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The first “Czech” pangolins were officially presented on Sunday afternoon at Prague Zoo. Following a month-long quarantine, the pair, imported from Taiwan, is finally on display in the nocturnal exhibition of the Indonesian Jungle Pavilion. The pangolins were welcomed not only by Prague Zoo’s director, Miroslav Bobek, but...

A European exception - four species of colourful fig parrots are now on display at Prague Zoo. Nowhere else on the old continent can visitors see so many species of fig parrots. Large fig parrots, Edward’s fig parrots and now also orange-breasted fig parrots inhabit the outdoor aviaries on the Parrot Trail. The Salvadori’s...

I’m trying to recall how many times I came across a trace of Czechia in Central Africa. Not many. Probably the one that stuck in my mind the most was a dilapidated Zetor tractor in the depths of the Congo. But recently, in Cameroon, a completely different Czech trace surfaced in front of me.

With the advent of spring, Prague Zoo’s large African enclosure has welcomed its usual seasonal inhabitants. Sable antelopes, blesboks, beisa oryx and nearly two dozen lechwe – as of Thursday they have all been roaming the grassy meadow near the African House. On Friday morning, they were joined by one of Africa’s most...

The mountain pygmy possum is one of Australia's most endangered marsupials. Its situation was exacerbated by extensive bushfires at the turn of 2019 and 2020. To help the animals affected by these bushfires, the Czech public gradually sent more than 23 million Czech crowns to the Prague Zoo donation account – and using these...

The wait is over! Two Chinese pangolins – a male, Guo Bao, and a female, Run Hou Tang – have been at Prague Zoo since Thursday. These are truly exceptional animals. They are the only mammals to be covered in scales, so, at first glance, they look like reptiles, and they have many other remarkable features associated with...

The herd at Dívčí Hrady will increase by another Przewalski’s horse and a foal. Prague Zoo has now released a gelding, Nepomuk, and a mare, Vereda. To counter this, the existing residents, Khamiina and Lana, have moved to the breeding station in Dolní Dobřejov to mate with a stallion. Nevertheless, both mares will...

On Friday, the contractor handed over the new Gorilla House to Prague Zoo and on the 5th of April the building was given its final inspection which is the basis for issuing the occupancy permit. Now the finishing touches are being done and gradually the inhabitants will start moving into the house. It will open to visitors on September 28th.

Elephant Valley’s two youngest inhabitants, two-year-old Lakuna and Amalee, who is six weeks her junior, are already undergoing regular veterinary training in what is known as protected contact. The baby elephants have also increased their birth weight several times over, their tusks are slowly coming through, and their milk...