Visit To The Czech Prague-Reepublic Zoo

Visit to the Czech Prague-Reepublic Zoo

The Prague Zoological in Winter is particularly special because at this time the cold weather animals such as polar bears are at an ideal temperature for them and you can enjoy visualizing them outdoors. According to Wikipedia, the Prague Zoo was inaugurated in 1931 with the aim of moving forward in the study of zoology, the protection of wildlife, and educating the public ’in the district of Troja, in the north of Prague.

In the Prague Zoo we can enjoy Bengal Tigers or Indian Tigers as visualized in the previous image, an animal famous for its imposing presence, power and strength, the male can weigh up to 220 kg and the female 140 kg.

Initially there were nine subspecies of which three were extinguished. This beautiful feline has been the product of a brutal hunt in recent years to sell its skins and other parts of the body resulting as in danger of extinction, according to information provided World Wildlife Fund (WWF) in 2018, leaving only for the last year around 3.890 wild tigers in the world.

Another spectacular specimen that we can find in this garden is the polar bear, a species also in danger according to osopolarpedia, until 2008 could exist between 20.000 and 25.000 of them.

These animals can weigh the male up to 544 kg and the female up to 295 kg and measure 3.5-5 feet, in the case of the adult male up to 10 feet high standing in its two hind legs.

His average year of life is between 15 to 18 years in wildlife and captive can even live 30 years.

Below I show you a couple of polar bears that are in this zoo with their little.

We also find a lion, a lioness, penguins, galapagos turtles, hawks, gorillas and giraffes among other species.

The king of the jungle really impressed me with the deafenor roar of him that he rumbled in the zoo, you really have to live it and be in the place to feel how such a really scary sound shudders you. I allowed myself for several minutes to enjoy them, they are animals that are usually not seen.

The penguins were really very fun to see them in front of them for more than 15 minutes, such as birds that are not able to fly make peculiar and very nice movements, their appearance resembles the use of a formal black suit, as well as the peculiar form of walking that is funny for many.

Galapagos turtles are another of the main attractions on the site, it is an impressive animal that can reach impressive sizes and weigh 400 kg, its average life is up to 170 years.

You can also enjoy hawks and gorillas, the latter really impressive size, as the visit to this place was during the winter season the gorillas were in a place set for them since the temperatures in the zoo during the route reached -8 ° C.

Finally, a family of giraffes could be appreciated, one of the highest mammals in the world and considered one of the most sociable animals. Commonly admired for its height reaching the male heights of up to 20 feet and can weigh between 3.000-4000 pounds, meanwhile the female can reach 14 feet and can weigh between 1500-2500 pounds.

Sources consulted

1. https: // www.Worldwildlife.org/blogs/discovers-wwf/posts/where-and-as-old-tigres
2. https: // www.Nationalgeographic.is/animals/tiger-from-bele
3. http: // www.Beepolarpedia.com/
4. http: // www.Puguinopedia.com/
5. https: // www.Anipedia.net/turtles/turtles-galapagos/
6. http: // www.Girafapedia.com/