About zoo

About zoo
The chick often stays close to its parents. On this photo, it is accompanied by its mother, Vendulka (left), and father, Vendelín (centre). Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

A southern ground-hornbill chick can exceptionally be seen by visitors at Prague Zoo. The rearing of this majestic African bird usually takes place in the off-exhibit areas, but this year the keepers decided to let the chick out unusually early. The small risk has paid off. The young hornbill is settling in very well with its...

History

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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