In order for zoo animals to stay healthy, their skin, hooves, and horns need regular upkeep. In this video we visit Safariland Stukenbrock, where zookeepers care for elephants, rhinos, and bison – and develop special bonds with them through the grooming rituals. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Heidi now learns the entire story from her grandfather about her father’s devastating accident. She comforts him, and promises that she will always stay with him.

What belongs on a résumé? Lisa teaches a group of students how to pitch their best selves when applying for a job in Germany.

Max asks Pepe why he doesn't get along with his brother, Nico. What made the two of them stop talking?

Heidi runs to her grandfather in tears because she can't believe what people are saying about him. Is he really to blame for the death of Tobias, Heidi's father?

Nico and Selma meet in the park so that Selma can practice riding a bike. When Nico learns that Selma used to dance, he borrows a guitar and offers to play accompaniment. But she suddenly has to leave.

Selma meets with Nico to try out her new bike. She’s making great progress and is enjoying their time together. But she’s actually not supposed to be spending time with him at all…

During a carriage ride, Jacques and Inge discuss what’s changed in the city over the past decades. They seem to be getting along quite well. But then Jacques gets an alert on his phone — who’s been calling him, and what is he hiding?

Inge and Jacques go for a walk and have a chat. What was it like to socialize in the era before cell phones? Inge expresses a desire to go back in time. And Jacques has a surprise for her!

Nico wants to help Selma's family with the move, but Selma doesn't want him to – and she comes up with a lot of reasons why he shouldn't.

In this video, Cettina and Sabine cook a delicious Hessian potato soup together. First they present the ingredients, and then it's off to the kitchen, where we can watch the preparation. Enjoy!

"Kuckuck, Kuckuck, ruft's aus dem Wald" (Cuckoo, Cuckoo, Calls from the Woods) is a children's song written by the German poet August Heinrich Hoffmann, also known as Hoffmann von Fallersleben. The song is about the arrival of spring and the call of the cuckoo.

This satirical commercial for the made-up company TOYtschland takes a critical look at Germany's arms exports to nations embroiled in conflicts outside of the EU.

Using several examples, Sabine and Jan explain the weak verb "erklären" ("to explain") in the following verb tenses: present, simple past, present perfect, and conditional. The present perfect form of the verb is conjugated with the auxiliary verb "haben" ("to have") and in German often used similarly to the simple past, or preterite tense.

Selma and her father are in the middle of loading a moving truck when Nico comes around the corner, surprising her. When he asks why she canceled their date, she explains that her parents don’t want her meeting up with “strangers.”