A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg said it killed 12 baboons on Tuesday despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals.

A zoo in the German city of Nuremberg says it has killed 12 baboons despite protests, capping a saga rooted in concerns that the zoo had too little space to house a growing group of the animals

A German zoo has killed 12 healthy baboons due to a lack of space, prompting protests from animal rights activists. The Nuremberg Zoo in southern Germany said on Tuesday that it killed the monkeys due to overcrowding,