Prague Zoo: A thousand cubs were born here this year
“From the beginning of the year to the present day, 1,027 cubs from a total of 199 different animal species – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish – were born or hatched in the Prague Zoo,” said Miroslav Bobek, director of the Prague Zoo.
Historically, the first fours of the tayra, or Brazilian marten in the Czech Republic she was born in the Prague Zoo on August 31. There are three females and one male. According to representatives of the Troja Zoo, such a number of cubs is unusual for these beasts. Normally, one or two cubs are born to female tayras. Prague Zoo has been breeding tayers since 2004.
Trichy eagleswho are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species as vulnerable species, breeds a zoo in the metropolis as the only zoo in the Czech Republic. In Europe, these parrots can be seen in six other gardens. This year, the group of triches bred in the Prague Zoo has grown by two cubs.
This year’s first trichy hatch hatched in JanuaryBorn in October 2, he is the first naturally bred cub at the European Zoo. According to the zoo’s representatives, the young should leave the nest box at the end of the year. Trichy Zoo in Prague has been breeding since 2014.
According to the IUCN, South American tapirs are also among the vulnerable species. The female Jasmína, who is now almost seven months old, was bred in Prague this year. Jasmine is the fourth local addition of its kind. The tapirs were bred by the zoo from 1950 to 1957, the breeding was resumed in 2004.
According to the zoo, seven young Congolese muskrats are a great breeding success. She hatched in Troy in April and her parents behaved naturally. The Prague Zoo has been breeding these little birds since mid-2020. It has thus joined the two muscovy facilities in Europe.
The zoo in Prague’s Troja is one of the most visited places for tourists. However, due to the covidu-19 pandemic, it received a large number of visitors. Last year, 851,623 people visited the garden, almost 605,000 less than in 2019.
A male wombat named Cooper came to the Prague Zoo from the Hanover Zoo. Visitors will be able to see it in Darwin Crater. Adventure Zoo Hannover, Prague Zoo