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Small news from last few months:
Births
- at least 9 Vernal Hanging Parrots (Loriculus vernalis) hatched in five nesting boxes
- two Dalmatian Pelicans were reared by their parents
- a two-months old Ratel turned to be just another male
Expected births
- 20 Komodo dragon eggs are due in October
- 3 Texas Tortoise eggs laid
- female Gorilla Kijivu´s expected date is unclear, it could be between April - June
- a female Clouded leopard is due any day soon
- five Baringo giraffe cows are pregnant
Departures / empty exhibits
- last two Kulan mares were sent to Plzen, Milus moved into their pen
- Clouded rat exhibit is empty for some weeks, all are kept off-show
- big raptor aviary is empty for many months
- two adolescent Sumatran Orang males Filip (10) and Pagi (9) are going to Bratislava this month, after their new ape house is finished
- breeding male Komodo dragon died
Arrivals / new species on show
- a pair of Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) moved into exhibit on the viewing platform of sealion house
- a new water tank was built in the night section of Indonesian jungle house, is inhabited by a Javan File Snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
- a pair of semi-adult Aldabran giant tortoises was obtained, they´ve joined the "old" group of 5,4 tortoises
- Masked lapwings came from Dvur Kralove
- male Amur leopard returned from Olomouc
Construction work
- a new double-aviary for tropical owls opening day is 3. April, for Buffy Fish-Owls and probably Spectacled Owls?
- the old wintering house for waterfowl is beeing reconstructed, it´ll be finished in early summer, most species will stay the same (emphasis on african and south american water birds as storks, ibises, lapwings etc.)
Births
- at least 9 Vernal Hanging Parrots (Loriculus vernalis) hatched in five nesting boxes
- two Dalmatian Pelicans were reared by their parents
- a two-months old Ratel turned to be just another male
Expected births
- 20 Komodo dragon eggs are due in October
- 3 Texas Tortoise eggs laid
- female Gorilla Kijivu´s expected date is unclear, it could be between April - June
- a female Clouded leopard is due any day soon
- five Baringo giraffe cows are pregnant
Departures / empty exhibits
- last two Kulan mares were sent to Plzen, Milus moved into their pen
- Clouded rat exhibit is empty for some weeks, all are kept off-show
- big raptor aviary is empty for many months
- two adolescent Sumatran Orang males Filip (10) and Pagi (9) are going to Bratislava this month, after their new ape house is finished
- breeding male Komodo dragon died
Arrivals / new species on show
- a pair of Slender mongoose (Galerella sanguinea) moved into exhibit on the viewing platform of sealion house
- a new water tank was built in the night section of Indonesian jungle house, is inhabited by a Javan File Snake (Acrochordus javanicus)
- a pair of semi-adult Aldabran giant tortoises was obtained, they´ve joined the "old" group of 5,4 tortoises
- Masked lapwings came from Dvur Kralove
- male Amur leopard returned from Olomouc
Construction work
- a new double-aviary for tropical owls opening day is 3. April, for Buffy Fish-Owls and probably Spectacled Owls?
- the old wintering house for waterfowl is beeing reconstructed, it´ll be finished in early summer, most species will stay the same (emphasis on african and south american water birds as storks, ibises, lapwings etc.)
Will be at Prague towards the end of May - looking forward to it more than ever now!
Thanks for the update!
Amazing video of a clouded leopard that has been born at the zoo.
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Some updates:
The young clouded leopard proved to be a female. The zoo wish to keep it and form a third pair in the future.
Births
- 3 Dalmatian and 1 White Pelican hatched in the mixed nesting colony in the outside pen within last few days.
- Yellow-billed Amazons have 2 chicks in their nesting box, as well as Black-billed Amazons.
- a White-belted ruffed Lemur was born, there is one young Mexican spider-monkey, 3 Squirrel monkeys and 3 Red-handed Tamarins.
- several Clouded rats were born
Transfers
- the old blind Komodo Dragon male from Plzen zoo came on breeding loan, he has no descendants in EEP yet, Plzen got two youngs in return.
- male Bush Dog arrived from Yokohama Zoo/Japan after several years of preparations
- young Rotschild-Giraffe bull Borek left to Plzen zoo (a new bachelor herd), 10-years old cow Nikola went to Hungary
Construction work
- several antelope exhibits were emptyied to get space for the new elephant and hippo houses, Beisas moved into Giraffe pen, Sable antelopes are in former Alpaca pen, blessbocks and Nile lechwes moved into a newly constructed pen near to Giraffes, Bongos are with Sitatungas, secretary birds and Ground hornbills are on the Cheetah hill (Cheetahs are off-show due to feline corona virus).
- the former Rock Hyrax enclosure is beeing refurbished for Southern Tree Hyraxes
- those two old dawnfalled wooden cubistic Gocar´s houses from the lower part are moving on a new site, they will stand near the carantene and will serve as a snack-bar and a zoo history museum.
The young clouded leopard proved to be a female. The zoo wish to keep it and form a third pair in the future.
Births
- 3 Dalmatian and 1 White Pelican hatched in the mixed nesting colony in the outside pen within last few days.
- Yellow-billed Amazons have 2 chicks in their nesting box, as well as Black-billed Amazons.
- a White-belted ruffed Lemur was born, there is one young Mexican spider-monkey, 3 Squirrel monkeys and 3 Red-handed Tamarins.
- several Clouded rats were born
Transfers
- the old blind Komodo Dragon male from Plzen zoo came on breeding loan, he has no descendants in EEP yet, Plzen got two youngs in return.
- male Bush Dog arrived from Yokohama Zoo/Japan after several years of preparations
- young Rotschild-Giraffe bull Borek left to Plzen zoo (a new bachelor herd), 10-years old cow Nikola went to Hungary
Construction work
- several antelope exhibits were emptyied to get space for the new elephant and hippo houses, Beisas moved into Giraffe pen, Sable antelopes are in former Alpaca pen, blessbocks and Nile lechwes moved into a newly constructed pen near to Giraffes, Bongos are with Sitatungas, secretary birds and Ground hornbills are on the Cheetah hill (Cheetahs are off-show due to feline corona virus).
- the former Rock Hyrax enclosure is beeing refurbished for Southern Tree Hyraxes
- those two old dawnfalled wooden cubistic Gocar´s houses from the lower part are moving on a new site, they will stand near the carantene and will serve as a snack-bar and a zoo history museum.
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Brown hyenas at Zoo Praha
Hi there,
I have been to Zoo Praha twice and enjoyed seeing the brown hyenas both times. I last visited probably 5-6 years ago. I noticed on ISIS that they have only one specimen listed. I wondered if that was accurate and if something had occurred to the groups of browns at the zoo.
Hi there,
I have been to Zoo Praha twice and enjoyed seeing the brown hyenas both times. I last visited probably 5-6 years ago. I noticed on ISIS that they have only one specimen listed. I wondered if that was accurate and if something had occurred to the groups of browns at the zoo.
Unfortunatelly, it is accurate. Last year, one pair was sent to Port Lympne, one pair was sent to Tierpark Berlin and one female died, leaving just the last lone male back here.
1:0 Rothschild Giraffe was recently born to female Nora 
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Some updates from the last weeks:
Births/hatches
- 5 Bat-eared foxes, 4 Fenneks (these are still off-show), and one Caracal
- Three-banded armadillo, 2 Guerezas (mixed subspecies), Belted vari
- 1,3 Emin pouched rats, Cape porcupine, Votsotsa, Gundi, 5 Hutias
- 0,1 Manitoba wapiti, 8 Kuban Turs, Sable antelope, Blessbock, Sitatunga
- Yellow-faced myna (parent-reared), 2 Argus pheasants, Southern Ground-hornbill
- Spotted laughingthrushes (G. ocellata), Sumatran laughingthrush (G. bicolor) - parent-reared, Sunda laughingthrush (G. palliatus), White-collared yuhina, Mount Omei liocichla, Chestnut-winged laughingthrush, Red-winged laughingthrush, White-crested laughingthrush, Silver-eared laughingthrush (G. melanostigma)
- 5 Black storks (released to the wild), 8 European rollers, 2 Purple-naped lories, Magpie geese from 2 pairs, Yellow-billed storks from 2 pairs, Southern boat-billed herons
- 2 Spotted Imperial-pigeons (Ducula carola), Black-naped fruit-doves, Mexican finches, Asian glossy starling, Bali starlings, Yellow-billed hornbill, European thick-knees, Yellow-necked francolins and many more
- Texas tortoises, Fernand's skinks, Giant Asian pond turtles, Common variable skinks
Arrivals
- 1,0 young Amur leopard Kirin from Usti zoo
- 0,1 Sumatran tiger Surami from France
- 2,2 African open-billed storks from Walsrode
- 1,1 Mount Goliath Papuan lories (red morph), 1,1 Scaly-breasted lorikeets
- 3,2 Demon mole rats
Departure:
- 1,0 young hippo to La Teste/France
Births/hatches
- 5 Bat-eared foxes, 4 Fenneks (these are still off-show), and one Caracal
- Three-banded armadillo, 2 Guerezas (mixed subspecies), Belted vari
- 1,3 Emin pouched rats, Cape porcupine, Votsotsa, Gundi, 5 Hutias
- 0,1 Manitoba wapiti, 8 Kuban Turs, Sable antelope, Blessbock, Sitatunga
- Yellow-faced myna (parent-reared), 2 Argus pheasants, Southern Ground-hornbill
- Spotted laughingthrushes (G. ocellata), Sumatran laughingthrush (G. bicolor) - parent-reared, Sunda laughingthrush (G. palliatus), White-collared yuhina, Mount Omei liocichla, Chestnut-winged laughingthrush, Red-winged laughingthrush, White-crested laughingthrush, Silver-eared laughingthrush (G. melanostigma)
- 5 Black storks (released to the wild), 8 European rollers, 2 Purple-naped lories, Magpie geese from 2 pairs, Yellow-billed storks from 2 pairs, Southern boat-billed herons
- 2 Spotted Imperial-pigeons (Ducula carola), Black-naped fruit-doves, Mexican finches, Asian glossy starling, Bali starlings, Yellow-billed hornbill, European thick-knees, Yellow-necked francolins and many more
- Texas tortoises, Fernand's skinks, Giant Asian pond turtles, Common variable skinks
Arrivals
- 1,0 young Amur leopard Kirin from Usti zoo
- 0,1 Sumatran tiger Surami from France
- 2,2 African open-billed storks from Walsrode
- 1,1 Mount Goliath Papuan lories (red morph), 1,1 Scaly-breasted lorikeets
- 3,2 Demon mole rats
Departure:
- 1,0 young hippo to La Teste/France
Orangutans at Prague.
It seems like 12 year old Sumatran orangutan 'Padang' from Chester is shortly to join Prague's orangutan group.
How many orangutans do Prague have currently, and why do they need a male like 'Padang' now? In an older studbook they are listed with 3.1 including two younger males not born there. Maybe they are not there anymore and things are different now?
It seems like 12 year old Sumatran orangutan 'Padang' from Chester is shortly to join Prague's orangutan group.
How many orangutans do Prague have currently, and why do they need a male like 'Padang' now? In an older studbook they are listed with 3.1 including two younger males not born there. Maybe they are not there anymore and things are different now?
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Prague is at the beginning of a "big change" with their orangs. The 3.1 mentioned in an older studbook:
1,0 Kama - old male, very important genetically, but problematic personality (hand-reared), he will get a separate enclosure here and so will be retired
0,1 Upita - breeding female at best age, good mother, but she tyranised Kama at last till he collapsed, she should leave Prague
1,0 Filip and 1,0 Pagi - sons of Kama and Upita, were born at Hodonin after Prague demolished the old monkey house, they were sent to Bratislava this year
Prague awaits 1,1 young animals (Padang and ?) that should form a new breeding pair, Kama should stay here till his death alone.
1,0 Kama - old male, very important genetically, but problematic personality (hand-reared), he will get a separate enclosure here and so will be retired
0,1 Upita - breeding female at best age, good mother, but she tyranised Kama at last till he collapsed, she should leave Prague
1,0 Filip and 1,0 Pagi - sons of Kama and Upita, were born at Hodonin after Prague demolished the old monkey house, they were sent to Bratislava this year
Prague awaits 1,1 young animals (Padang and ?) that should form a new breeding pair, Kama should stay here till his death alone.
Both males sent to Bratislava Zoo would be very important for the European population at large? Any idea on long term breeding plans for these? What is Bratislava up with them? 
Bratislava definately wants to breed orangs in their new big house, their wish is to obtain a female and get rid of one of the males. The former Prague ape head keeper had an idea to bring Pagi (the younger but more dominant brother) back to Prague in a few years as a new breeding male, but with Padang coming now it seems unlikely. I don´t know the plans of the EEP coordinator for them.
I guess as Padang's genetic background (Perth/Bristol) isn't well represented in European zoos(only so far by his halfsister Jambi) that may be the reason he is going there.
So, Upita (breeding female orang) is going to Jersey in Sep/Oct. A new female with a baby will come in exchange to Prague from there.
News: Prague Daily Monitor
News: Prague Daily Monitor