Prague Zoo Praha Prague Zoo News 2020

[Antoine]

Birth of a malayan tapir april 19th (unfortunately a boy), the second in the zoo's history :

And hatching of a buffy fish-owl last week :

 

[Elephantelephant]

Birth of a malayan tapir april 19th (unfortunately a boy), the second in the zoo's history :

And hatching of a buffy fish-owl last week :

Great news! These are rare animals.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Both pleased with, but out of character even more chuffed about the buffy fish owl!

 

[ThylacineAlive]

I wonder which pair parented the chick.

~Thylo

 

[HOMIN96]

5 Quince monitors (Varanus melinus) hatched

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

5 Quince monitors (Varanus melinus) hatched

Krasny! ZZ Praha does some amazing captive breeding work with reptiles.

Any chance, they might get (a) new female Cayman blue iguana?

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Another CoVid control lockdown video stream of the Cuban rock iguana!

 

[HOMIN96]

Birth of a malayan tapir april 19th

As today is World Tapir day and World Morse Code day as well, the baby tapir was named Morse

 

[HOMIN96]

0,1 Asian Elephant born this morning.

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Do you know what is happening with both the Cuban rock and Cayman blue iguanas?
What are the plans for the immediate future with these?

 

[xmoose]

Do you know what is happening with both the Cuban rock and Cayman blue iguanas?
What are the plans for the immediate future with these?

Eh? What should be with them?

 

[Zorro]

Eh? What should be with them?

I believe he means breeding plans for each species!

 

[Kifaru Bwana]

Eh? What should be with them?

Well, it was more or less in the pudding was it not? Seriously, I did mean breeding plans as FYI the zoo is renowned for its conservation breeding work with rock iguanas from the Caribbean.

They maintain Cuban rock, rhino and Cayman blue iguanas. In fact, the studbook keeper for Cuban ground iguana Cyclura nubila nubila was/is Zoologicka Zahrada Praha. It used to be an EAZA/EEP program but curiously not at the moment ..., which seems strange given that the Cuban rock iguana complex comprises perhaps 2-3 species! At least, Praha Zoo know where they acquired their stock from!

 

[HungarianBison]

The year's second elephant baby was born in Prague

 

[ShonenJake13]

Well, it was more or less in the pudding was it not? Seriously, I did mean breeding plans as FYI the zoo is renowned for its conservation breeding work with rock iguanas from the Caribbean.

They maintain Cuban rock, rhino and Cayman blue iguanas. In fact, the studbook keeper for Cuban ground iguana Cyclura nubila nubila was/is Zoologicka Zahrada Praha. It used to be an EAZA/EEP program but curiously not at the moment ..., which seems strange given that the Cuban rock iguana complex comprises perhaps 2-3 species! At least, Praha Zoo know where they acquired their stock from!

Prague actually no longer keep Cyclura lewisi, their last male died a year or two ago. Believe the species is only represented at Pont-Scorff and Pafos now outside of the Americas...

 

[HOMIN96]

The new Tasmanian exhibit should open on 30th May.

 

[HungarianBison]

Prague will hold Chinese pangolins in the new Gorilla House. @xmoose and @Jana wrote this information in The most comprehensive European zoo collections thread.

 

[HOMIN96]

Tasmanian exhibit was yesterday presented to the media, in an interview, director mentioned that there will be wombats added in future, but no timetable was said.

In other news, the recently born Elephant females will receive names on 21st June.

 

[Antoine]

Map of the area :



About 24 species will be presented there.

Darwinův kráter otevřeme už v sobotu

ijournal.cz | Zoo Praha otevírá Darwinův kráter

 

[TeaLovingDave]

I look forward to the inevitable run-down of species