 More spin-off series followed and the ZDF also broadcast similar series using titles such as "Berliner Schnauzen" from the Berlin Zoological Garden and Tierisch Kölsch from Cologne Zoo.In reaction to these many spin-offs the closing title "Elephant, Tiger & Co. - The Original" was added to the credits.In the speech held for the opening of the new elephants´ enclosure at Leipzig zoo in March 2006, Bernhard Blaszkiewitz, previous director of Tierpark Berlin, stressed the use of all zoos in this broadcasting format, while demanding that “more information should be provided again in such series”.