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European bison from Prague Zoo and Olomouc Zoo have made it to Azerbaijan. They will strengthen the population reintroduced into the Shahdag National Park. What’s more, the original four females are now  five – whilst waiting for the transport, which was delayed due to the risk of foot-and-mouth disease, a Prague cow...

Prague Zoo is in its 94th year. It has been a year that has seen the successful breeding of almost two hundred species, some of which were the first to be bred in Europe. It was also a year of fantastic visitor numbers and huge public support. We opened exhibitions both inside and outside the zoo, we have started breeding new...

A Humboldt penguin came into the world at Prague Zoo. Its parents are an experienced couple consisting of a male, Kulička, and a female, Sněhurkou. The chick hatched on December 14th and is being reared naturally. Nevertheless, the keepers check the chick daily, primarily to keep track of its weight gain.

Rolling around, kicking and gurgling as it drinks its milk, Prague Zoo has welcomed one of the most eagerly awaited newborns of the year. The tiny wombat is safe in Winkleigh’s pouch, yet it is already a delight for visitors to Darwin’s Crater. These much-loved marsupials, famed for their cuteness and unique cube-shaped...

A five-year-old male Sumatran orangutan named Pustakawan, who was known as Kawi, unfortunately died at Prague Zoo this morning. The tragic event was caused by Kawi’s youthful recklessness and a game in which he underestimated his physical abilities. Half an hour before the zoo opened, he let go of the rope while swinging and...

Prague Zoo is celebrating a world first. Nowhere else has managed to rear 18 rhinoceros hornbill chicks in as many years. The record is all the more significant following the death of the female Markéta in 2022. It was her maternal instincts that enabled her to rear 17 chicks with two males. After her demise, it seemed...

Five critically endangered Bornean river turtles have hatched at Prague Zoo. Thanks to a new incubation technique, the keepers did not have to assist the hatchlings in breaking out of their eggs. These freshwater giants have an exceptionally hard shell and also exhibit pronounced intraspecific aggression. These are the two main...

A female Formosan pangolin Run Hou Tang died today shortly before noon. Her health problems began to be noticed by the zookeepers at the end of September. They were manifested mainly by a lack of appetite, i.e. a lack of interest in the food offered.

Four have inherited their mother’s yellow colouring, but one is green and pink from their father. The young of the venomous eyelash vipers can now be seen at Prague Zoo’s Feline and Reptile House. They are on display in what is literally a terrarium within a terrarium – in a mini-exhibition located inside the terrarium for...