Ice enrichment will delight especially the polar bears, brothers Gregor and Aleut, on Thursday after 9 o’clock in the morning. Photo by Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
The last days of the holidays invite you to visit the Prague Zoo.
The weather forecast is for sunny and hot days. On Friday, August 30, all children under the age of 15 will have entry to the Prague Zoo for a symbolic one crown.
Visitors can also enjoy a family game on the grounds of the zoo from Friday to Sunday – the quiz trail starts on the terrace of the Education Center near the main entrance.
On both weekend days, a special production of Hurvínek and the Uninvited Guest will take place in the Education Center at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. For the puppet show for spectators aged 6 and over, you need to buy a ticket, which does not include entry to the zoo.
Admission to the Prague Zoo for children for one crown will make even their parents happy at the end of the summer holidays. Together, they can take part in a rich program, e.g. guided feeding and meetings with animals across the zoo grounds. The picture shows the Převalský horse paddock, part of the Gobi exhibition, which was opened this year. Photo by Oliver Le Que, Prague Zoo
On Sunday, the first of September, the Prague Zoo will also celebrate the International Day of Primates, when it will introduce visitors to the creatures most similar to us, from tiny proboscis monkeys to great apes. The fun knowledge station “Primates of the World” on the Monkey Islands will be complemented by a special guided feeding and meeting across the primate exhibits according to the schedule below:
- 10.15 feeding of northern talapoins – Dja Reserve
- 10.30 feeding of male lowland gorillas – Méfou Centre
- 11.30 meeting with Sumatran orangutans – Indonesian jungle
- 12.00 meeting at both gorilla groups – Dja Reserve and Méfou Center
- 13.00 meeting with silver gibbons – Monkey Islands
- 14.00 feeding of the Brazza cats – Reserve Dja
- 2.30 p.m. lemur feeding – Lemur Island
- 15.00 feeding of a family group of lowland gorillas – Dja Reserve
Where it will be possible to observe the animals with ice and where the visitors themselves will be able to refresh themselves, the map following Thursday’s program will reveal. Source: Prague Zoo
The Prague Zoo is experiencing an extraordinary year this year – it presents unique additions, whether it is two gorillas Misses Mobi and Gaia, a baby orangutan Harapan, or a small female giraffe Johanka. It is also necessary to mention the second European-born nutcracker named Connie or the first Czech wombat baby, female Mersey. Another novelty is the Gobi exhibition opened this year for Převalský’s horses, manulas and other Central Asian animals. Newly bred species are also attractive, e.g. the popular Madagascar fossas.
On both weekend days, Saturday 31 August, and Sunday 1 September, the summer opening hours will apply for the last time this year, when the gates to the Prague Zoo will not close until 7 p.m.