Other examples include a railway line running across the bison enclosure and a filthy oil pump in the penguin pen. And they also dumped a rusty bath in the crocodile enclosure and huge oil drums in the aquariums.

Almost half of Romanians live in poverty
Almost half of the Romanians (8.89 millions) are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to Eurostat data published today (Weds).

Police carry man off the snow and save his life
A man who had collapsed in freezing weather near a river, in Stoina, Gorj, southern Romania, was saved after policemen carried him for several kilometres.

New government with same eight former ministers proposed
The Romanian parliament will vote on the new government team, proposed by designated Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu, tomorrow (Thurs).

Forty-one dead in freezing weather
Another three persons have died due to low temperatures in the last 24 hours, the Romanian Health Ministry said today (Weds).

EC report on Justice is positive, minister says
Romanian Justice Minister Catalin Predoiu currently acting prime minister until the new government is voted in by the parliament, said today (Weds) that the European Commission's interim report on progress in justice is, overall, "positive".

Pink Martini concerts in Bucharest
American orchestra Pink Martini will give a concert in Bucharest on 26 May at the Palace Hall, part of the promotional tour for their latest album "A Retrospective", local organisers Events said today (Weds).

Romania's industrial output up
Romania's industrial output increased by 15.6 per cent in 2011, the National Statistics Institute (INS) said today (Weds).

Father tried for abusing four-year-old girl
A Romanian father was sent to trial for abusing his stepdaughter, aged only 4, prosecutors said today (Weds).

Pitch in best condition for Steaua-Twente match, authorities say
The pitch for the Europa League match Steaua Bucuresti - Twente Enschede will be in optimal condition, the Bucharest town hall promises, after criticism of the National Arena turf.

More Romanian tourists travel to Austria
The number of Romanian tourists to Austria rose last year, after two years of a decline, Austria's National Tourism Office in Romania announced today (Weds).