Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha) in Czech Republic

Prague Zoo (Zoo Praha)
Gulab, Shant and Dan Koeh in Prague Zoo, 2010. Photo © Jutta Kirchner
Type	zoo
Size	58 hectares (140 acres)
Founded	1931
Opened for public	1931
Number of species	676
Number of animals	5049
Address	U Trojskeho zamku 3/120
Zip-code	171000
Place	Prague 7-Troja
District	Troja
Country	Czech Republic
Website	http://www.zoopraha.cz/
Facebook	zoopraha
YouTube user	zoopraha
Twitter	zoo_praha
Instagram	zoopraha
Directors	1959- : Zdeněk Veselovský 2010-now: Miroslav Bobek
Head keepers of elephants	?-2010: Jiri Javurek Petr Kabatek Martin Kristen
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1881: The idea for a zoological garden in Prague was first proposed in 1881 in a newspaper article by Count Sweerts-Spork, on the occasion of the marriage of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stéphanie of Belgium.

1931: The zoo was opened to the public on 28 September 1931.

1971: In 1971 a new pavilion opened for large mammals, including elephants, hippos and rhinos.

2013: In 2013 a large new Elephant Valley pavilion was introduced and the first elephant was born in Prague Zoo, named Sita. The calf was born to Donna who had come to Prague from Rotterdam.

Two male elephants Maximilian were named after members of the von Habsburg family, one of whom had a live elephant brought to Prague as early as 1570, and both built their own kind of zoo in Prague.

2020-06-21: The daughters of Tamara and Janita were named and Lakuna and Amalee.