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The dry road was replaced by ice and the car window slowly began to frost over. A clear sign that, even by Mongolian standards, it was cold outside. Something around minus thirty. Despite that, from behind the wheel Ganbaatar, our Mongolian associate and Director of the Great Gobi B Strictly Protected Area, repeated that this...
![A herd of Przewalski’s horses led by the stallion Nomchon. The famous “Prague” mare Zeta is also a part of it. Photo by Miroslav Bobek, Prague Zoo](/cacheimg/18/1828afd31a08b0ac6b545f0f0af245be.jpg)
We had a lot of respect for the journey to the frozen Gobi in January. The reports coming from Mongolia spoke of temperatures falling to minus 50 degrees, and although not directly in the area where we were headed, we made sure we were equipped with the warmest winter clothing possible. It was worth it. Temperatures around 35...
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Prague Zoo is celebrating the arrival of a very rare and valuable lizard species, the Earless Monitor Lizard. A group of seven of these unique animals arrived at Prague Zoo from Japan at the beginning of December. The largest of them can be seen from December 21st in the Indonesian Jungle pavilion in one of the expositions of nocturnal animals.
![Dr. Jane Goodall especially enjoyed the Gorilla Pavilion. Foto: Václav Šilha, Prague Zoo](/cacheimg/ae/ae748fced0b3909755974f1d2f840d98.jpg)
Prague Zoo, in cooperation with the Science Faculty of Charles University, invited to Prague the legendary primatologist and wildlife protector, Dr. Jane Goodall. Dr. Goodall is currently dedicating most of her time to nature preservation and raising awareness through an international foundation Roots and Shoots. On December...
![Tamara gave birth to her first baby elephant. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Zoo Praha](/cacheimg/81/81af20dd9efa2ee078e008fb96399bd4.jpg)
Tamara gave birth to her first baby elephant shortly after eight o’clock on Friday evening. It was a male weighing eighty kilograms and who started suckling in no time at all. The birth took place in the presence of Janita and Max, her small son born earlier this year. However, on Saturday, the two mothers and their respective...
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On the basis of DNA tests it was proven that the baby aardvark born in Prague Zoo on 20 August is a female. She will be christened in the framework of the jubilee celebrations for the 85th anniversary of the opening of Prague Zoo and everyone can take part in choosing a name for her – you can cast your vote from Wednesday 21...
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