About zoo

About zoo
It is important to check the mouth as giraffes can sometimes injure them when they play tug of war with branches. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

Johanka, a Nubian giraffe, is currently being trained for veterinary examinations. She is Prague Zoo’s first giraffe to be trained by keepers daily. They use a “target”, treats such as giraffe treats, and the one-and-a-half-year-old animal’s youthful nature. Visitors to the Africa House can see this regular training as...

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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