Director´s view

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!

Ganbaatar waved at me insistently and showed me the direction I should take. I quickly set off up the rocky slope and then I saw him. From behalf the horizon, just a few dozen metres from me, a beautiful stallion of Przewalski’s horse silently emerged. He stood facing me, watched me intently, shortly ran towards me and only...

After the outbreak of the Prague Uprising some zoo employees left to defend the Troja Bridge. It is said that they retrieved weapons from hiding places on the premises of Prague Zoo, but we have no evidence of this, or I don’t know about any. But with one exception.

For a very long time I wished to get Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) from Australia to Prague Zoo. Not only is it probably the most massive species of flightless insect, but the story of its alleged extinction, rediscovery and rescue is extraordinary. And after years, my wish has finally come true!

The “cornerstone” of the Artic Exhibit, which we will tap next Saturday at Prague Zoo, will be very unconventional. We will place an ice cube measuring 1 x 1 x 1 meter on a stone base and a thousand pieces of small souvenirs will be frozen in it. As soon as the ice gradually begins to thaw, visitors will be able to take them away.

We kept a lid on it for a long time, but we are not going to keep this excellent news secret any longer. We have another unique chick! They are amazing—no ugly ducklings, quite the opposite. And extremely rare, on top of it. The first in Europe. What’s more, the first in the world, except Brazil. Yes, we are raising five...

This year marks 120 years since the football club AFK Vršovice, today’s Bohemians 1905, was founded. That’s why I made a little search into the history of kangaroos, which are inseparably connected with this club.

Altogether 1,043 young of reptiles, birds and mammals have been born or hatched during 2024. It is not so much about their total number, but rather the exceptionality of many of them. Only a few zoological gardens can boast of three ape babies in one year, and no other zoo in Europe has raised a second pangolin baby. However,...

The area of the Strictly Protected Area Great Gobi A in southwestern Mongolia is comparable with Switzerland. It is a deserted, remote part of the world, but for years we have been participating here in protection of the wild camel. An uninformed layman would probably not be able to tell it apart from the domestic Bactrian...