About zoo

About zoo
Young cheetahs have a surprisingly varied repertoire of sounds: they hiss, growl, chirp and even gurgle, with some of their vocalisations sounding more like birds than carnivores. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

A spotted treasure at Prague Zoo is getting ready for its debut in the exhibit. The five cheetah cubs, born on 18 June, will be on view together with their seven-year-old mother Daenerys from next week. Visitors will find them in the enclosure next to the Feline and Reptile House. During their first three months, the rare cubs...

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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