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Today, Prague Zoo officially opened its 94th season. To mark the event, Prague Zoo’s director, Miroslav Bobek, the Mayor of Prague, Bohuslav Svoboda, and his deputy, Jana Komrsková, symbolically tapped the foundation stone of the Arctic exhibit. The plaque, with a motif of a polar bear by world-famous illustrator Petr Sís,...

For a very long time I wished to get Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) from Australia to Prague Zoo. Not only is it probably the most massive species of flightless insect, but the story of its alleged extinction, rediscovery and rescue is extraordinary. And after years, my wish has finally come true!

The “cornerstone” of the Artic Exhibit, which we will tap next Saturday at Prague Zoo, will be very unconventional. We will place an ice cube measuring 1 x 1 x 1 meter on a stone base and a thousand pieces of small souvenirs will be frozen in it. As soon as the ice gradually begins to thaw, visitors will be able to take them away.

We kept a lid on it for a long time, but we are not going to keep this excellent news secret any longer. We have another unique chick! They are amazing—no ugly ducklings, quite the opposite. And extremely rare, on top of it. The first in Europe. What’s more, the first in the world, except Brazil. Yes, we are raising five...

In Prague Zoo today, the Mongolian President, Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, officially named the Przewalski’s horse foal. The two-week-old filly was given the name Dagina—which translates as “Heavenly Fairy”.

Since Thursday it has been possible to see four new Tasmanian devils at Prague Zoo. The males Elrond and Durin and the females Faline and Sandra Dee inhabit the Darwin Crater exhibit in the zoo’s lower grounds. Although he bears the name of Tolkien's dwarf, Durin is actually the largest devil ever kept at Prague Zoo. The four...

Prague Zoo signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cameroonian Ministry of Forests and Fauna to continue their collaboration in nature conservation. This primarily applies to the Dja Biosphere Reserve, which is inhabited by critically endangered western lowland gorillas, chimpanzees, African forest elephants and pangolins,...

Prague Zoo’s visitors can now see Wallace’s flying frogs in the Indonesian Jungle. The membranes between their toes catch air as they fall and thanks to them, the frogs can “fly” a distance of up to fifteen metres. It’s not just their ability to glide that makes these arboreal amphibians so impressive, they also have...

This year marks 120 years since the football club AFK Vršovice, today’s Bohemians 1905, was founded. That’s why I made a little search into the history of kangaroos, which are inseparably connected with this club.