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The group of pig-tailed macaques has grown to 15 this year. Over the past three weeks (on 25 September, 7 October and 12 October), three infants have been born, joining the one born in February. In this photograph, one of the autumn-born infants is investigating the adults’ food. Visitors will usually find the youngest additions close to their mothers, often clinging to their bellies. The older infants, meanwhile, show great interest in them. Pig-tailed macaques are now threatened by habitat loss and hunting, both for meat and for the pet trade. They can be seen on the lower floor of the Indonesian Jungle pavilion. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

Prague Zoo Attracts Visitors with New Animal Babies This Autumn

There is plenty going on at Prague Zoo this autumn. Just a few days old, the latest pig-tailed macaque infants can now be seen in the Indonesian Jungle pavilion. In the upper part of the zoo, three curious heads have recently begun peeking out of the pouches of swamp wallabies. The five cheetah cubs are also becoming...

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The history of Prague Zoo goes all the way back to the year 1881, when, on the occasion of the wedding of Crown Prince Rudolf and Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Count Sweerts-Sporck published an open letter in the newspapers calling for the establishment of a zoological garden in Prague.


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