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Prague Zoo at EXPO

Prague Zoo at EXPO

Prague Zoo has the unique opportunity this year to participate in the EXPO 2015 world’s fair taking place in Milan, Italy. The aim of Prague Zoo’s presentation at the fair is to introduce itself to the world and, at the same time, demonstrate the relevance of the modern zoo.

Bat-eared foxes live in family groups. The female gives birth in a den excavated by the pair, although they may occasionally use burrows made by other animals, such as aardvarks. Photo: Martina Marešová, Prague Zoo

Curious and playful kits with unmistakable ears—three young bat-eared foxes—have begun venturing out of their natal den at Prague Zoo. This follows a long hiatus in breeding, as it was difficult to find a suitable partner for the zoo’s genetically valuable male, intended as the founder of a new European breeding line. The...

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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