Events

JANUARY

Commented Feedings and Animal Talks: Held at weekends. Visit the animals when they are at their most active and uncover fascinating insights into their lives. Encounters with popular species, accompanied by engaging commentary, take place throughout the day—just take your pick! Outdoor sessions run only in fine weather.

Zoo of Light: The evening exhibition Wild Asia by Garden of Lights features more than two hundred lanterns in the shape of animals and plants from the world’s largest continent. It also includes interactive projections, a 60-metre light tunnel and, for the very first time, moving animal figures.

Exhibitions:
Gočár’s Houses Gallery (weekends only, 10 am – 3 pm): The Barrandian: Testimony of the Prehistoric Sea
Yurt (daily, during the zoo’s opening hours): How the Wild Horses Regain Their Freedom
Terrace in front of the Education Centre (daily, during the zoo’s opening hours): The Wildlife of Kenya

1.–2. 1. (Thu–Fri) New Year at Prague Zoo
Enjoy the start of the new year at the zoo.

Commented feedings and animal talks:

• 10:30 am Aardvarks (African House)
• 10:30 am Kangaroos and wallabies (Darwin Crater)
• 11:00 am Penguins (House of Penguins)
• 11:00 am Giraffes (African House)
• 12:30 pm Przewalski’s horses (Gobi)
• 1:00 pm Elephants (Elephant Valley)
• 2:00 pm Wombats (Darwin Crater)
• 2:45 pm Red river hogs (Dja Reserve)
• 3:00 pm Gorillas (Dja Reserve)
• 3:45 pm Pangolins (Indonesian Jungle)

1:30 pm Fur seal training demonstration (Fur Seals) – Thursday only

3. 1. (Sat) Mobi the Gorilla’s Second Birthday Celebration
Join us in celebrating the birthday of the first gorilla baby born in Prague’s Dja Reserve.

• 10:00 am Giving enrichment items to the gorillas (Dja Reserve)
• 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm Gorilla talks (Dja Reserve)
• 3:00 pm Gorilla feeding (Dja Reserve)
• 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Information and activity stations (African Classrom in the Dja Reserve)
  • Gorillas at Prague Zoo
  • Meeting in Somalomo
  • Make a wish for Mobi

6. 1. (Tue) Three Kings at Prague Zoo
Join the Three Kings on their journey through the zoo.

• 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Three Kings’ Journey (entire zoo grounds)
• 13.30 Commented feeding of the Bactrian camels (Plains)

10. 1. (Sat) ZooSchool for Adults: Get Rid of Phobias
Even in adulthood, many of us suffer from an irrational fear of certain animals—snakes or spiders, for example. It is scientifically proven that phobias are, on the whole, learned and can be lessened. Experienced tutors will introduce you to the creatures you fear, explaining and gradually introducing them in an attempt to replace the negative feelings with a positive experience for later life.

17. 1. (Sat) Ornithological Walk to the Wintering Grounds of Waterbirds
Join us for a guided walk with an ornithologist to the nearby banks of the Vltava, where numerous ducks and other waterbirds spend the winter.

• 8:30–11:00 am Ornithological Walk
  Participants will meet at 8:30 am at the zoo’s main entrance.
  The walk will be led by ornithologist RNDr Martin Smrček. Participation is free of charge.

24. 1. (Sat) ZooSchool for Adults: We Help Them to Survive
Do you know what the mission of modern zoos is? Let us show you the role zoos play in nature conservation and take a behind-the-scenes look at Prague Zoo’s most important in situ projects.

25. 1. (Sun) Enrichment Workshop
Enrichment encourages animals to increase their physical activity or, conversely, to rest; engages their senses; motivates them to solve new and unusual challenges; in short, it creates a varied environment that supports their natural behaviour. During these creative workshops you will have the opportunity to make handmade enrichment items, becoming, for a day, a valued member of our team.

26. 1. (Mon) World Environmental Education Day
As part of the World Environmental Education Day, we are preparing a special event for schools, during which we will present our educational programmes.
Advance registration is required at skoly@zoopraha.cz.

30. 1. (Fri) Half-term Holidays at Prague Zoo
Are you interested in gorilla conservation and the protection of their habitat in Africa? You can help by recycling your old mobile phone at Prague Zoo. Every child under 15 who hands in an old mobile phone on the day will receive admission to the zoo for just CZK 1.

• 10:00 am Giving enrichment items to the gorillas (Dja Reserve)
• 3:00 pm Giving enrichment items to the gorillas (Mefou Centre)
• 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Gorilla talks every hour of the hour (Dja Reserve and Mefou Centre)
• 10:00 pm – 3:00 pm Accompanying programme (African classroom in the Dja Reserve)
  • Recycling mobile phones makes sense: The Remobil stand showing what raw materials can be recovered from mobile phones
  • Meeting in Somalomo: Learn about the project to protect gorillas and other animals in Central Africa