Nine-year-old Femi was born in the Vienna Zoo in 2014 and arrived at the Prague Zoo two years later. After spending some time in the outdoor enclosure, people can observe her in the exhibit at the Pavilion of Beasts and Reptiles. Photo by Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
Visitors to the Prague Zoo can observe a female cheetah in the enclosure these days. Nine-year-old Femi is most active in the morning these days. After the current cold nights, she likes to bask on the raised platform in the middle of her exhibit near the Beasts and Reptiles Pavilion. In addition, it was made available again this year after the reconstruction.
“Femi, a nine-year-old native of Vienna, lived in the breeding grounds until last week, but now visitors can see her in the exhibition. Femi is now getting used to the enclosure, and if the situation permits, we will consider joining her with males next year,” says Prague Zoo mammal curator Pavel Brandl.
Cheetahs have a slender body, a flexible spine, a small head with a typical lyre-shaped face, high legs and a long tail. They are unmistakable among the so-called “big cats”. Photo by Oliver Le Que, Prague Zoo
Cheetahs belong to traditionally bred species – they have lived in the Prague Zoo for exactly 90 years this year. In 1972, one of the first natural breedings of this beast under human care in the world was achieved here. This and almost two dozen other breeding successes are commemorated by the Prague Zoo’s Autumn Photo Exhibition of Important Breeds on the terrace of the Education Center near the main entrance to the garden.