German zoo sparks outrage with plans to cull some of its 45-strong tribe of baboons and feed them to captive predators after contraception failed to stop the primates breeding

The director of the Nuremberg Zoo, Dag Encke, announced the 'sensible' plan to kill off nearly half of the baboon population in the zoo - to allegedly 'ensure the survival' of the species.

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