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80-600: Zoo Basel is Switzerland's oldest (1874) and largest zoo by number of animals. With over 1.8 million visitors per year, it is the most visited tourist attraction in Switzerland with an entrance fee. Zoo Basel was ranked as one of the fifteen best zoos in the world by Forbes Traveler in 2008 and in 2009 as the seventh best in Europe by Anthony Sheridan from the Zoological Society of London . The zoo had

160-664: A buyer, Forbes suspended publication of these two magazines as of May 17, 2007. Both magazines were purchased by the American Heritage Publishing Company and resumed publication as of the spring of 2008. Forbes has published the Forbes Travel Guide since 2009. In 2013, Forbes licensed its brand to Ashford University , and assisted with the launch of the Forbes School of Business & Technology . CEO Mike Federle justified

240-599: A deal valuing the company at $ 800   million. His majority ownership was to include the remaining portion of the company owned by the Forbes family which was not previously sold to Integrated Whale Media. The transaction attracted scrutiny by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States . Russell denied reports that Russian businessman Magomed Musaev was involved in the transaction. In November 2023,

320-421: A diameter of 5  μm . Human hair varies from 18 to 180 μm, so the cross-sectional area of a human hair is equivalent to 12 to 1300 setae. Each seta is in turn tipped with between 100 and 1,000 spatulae. Each spatula is 0.2 μm long (one five-millionth of a metre), or just below the wavelength of visible light. The setae of a typical mature 70- gram (2.5- ounce ) gecko would be capable of supporting

400-558: A financial columnist for the Hearst papers, and his partner Walter Drey, the general manager of the Magazine of Wall Street , founded Forbes magazine on September 15, 1917. Forbes provided the money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise. The original name of the magazine was Forbes: Devoted to Doers and Doings . Drey became vice-president of the B.C. Forbes Publishing Company, while B.C. Forbes became editor-in-chief,

480-399: A gecko's body temperature is dependent on its environment. Also, to accomplish their main functions; such as locomotion, feeding, reproduction, etc., geckos must have a relatively elevated temperature. All geckos shed their skin at fairly regular intervals, with species differing in timing and method. Leopard geckos shed at about two- to four-week intervals. The presence of moisture aids in

560-500: A hundred kangaroos have been born. In 2006, the theme area Australis was opened, funded by Novartis . In this outdoor exhibit, western grey kangaroos and Australian brush-turkeys live together. Inside the Australis house are several vivaria exhibiting Australian animals, including geckos , redback spiders , cane toads , several species of Phasmatodeas (or stick insects), and green tree pythons . An educational exhibit inside

640-476: A part. A 2009 New York Times report said: "40 percent of the enterprise was sold... for a reported $ 300 million, setting the value of the enterprise at $ 750 million." Three years later, Mark M. Edmiston of AdMedia Partners observed, "It's probably not worth half of that now." It was later revealed that the price had been US$ 264 million. In 2021, Forbes Media reported a return to profit, with revenue increasing by 34 percent to $ 165 million. Much of

720-399: A point. Gecko skin has been observed to have an anti-bacterial property, killing gram-negative bacteria when they come in contact with the skin. The mossy leaf-tailed gecko of Madagascar, U. sikorae , has coloration developed as camouflage , most being greyish brown to black, or greenish brown, with various markings meant to resemble tree bark; down to the lichens and moss found on

800-551: A post he held until his death in 1954. B.C. Forbes was assisted in his later years by his two eldest sons, Bruce Charles Forbes (1916–1964) and Malcolm Forbes (1919–1990). Bruce Forbes took over after his father's death, and his strengths lay in streamlining operations and developing marketing. During his tenure, from 1954 to 1964, the magazine's circulation nearly doubled. On Bruce's death, his brother Malcolm Forbes became president and chief executive officer of Forbes, and editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine. Between 1961 and 1999

880-427: A sharp image for at least two different depths. While most gecko species are nocturnal, some species are diurnal and active during the day, which have evolved multiple times independently. Many species are well known for their specialised toe pads, which enable them to grab and climb onto smooth and vertical surfaces, and even cross indoor ceilings with ease. Geckos are well known to people who live in warm regions of

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960-415: A small clutch of eggs. Some are live-bearing, and a few can reproduce asexually via parthenogenesis . Geckos also have a large diversity of sex-determining mechanisms, including temperature-dependent sex determination and both XX/XY and ZZ/ZW sex chromosomes with multiple transitions among them over evolutionary time. Madagascar day geckos engage in a mating ritual in which sexually mature males produce

1040-534: A streaming platform Forbes8, highlighting notable entrepreneurs and sharing business tips. In 2020, the network announced the release of several documentary series including Forbes Rap Mentors , Driven Against the Odds , Indie Nation and Titans on the Rocks . Gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica . Belonging to

1120-441: A waxy substance from pores on the back of their legs. Males approach females with a head swaying motion along with rapid tongue flicking in the female. Obligate parthenogenesis as a reproductive system has evolved multiple times in the family Gekkonidae. It has been shown that oocytes are able to undergo meiosis in three different obligate parthenogenetic complexes of geckos. An extra premeiotic endoreplication of chromosomes

1200-408: A weight of 133 kilograms (293 pounds): each spatula could exert an adhesive force of 5 to 25 nN. The exact value of the adhesion force of a spatula varies with the surface energy of the substrate to which it adheres. Recent studies have moreover shown that the component of the surface energy derived from long-range forces, such as van der Waals forces, depends on the material's structure below

1280-407: A wide network of freelancers ("contributors") writes and publishes articles directly on the website. Contributors are paid based on traffic to their respective Forbes.com pages; the site has received contributions from over 2,500 individuals, and some contributors have earned over US$ 100,000, according to the company. The contributor system has been criticized for enabling "pay-to-play journalism" and

1360-659: Is Steve Forbes , and its CEO is Mike Federle . It is based in Jersey City, New Jersey . Competitors in the national business magazine category include Fortune and Bloomberg Businessweek . Published eight times a year, Forbes features articles on finance, industry, investing, and marketing topics. It also reports on related subjects such as technology, communications, science, politics, and law. It has an international edition in Asia as well as editions produced under license in 27 countries and regions worldwide. The magazine

1440-442: Is 350 times more sensitive than human eyes . The nocturnal geckos evolved from diurnal species, which had lost the rod cells from their eyes. The gecko eye, therefore, modified its cone cells that increased in size into different types, both single and double. Three different photo-pigments have been retained, and are sensitive to ultraviolet, blue, and green. They also use a multifocal optical system that allows them to generate

1520-419: Is a misnomer, and is properly called digital hyperextension. Gecko toes can hyperextend in the opposite direction from human fingers and toes. This allows them to overcome the van der Waals force by peeling their toes off surfaces from the tips inward. In essence, by this peeling action, the gecko separates spatula by spatula from the surface, so for each spatula separation, only some force necessary. (The process

1600-484: Is at the zoo's south end towards Binningen . The land was acquired with money from the local goldsmith Ulrich Sauter and opened to the public in 1939. The Sauter Garden's focus is on Asia. While African species (like the pygmy hippopotamus ) are also in it, its main exhibits are of Asian animals: the Indian rhinoceros , snow leopard exhibits and, as of June 2010, the "Monkey Rock" with about 60 macaques on/in it. In

1680-480: Is being put into these technologies, but manufacturing synthetic setae is not a trivial material design task. Gecko skin does not generally bear scales, but appears at a macro scale as a papillose surface, which is made from hair-like protuberances developed across the entire body. These confer superhydrophobicity , and the unique design of the hair confers a profound antimicrobial action. These protuberances are very small, up to 4 microns in length, and tapering to

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1760-400: Is currently engaged in more than 40 conservation breeding programs for endangered species. Zoo Basel is undergoing the most expensive expansion in its history. These include the indoor and outdoor renovation of the monkeyhouse (2011–2012 / Fr. 30 millions), the zoo restaurant renovation/expansion (2015 / Fr. 16 millions) and a new elephant house and outdoor exhibit (2016 / Fr. 28 millions). In

1840-408: Is difficult, as males and females live separately in the wild and females are picky in choosing a partner. The 30% mortality rate among newborns also lowers breeding success. As such, the new pair of female cheetahs that came to Basel in 2001 did not show interest in the presented males and had no offspring - until "Survivor" came from Vienna in 2006. Zoo Basel has held the international studbook for

1920-587: Is known for its lists and rankings, including of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400 ), lists of 30 notable young people under the age of 30 ( Forbes 30 Under 30 ), America's Wealthiest Celebrities, the world's top companies (the Forbes Global 2000 ), Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People , and The World's Billionaires . The motto of Forbes magazine is "Change the World". B. C. Forbes ,

2000-587: Is only known from a single, stuffed specimen probably collected in the 19th century found in the basement of the Natural History Museum of Marseille in Marseille , France. This gecko was 600 millimetres (24 inches ) long, and it was likely endemic to New Caledonia , where it lived in native forests. The smallest gecko, the Jaragua sphaero , is a mere 16 millimetres (0.63 inches) long, and

2080-455: Is similar to removing Scotch Tape from a surface.) Geckos' toes operate well below their full attractive capabilities most of the time, because the margin for error is great depending upon the surface roughness , and therefore the number of setae in contact with that surface. Use of small van der Waals force requires very large surface areas; every square millimetre of a gecko's footpad contains about 14,000 hair-like setae. Each seta has

2160-485: Is under discussion, yet recent experiments agree that the presence of molecular water layers (water molecules carry a very large dipole moment) on the setae, as well as on the surface, increase the surface energy of both, therefore the energy gain in getting these surfaces in contact is enlarged, which results in an increased gecko adhesion force. Moreover, the elastic properties of the b-keratin change with water uptake. Gecko toes seem to be double-jointed , but this

2240-540: The Asia Society , wrote in The Washington Post that "Since that purchase, there have been several instances of editorial meddling on stories involving China that raise questions about Forbes magazine's commitment to editorial independence." On August 26, 2021, Forbes announced plans to go public via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company called Magnum Opus Acquisition, and to trade on

2320-473: The Etosha theme area and the rhinoceros outdoor exhibit. It was completed in 1993 and has been scene of several accidents. On October 13, 2004, after twelve years of living together, the 17-year-old zebra stallion bit the hippo male during its daily morning territory marking, the zebra fell into the water, and was killed by the hippos in front of several visitors. On February 13, 2013, Zoo Basel reported that

2400-574: The Indian rhinoceros since 1972, and since 1990 has coordinated the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), which ensures that the captive Indian rhinoceros population stays as genetically healthy as possible. One of the main reasons for Basel to have these studbooks is due to its successful breeding program. Most Indian rhinoceros populations in zoos are related to the one in Basel. On September 14, 1956, Rudra

2480-518: The infraorder Gekkota , geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from 1.6 to 60 centimetres (0.6 to 23.6 inches ). Geckos are unique among lizards for their vocalisations , which differ from species to species. Most geckos in the family Gekkonidae use chirping or clicking sounds in their social interactions. Tokay geckos ( Gekko gecko ) are known for their loud mating calls , and some other species are capable of making hissing noises when alarmed or threatened. They are

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2560-649: The lions , as well as the Gamgoas house. They build a theme area around the African circle of life. The Etosha exhibit was named after the Etosha National Park : the largest national park in Namibia and in the southwest of Africa . It is about half the size of Switzerland . Gamgoas is part of the Etosha theme area, but it refers mainly to the lion and crocodile house. Gamgoas's literal meaning in

2640-419: The odontogenic stem cell in the dental lamina . The formation of the teeth is pleurodont ; they are fused (ankylosed) by their sides to the inner surface of the jaw bones. This formation is common in all species in the order Squamata . The infraorder Gekkota is divided into seven families, containing about 125 genera of geckos, including the snake-like (legless) pygopods. Legless lizards of

2720-512: The 'Friends of Zoo Basel' was established in 1919, with a goal to make the zoo popular and to support it with animal and money gifts. Foot-and-mouth disease broke out in 1937. The animal population was decimated like never before seen in Zoo Basel's history and the zoo had to temporarily close its doors. For Zoo Basel's 75-year anniversary in 1949, Zoo Basel and the city of Basel developed jubilee plans that resulted in much construction during

2800-638: The 1950s. A new lion house was built in 1956 (that stood until the Gamgoas project), followed by a new elephant house and yet another land expansion to the east, the Nachtigallenwäldli , in 1959. In 1961, the main entrance was moved toward the Birsig creek. Forbes Forbes ( / f ɔːr b z / ) is an American business magazine founded by B. C. Forbes in 1917 and owned by Hong Kong –based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments since 2014. Its chairman and editor-in-chief

2880-647: The 2009 Times report: "Steve Forbes recently returned from opening up a Forbes magazine in India , bringing the number of foreign editions to 10." In addition, that year the company began publishing ForbesWoman , a quarterly magazine published by Steve Forbes's daughter, Moira Forbes , with a companion Web site. The company formerly published American Legacy magazine as a joint venture, although that magazine separated from Forbes on May 14, 2007. The company also formerly published American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines. After failing to find

2960-512: The Basel Monkey House was re-opened after extensive renovations and expansions with all monkeys back — except the orangutans and the woolly monkeys , which "came back" in 2012. The 30-million Swiss franc project was completed in the fall of 2012 with the opening of the outdoor exhibits, which are now about thirty times larger than before. More information on this project can be viewed at Developments at Zoo Basel . The Sauter Garden

3040-704: The New York Stock Exchange as FRBS. In February 2022, it was announced that Cryptocurrency exchange Binance would acquire a $ 200 million stake in Forbes as a result of the SPAC flotation. In June 2022, the company terminated its SPAC merger citing unfavorable market conditions. In August 2022, the company announced that it was exploring a sale of its business. In May 2023, it was announced that billionaire Austin Russell , founder of Luminar Technologies , agreed to acquire an 82   percent stake in

3120-557: The app. David Churbuck founded Forbes ' s web site in 1996. The site uncovered Stephen Glass 's journalistic fraud in The New Republic in 1998, an article that drew attention to internet journalism . At the peak of media coverage of alleged Toyota sudden unintended acceleration in 2010, it exposed the California "runaway Prius" as a hoax, as well as running five other articles by Michael Fumento challenging

3200-645: The arboreal Eichstaettisaurus from the Late Jurassic of Germany. Norellius from the Early Cretaceous of Mongolia is also usually placed as a close relative of geckos. The oldest known fossils of modern geckos are from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber of Myanmar (including Cretaceogekko ), around 100 million years old, which have adhesive pads on the feet similar to those of living geckos. More than 1,850 species of geckos occur worldwide, including these familiar species: Most geckos lay

3280-401: The bark. It also has flaps of skin, running the length of its body, head and limbs, known as the dermal flap , which it can lay against the tree during the day, scattering shadows, and making its outline practically invisible. As polyphyodonts , geckos can replace each of their 100 teeth every 3 to 4 months. Next to the full grown tooth there is a small replacement tooth developing from

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3360-631: The company published 100 articles each day produced by 3,000 outside contributors who were paid little or nothing. This business model, in place since 2010, "changed their reputation from being a respectable business publication to a content farm", according to Damon Kiesow, the Knight Chair in digital editing and producing at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Similarly, Harvard University's Nieman Lab deemed Forbes "a platform for scams, grift, and bad journalism" as of 2022. In 2017

3440-605: The construction of new exhibits. The aquarium (called Vivarium in Basel) was opened in 1972 and has had several notable breeding successes through the years. These include lungfish bichir offspring in 2006, repeated king penguin hatches, and over a thousand hatches of the red-bellied short-necked turtle since 1981. As of May 2012, there were about 6,000 animals in the Vivarium in 480 species, including fish, reptiles , amphibians , gentoo penguins , and king penguins . During

3520-406: The course of gecko evolution. Adhesive toepads evolved independently in about eleven different gecko lineages, and were lost in at least nine lineages. It was previously thought that the spatula-shaped setae arranged in lamellae on gecko footpads enable attractive van der Waals' forces (the weakest of the weak chemical forces) between the β-keratin lamellae / setae / spatulae structures and

3600-494: The deal collapsed, as Russell was unable to put together the necessary funds. Apart from Forbes and its lifestyle supplement, Forbes Life , the magazine has 42 international editions covering 69 countries: Chairman / Editor-in-chief Steve Forbes and his magazine's writers offer investment advice on the weekly Fox TV show Forbes on Fox and on Forbes on Radio . Other company groups include Forbes Conference Group, Forbes Investment Advisory Group and Forbes Custom Media. From

3680-406: The entire media premise of Toyota's cars gone bad. The website (like the magazine) publishes lists focusing on billionaires and their possessions, especially real estate. Forbes.com is part of Forbes Digital, a division of Forbes Media LLC. Forbes's holdings include a portion of RealClearPolitics . Together these sites reach more than 27 million unique visitors each month. Forbes.com employs

3760-423: The epidermis on the underside of the toes. This was recently discovered in the genus Gonatodes from South America. Simple elaborations of the epidermal spinules into setae have enabled Gonatodes humeralis to climb smooth surfaces and sleep on smooth leaves. Biomimetic technologies designed to mimic gecko adhesion could produce reusable self-cleaning dry adhesives with many applications. Development effort

3840-439: The family Dibamidae , also referred to as blind lizards, have occasionally been counted as gekkotans, but recent molecular phylogenies suggest otherwise. Diplodactylidae Carphodactylidae Pygopodidae Eublepharidae Sphaerodactylidae Phyllodactylidae Gekkonidae Several species of lizard from the Late Jurassic have been considered early relatives of geckos, the most prominent and most well supported being

3920-431: The feet of geckos are also self-cleaning, and usually remove any clogging dirt within a few steps. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which has very low surface energy, is more difficult for geckos to adhere to than many other surfaces. Gecko adhesion is typically improved by higher humidity, even on hydrophobic surfaces, yet is reduced under conditions of complete immersion in water. The role of water in that system

4000-416: The first Indian rhinoceros birth in a zoo, as well as the first greater flamingo hatch. It has had repeated breeding success with animals including cheetahs (18 births), okapi (22), pygmy hippopotamuses (53), and flamingos (over 400 hatches). Every Somali wild ass (a donkey) in zoos worldwide is related to the population in Basel, where this species' zoological breeding program was started. The zoo

4080-462: The first okapi birth in the Czech Republic and Slovakia at Zoo Dvur Kralove. A video of this birth is posted on YouTube. Zoo Basel started its breeding program for pygmy hippopotamuses in 1928, which has resulted in 53 hippo births. These animals and their offspring are living all over the globe. The zoo manages the international studbook for this species. Since the construction of

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4160-421: The first time in the zoo's history. Two of these new crocodiles grew up in the zoo and are now among the five Nile crocodiles at Zoo Basel. The monkey house (built in 1969) is the zoo's largest building and has had several breeding successes, such as the first gorilla baby in Europe ( Goma ), the first second-generation zoo gorilla in the world ( Tamtam ), and rare white-faced saki babies. On June 30, 2011,

4240-471: The house focuses on marsupial reproduction . The Bird House opened in 1927 and is the second oldest building in Zoo Basel. While in the early days this house used to have reptiles and monkeys , it now has only birds. The 'jungle' in the center of the bird house has free-flying birds, who can hide in the thick vegetation. Some like the Knysna turaco can be heard but are only visible in flight. Since 1948

4320-549: The licensing in 2018, stating that "Our licensing business is almost a pure- profit business , because it's an annual annuity ." Forbes would launch limited promotions for the school in limited issues. Forbes has never formally endorsed the school. On January 6, 2014, Forbes magazine announced that, in partnership with app creator Maz, it was launching a social networking app called "Stream". Stream allows Forbes readers to save and share visual content with other readers and discover content from Forbes magazine and Forbes.com within

4400-581: The local language of the Etosha people is "the place where the lions are." In the Gamgoas house are two colonies of termites , one chameleon , five Nile crocodiles , several dozen East African cichlids (fish), a semi-large information exhibition, and three lion observation windows. A large window at the Nile crocodile enclosure allows visitors to see the crocodiles under water and to be within an inch of them. On June 20, 2006, several Nile crocodiles hatched for

4480-475: The magazine was edited by James Michaels . In 1993, under Michaels, Forbes was a finalist for the National Magazine Award . In 2006, an investment group Elevation Partners that includes rock star Bono bought a minority interest in the company with a reorganization, through a new company, Forbes Media LLC, in which Forbes Magazine and Forbes.com, along with other media properties, is now

4560-633: The most species-rich group of lizards, with about 1,500 different species worldwide. All geckos, except species in the family Eublepharidae lack eyelids; instead, the outer surface of the eyeball has a transparent membrane, the brille . They have a fixed lens within each iris that enlarges in darkness to let in more light. Since they cannot blink , species without eyelids generally lick their own brilles when they need to clear them of dust and dirt, in order to keep them clean and moist. Unlike most lizards, geckos are usually nocturnal and have excellent night vision ; their colour vision in low light

4640-710: The near future, further expansions into the current parking lot and to the south are planned. Zoo Basel is surrounded by the city of Basel and has a similar role to the local population as does the Central Park in New York City for the city's residents. According to Zoo Basel, its "exhibits are designed not to reveal everything at the first glance and are planned to invite visitors to stop and make personal observations." Listed below are some of Zoo Basel's exhibits. Note, however, that exhibits continually change due to infrastructure upgrades, breeding successes, and

4720-453: The ostrich couple Baringo (b. 1993) and Manyara (b. 1992) had yet another ten chicks. According to its webpage, Zoo Basel "is especially proud that the ostrich parents are very successfully natural breeders." While Manyara was sitting on the eggs during the day, Baringo took over the night shifts. Without human breeding help, about 110 ostriches have hatched in Basel since 2000. Zoo Basel first acquired kangaroos in 1908. Since then, over

4800-418: The outermost atomic layers (up to 100 nm beneath the surface); taking that into account, the adhesive strength can be inferred. Apart from the setae , phospholipids ; fatty substances produced naturally in their bodies, also come into play. These lipids lubricate the setae and allow the gecko to detach its foot before the next step. The origin of gecko adhesion likely started as simple modifications to

4880-454: The publisher's 2012 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization was US$ 15 million. Forbes reportedly sought a price of US$ 400 million. In July 2014, the Forbes family bought out Elevation and then Hong Kong-based investment group Integrated Whale Media Investments purchased a 51 percent majority of the company. In 2017, Isaac Stone Fish, a senior fellow of

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4960-433: The repackaging of public relations material as news. Forbes currently allows advertisers to publish blog posts on its website alongside regular editorial content through a program called BrandVoice, which accounts for more than 10 percent of its digital revenue. In July 2018 Forbes deleted an article by a contributor who argued that libraries should be closed, and Amazon should open bookstores in their place. As of 2019

5040-470: The revenue growth was attributed to Forbes’ consumer business, which was up 83 percent year-over-year. CEO Mike Federle says that Forbes is built on an audience and business scale with 150 million consumers. In January 2010, Forbes reached an agreement to sell its headquarters building on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan to New York University ; terms of the deal were not publicly reported, but Forbes

5120-608: The rhino exhibit, the pygmy hippos can only be viewed in their outdoor exhibits. During the winter they are inside and cannot be seen by the public. This wild donkey ( Equus africanus somaliensis ) is a subspecies of the African wild ass . Zoo Basel coordinates the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP) of the Somali wild ass, which is on the Red List of critically endangered species as there are likely less than 3000 animals in

5200-610: The rhinoceros exhibit, Indian rhinoceroses, muntjacs , and oriental small-clawed otters share the outdoor area. Since then, the three species lived together with no incidents. The 2.5-ton-rhinoceroses share their food with the 30-kilogram muntjacs or go into one of three ponds where the Asian otters are swimming around the rhinos. The rhino exhibit originally opened in 1959, was extensively renovated, and re-opened in May 2008. The snow leopard exhibit houses Mayhan and Pator . Both arrived in

5280-457: The shedding. When shedding begins, the gecko speeds the process by detaching the loose skin from its body and eating it. For young geckos, shedding occurs more frequently, once a week, but when they are fully grown, they shed once every one to two months. About 60% of gecko species have adhesive toe pads which allow them to adhere to most surfaces without the use of liquids or surface tension . Such pads have been gained and lost repeatedly over

5360-413: The slogan "Home Page for the World's Business Leaders" and claimed, in 2006, to be the world's most widely visited business web site. The 2009 Times report said that, while "one of the top five financial sites by traffic [throwing] off an estimated $ 70 million to $ 80 million a year in revenue, [it] never yielded the hoped-for public offering ". Forbes.com uses a contributor network in which

5440-543: The surface. These van der Waals interactions involve no fluids; in theory, a boot made of synthetic setae would adhere as easily to the surface of the International Space Station as it would to a living-room wall, although adhesion varies with humidity. However, a 2014 study suggests that gecko adhesion is in fact mainly determined by electrostatic interaction (caused by contact electrification), not van der Waals or capillary forces. The setae on

5520-590: The time, and lasted until 1932. In 1890, the first lions arrived in Basel, and on March 19, 1891, the first lion cub was born. The carnivore house received several new cages featuring other big cats in 1896. All of these cats were moved into a newly built carnivore house in 1904. 1901 was the year in which the zoo received its first major donation from Johannes Beck that served as a foundation for years to come. The first and second world wars caused Zoo Basel several challenges. During World War One, food prices climbed enormously and visitor numbers dropped. Because of this,

5600-491: The website blocked internet users using ad blocking software from accessing articles, demanding that the website be put on the ad blocking software's whitelist before access was granted. Forbes argued that this is done because customers using ad blocking software do not contribute to the site's revenue. Malware attacks have been noted to occur from the Forbes site. Forbes won the 2020 Webby People's Voice Award for Business Blog/Website . In November 2019, Forbes launched

5680-567: The wild. There are about 220 individuals in zoos around the globe of which 38 were born in Basel. In 1870, the Ornithologiegesellschaft together with the city of Basel started a project of establishing a zoo where visitors could see Swiss and European animals. Zoo Basel emerged from that project, and opened its doors on July 3, 1874. On opening day, many visitors flocked to the zoo and saw mainly Swiss animals, such as bears, lynx, otters, and mountain goats. In its opening year

5760-473: The winter months, the gentoo and king penguins have access to an outdoor area and can be observed walking from the Vivarium to it every morning around eleven. Hippos , ostriches , and zebras ( Grant's zebra ) live together in the Africa exhibit. The Africa exhibit was Zoo Basel's first in which three species share the same outdoor area. According to the zoo, experiences gained in this exhibit helped shape

5840-592: The winter of 2008/2009 and had three cubs during the spring of 2011. As of June 2011, 30 snow leopards were born in Basel. Zoo Basel is a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), the European Endangered Species Programme (EEP), and 18 other programs and organizations. In 1935, the forerunner of the WAZA (the International Union of Directors of Zoological Gardens or IUDZG)

5920-454: The world, where several species make their home inside human habitations. These, for example the house gecko , become part of the indoor menagerie and are often welcomed, as they feed on insect pests ; including moths and mosquitoes . Like most lizards, geckos can lose their tails in defence, a process called autotomy ; the predator may attack the wriggling tail, allowing the gecko to escape. The largest species, Gigarcanum delcourti ,

6000-630: The zoo had 62,000 visitors, even though the city of Basel had only 50,000 inhabitants. In addition, Zoo Basel's nickname, Zolli , was established in its first year and used ever since. In 1884, the Zolli nearly doubled its area from 4,3 ha by adding the Sautergarten in the south towards Binningen and built a festival meadow in its center. On this meadow people from Nubier, Marocco and Singhalesen built traditional villages and performed war and other ceremonial dances. These displays were very popular at

6080-535: The zoo has hosted birds belonging to the Zosteropidae bird family. The small montane white-eye bird, that belongs to this family, came in 2008 again to Basel, after 20 years of absence. The opening of the Etosha theme area in 2001 started the implementation of the large theme area concept of modern zoos at Zoo Basel. The exhibit consists of the Etosha house, outdoor exhibits for the cheetahs , African wild dogs , ring-tailed lemurs , Cape porcupines , and

6160-400: Was discovered in 2001 on a small island off the coast of Hispaniola . The Neo-Latin gekko and English 'gecko' stem from Indonesian - Malaysian gēkoq , a Malay word borrowed from Javanese , from tokek , which imitates the sounds that some species like Tokay gecko make. Like other reptiles, geckos are ectothermic , producing very little metabolic heat. Essentially,

6240-664: Was founded in Basel . Among the breeding programs for endangered species that Zoo Basel participates in are the pygmy hippopotamus , Indian rhinoceros , okapi , snow leopard , South African cheetah , squirrel monkeys , and the European otter programs. Among 82 other European zoos with cheetahs , Zoo Basel's breeding program has been one of the few programs that had has repeated breeding success. Basel had five young cheetahs born in 1993, 1995, and 2007, and three in 2009 of which one died that fall. Cheetah breeding in captivity

6320-612: Was the first Indian rhino born in the Western Hemisphere. As of 2010, 32 Indian rhinos had been born in Basel , out of about 80 rhino births in zoos worldwide. Since the first okapi birth at Zoo Basel in 1957, twenty-two okapis have been born in Basel. On December 2, 2009, the okapi bull Stomp (b. 2003) came from Zoo Berlin and on August 24, 2011, the female Hazima (b. 2007) arrived from the British Marwell Wildlife . In 2008, Basel's Ahadi fathered

6400-461: Was to continue to occupy the space under a five-year sale-leaseback arrangement. The company's headquarters moved to the Newport section of downtown Jersey City , New Jersey, in 2014. In November 2013, Forbes Media, which publishes Forbes magazine, was put up for sale. This was encouraged by minority shareholders Elevation Partners . Sale documents prepared by Deutsche Bank revealed that

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