One of the points of the Sunday program will be the handing over of special enrichment in the form of postage stamps to a family group of gorillas. The picture shows a one and a half year old female lowland gorilla Gaia. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
The Prague Zoo will celebrate its 94th anniversary on Sunday, September 28.
Traditionally, for the Czech Statehood Day, it has prepared a festive program in the presence of distinguished guests. While visitors can expect the presentation of new Czech Post postage stamps called Stars of Prague Zoo, the gorillas in the Dja Reservation will receive a unique enrichment with a postal theme. There will also be a book launch by Janek Ledecký, Crazy Verses 2, or the opening of the Barrandien: Testimony of the Prehistoric Sea exhibition. Live music will be provided by Sto zvířat and Pískomil se vrací, or singer Ema Papšová.
There will also be commented feedings and animal encounters throughout the day.
They will start with the feeding of the storks in the African House and the kangaroos in Darwin’s Crater at 10:30. There will also be a popular demonstration of sea lion training at 1:30 p.m., while at 2:30 p.m. the gorillas in the Dja Reservation will receive special enrichment in the form of postage stamps. In the early evening, the program will culminate with an extraordinary feeding of gharials in the Čambal pavilion at 5:30 p.m.
During the 94th anniversary celebration of Prague Zoo, there will also be a festive training of sea lions. The picture shows the chief keeper Jakub Mezei, the female South African sea lion Ronja (left) and Daisy (right). Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
Program of the Prague Zoo 2025 Annual Celebration
Educational Center
– 10:30 a.m. Musical performance by the band Sto zvířat
– 11:00 a.m. Opening of the annual celebration with the Mayor of the City of Prague and other guests
Archa Theatre
– 12.00 Meeting of participants ABC time box
Gočár’s Houses
– 12.45 Performance by singer Ema Papšová
– 13.00 Opening of the exhibition Barrandien: Testimony of the prehistoric sea
Dja Reservation
– 13.45 Music and dance performance by SILAABAA Afro Music Band
– 14.00 Presentation of new postage stamps of Prague Zoo Stars
– 14.30 Handing over special enrichment with a “postal” theme to gorillas
Bororo Reservation
– 14.30 Musical performance The Sandpiper Returns
– 15.00 Launch of Janek Ledecký’s new book Crazy Verses 2
Commented feedings and meetings with animals across the Prague Zoo complex
– 10.30 Feeding of the grackles – African House
– 10.30 feeding red-necked and giant kangaroos – Darwin Crater
– 10.45 feeding meerkats – Africa House
– 11.00 meeting with capybaras and anteaters – Capybaras
– 11.00 meeting with giraffes – Africa House
– 12.00 meeting with gorillas – Méfou Centre
– 13.00 feeding South American tapirs – Tapirs opposite Darwin Crater
– 13.30 sea lion training demonstration – Sea lions
– 14.00 feeding reptiles – Predators and Reptiles Pavilion
– 14.00 feeding wombats – Darwin Crater
– 14.00 feeding Przewalski’s horses – Gobi
– 14.30 feeding elephants – Elephant Valley, lookout opposite wolves
– 14.30 feeding gorillas + enrichment with “postal” theme – Dja Reservation
– 15.00 ring-tailed lemur feeding – Lemur Island
– 15.30 hippo feeding – Hippo Pavilion
– 16.00 meeting with devils – Darwin Crater
– 17.30 gharial feeding – Čambal
The special Sunday feeding of the Indian gharials in the Čambal pavilion is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on September 28. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo