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The crocodile monitor instils respect, not least because of its massive head and strong jaws, set with long teeth. Their slender bodies are decorated with a distinctive black and yellow pattern. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

Crocodile monitors (Varanus salvadorii) can now be seen at Prague Zoo. The young pair, named Salva and Dorian, have made their home in the Giant Tortoise Pavilion, which until recently was inhabited by adolescent Komodo dragons. This means that after 17 years the giant terrarium has returned to its original purpose and has been...

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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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