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The first Przewalski’s horse to touch the Golden Steppe in central Kazakhstan in hundreds of years was the mare Zeta II in June last year. She was born in spring 2021 in Dolní Dobřejov and was named after a famous mare born at the same place in 1994, who had 12 foals in the Mongolian Gobi and lived there to the respectable...

On Saturday, 26 July, slalom canoeist and Olympic champion Jiří Prskavec Jr. symbolically ‘christened’ a young bison at Prague Zoo. The five-week-old female was named Prskavka (Sparkler), a name put forward by Bronislava Vališová from Prague in a competition on the iDNES.cz portal. In all there were 3,078 suggestions,...

Prague Zoo organised this year’s first release of crucian carp. It took place in the Prague district of Michle. Approximately 250 small fish that had been bred at Prague Zoo were released into the Interlov retention pond on the edge of Kunratický Forest. This critically endangered species, which disappeared from the Czech...

Tuesday, July 1, saw this year’s first Prague Zoo Under Ice—a special event in which tons of ice cubes to cool down both the animals and visitors are distributed throughout the zoo. Prague Zoo used the occasion to announce its new seasonal package: over the summer holidays, all visitors will pay just CZK 100 for entry to the...

One of the animals, which we introduce within this year’s campaign Rare and Unique, is a beautiful African antelope mountain bongo. Its selection was absolutely clear since the very beginning. The last population in the wild survives in the Aberdare National Park, but it has only 27 to 42 individuals! In addition, the tracks...

This year’s Return of the Wild Horses seemed to be haunted by the ten plagues of Egypt. One of them struck three of my colleagues in the Kazakh steppe.

Prague Zoo and its partners released endangered Przewalski's horses in the Altyn Dala (Golden Steppe) region in central Kazakhstan. Once extinct species returned to its former habitat from where it disappeared hundreds of years ago due to human activities. This historical event occurred this week on the 4th June. Six...

Today, Prague Zoo, in collaboration with the partners of the Return of the Wild Horses project, released seven Przewalski’s horses into the Golden Steppe in central Kazakhstan. One stallion and six mares were transported from Prague and Debrecen, Hungary, in cooperation with the Czech Army. Stallion Galvan and mares Grâce and...

Ball's Pyramid rises steeply 562 meters above the Pacific Ocean. It is said to be the tallest volcanic plug in the world. In any case, it is a truly fascinating rock formation!