Two September cubs of South American squirrel monkeys can be found by visitors in the Water World and Monkey Islands exhibition complex in the lower part of the Prague Zoo. Most of the time, the little curlews cling tightly to the backs of their caring mothers. Their gender is still unknown. Photo by Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
Cubs of energetic squirrel squirrels, graceful Burmese deer, or all three bred species of flamingos. Terezian summer has arrived at the Prague Zoo and the autumn season of births and hatching. The sun’s rays and the captivating shades of the trees beckon to visit the zoo in October – without queues and crowds. In addition, many animals are more active in current temperatures than in summer. The cable car remains in operation every day until the end of the year.
Three young Burmese deer were born in October. These are “replacement cubs” that often rest lying down and mothers come to nurse them regularly. As a tropical species, Burmese deer have estrus in January and February and calving season during the central European autumn. The Prague Zoo is the only one in the Czech Republic that keeps these ungulates, and the last of the three additions is already the 78th cub born here. Photo by Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
“Our cub year continues into the fall season. In addition to the already well-known ones such as the two small gorillas Mobi and Gaia, the orangutan Harapan, or the female giraffe Johanka, people can come and see completely new additions that are born in the exhibits across the garden,” says the director of the Prague Zoo, Miroslav Bobek.
In the Water Worlds and Monkey Islands exhibition complex, people can see the young of all three bred species of flamingos. American Chilean and Cuban flamingos (pictured) can be found near the capybara tapirs, while old-world pink flamingos can be found next to the island of silver gibbons. Photo by Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
The just-launched mobile application of the Prague Zoo also encourages you to visit, which offers tickets at a favorable price, makes it easier to move around the premises, and contains several other functions, including medallions of farmed animals or notifications about their feeding.
The young flamingos are gray and group together in some kind of nurseries. They grow into adults in about four to five months. Their transformation can now be watched with your own eyes at the Prague Zoo. Photo by Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
The Prague Zoo complex is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. until the end of October. The popular cable car connecting the lower and upper part of the complex remains exceptionally open this year not only on weekends but also on weekdays, until the end of the calendar year.
Many animals are more active at current temperatures than in the heat. The image shows a female red kangaroo examining fallen leaves. Photo by Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo