About zoo

About zoo
Niara, the three-year-old female giraffe, in the off-show facilities at the African House. In the background is Roman Vodička, Prague Zoo’s chief veterinarian. Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

A new Nubian giraffe has arrived at Prague Zoo. The three-year-old female arrived in March, having travelled from Leipzig Zoo in Germany. She was born there and was the first calf of Matyáš, a male from Prague. In Leipzig, they named her Niara, which means “with utmost purpose” in Swahili. She may well fulfil this at...

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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