About zoo

About zoo
Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

Four male mountain bongos, one of the world’s most endangered large mammal, are preparing for transport from Europe to Kenya. In the Aberdare Mountains, only a few dozen of these rare animals survive in the wild. The goal is to strengthen the remaining population with genetically valuable individuals.

History

The history of Prague Zoo goes all the way back to the year 1881, when, on the occasion of the wedding of Crown Prince Rudolf and Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Count Sweerts-Sporck published an open letter in the newspapers calling for the establishment of a zoological garden in Prague.


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