Fossas have settled in at Prague Zoo’s Feline and Reptile House. In the wild these fascinating beasts can only be found in the African country of Madagascar. Prague Zoo’s visitors can now observe both a male and female of the largest carnivore on this tropical island. It is hoped they will form a breeding pair in the future.

Two female bison from Prague Zoo, two-year-old Prya and six-year-old Omana, are awaiting transport to Azerbaijan. They will bolster the wild-living population of these ungulates reintroduced in Shahdag National Park. The two females left Prague Zoo on 25 July and headed to Germany's Tierpark Berlin. Here they will first meet the...

A great ape hat trick – that is one way to describe the most outstanding trio of young to be born at Prague Zoo this year. Both the baby gorillas and the orangutan are doing very well and are coming out to see the visitors more and more. Mobi likes to play on the ropes and is now swinging upside down, while his younger sister...

The baby Chinese pangolin, born on July 1st in Prague Zoo, was named Connie. The name was chosen by the public from a list of names on the Internet. The name is based on the English word cone. The godfather was Lukáš Dědek, director of Bidfood, a company that is a long-term supporter of protecting endangered species and works...

It is known all over the world that since July 1 we have the second baby of Chinese pangolin in Prague Zoo; its photos have been published in media from the United States to India to Japan. But this is how it started – and I happened to be around.

As of july, a baby northern giraffe has been on display at Prague Zoo. The little female was born at the start of the month, but until now she has been with her mother in the rear quarters of the African House. This was due to an insufficiently stable left forelimb, which was apparent soon after birth. Moving around on solid...

This Saturday, 6 July, Prague Zoo will unveil 30 species of poison dart frogs for its visitors. At 1 p.m. the grand opening of the Dart Frogs exhibition will take place in the Gočár’s Houses Gallery. The themed programme will offer a performance by a Brazilian dancer or a quiz trail for young and old alike. In dozens of...

After Šiška, the first Chinese pangolin to be born in Europe, Prague Zoo is once again rejoicing: another pangopup was born on Monday! It weighs 141 grams (without its umbilical cord) and its parents are again the female Run Hou Tang and the male Guo Bao.

Mobi, born at Prague Zoo in January, is the new star of the Dja Reserve. She is learning to walk and hang from a rope, while her mother, Duni, lets her go on ever more daring expeditions around the pavilion. The nearly six-month-old baby also tries to communicate with the mantled guerezas living in the same exhibit, as well as...