Rákos’ House

Rákos’ House

Our pavilion is home to two species of blue macaws: the Hyacinth Macaw and the extremely precious Lear’s Macaw, which was once thought to be extinct. Both live in South America, feed on the hard fruits of palm trees and look quite similar....

Photo: Prague Zoo’s archive

Parrots have been a part of Prague Zoo ever since it was opened in 1931, and from the very start they were kept where Rákos’ House stands today. For over 80 years, they lived in a series of double-aviaries called the “Linear”. Two aviaries...




Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

From North to South, the longest mountain range in the world – the Andes – stretches across South America. The foothills of their southern portions have several common denominators: cold winters, changeable weather and frequently also strong...

Photo: Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo

Among the Caribbean islands, Jamaica ranks third in size – but first in terms of the number of endemic bird species. The majority of them are tied to the original forest growth, which once covered almost the entire island. Today, however, only...