Przewalski's Horse rescue was (well... actually still is) one of the main focus of Prague zoo. It isn't just a tourist attraction, it is a vault of wildlife from all around the world. That's one of the reasons why it does have such a well build enclosures and paddocks - breeding the endangered animals is a big plan, generations in making. Prague zoo have succesfuly bred the przewalski's horses, apes, elephants, rhinos and many other animals that are simply never or rarely born in other zoos.
@@trixus4768 it is a tourist attraction that uses a smal fig leafe project as justification for locking up animals and use them to generate money 🤑 its scitificaly prooven already that all those programs can be done without zoos as well. Most of the time even better 😉
The fact that the zoo was flooded during the massive flood in 2002 and all animals were saved and evacuated is telling us how much love and effort the zookeepers put in their work there, I’m proud being Czech ^^
Wow, incredible zoo. My favorite part was the amount of effort it sounded like this zoo put into breeding rarer animals to put them back in the wild. I absolutely love that they were leading the charge to bring the prezwalski’s horse back to the wild. I actually thought I read they were extinct! Must have meant in the wild they’re extinct. Anyway amazing zoo tour thanks man!
There used to be 12 prezwalski's horses at one point at time and thanks to the breeding program there are P. horses in the wild now which is amazing! These guys are literally unicorns! The zoos exhange the horses to widen the gene pool.
Most, if not all of our traditional ZOOs are like that. One (ZOO Dvůr Králové) is also the only one anywhere in the world still keeping the northern white rhino from extinction - four of them originally. They even established a reservation in Africa and flew them across in hopes they would finally breed, because the program was unsuccessful in captivity. Unfortunately, the males passed away since, but the program managed to save their sperm. And while the females are incapable of delivering offspring (one is too old and not sure about the other one), the program managed to retrieve eggs and is continuing to do so (with safety of the animals in mind, of course), in hopes the closely related and far less endangered southern white rhino could then carry the babies for them. The ZOO in Plzeň is successfully breeding barbary lions and chimpanzees, and the list just goes on ;)
Fun fact about the ground squirrel an employee once told me: the entire hill the ZOO is build on is full of them and they have absolutely no idea how many there are! There's only one single enclosure that has zero: the wolf one, lol
When me and family went to Prague, we didn’t even know it existed until we found a leaflet in a tourist centre. I mainly came to see the pangolins, since they’re my favourite group of mammals, but we got much more than we expected. Had one of the most beautifully decorated enclosures I’ve seen and it was one of the cheapest zoos I’ve been to for something that looks so much more than its ticket price. If I ever plan to go to Czechia again, this will be my top priority.
Czech here - Prague zoo is a big source of pride for us (or for me at least). I've been coming there since I was a kid and even now, I try to go at least once every year or two. They always got something new - stretching out the enclosures, getting new animals, creating entirely new pavilions... you can really see that the zoo doesn't just sit on the money but always invests into better space for animals. It's a shame you missed the new pavilion for gorillas, it's like three times as large as the previous one in a different corner of the zoo. I'm surprised the old one is still in use but the more space for animals the better and I can't wait for the new polar bear enclosure.
@@ZSHzootours When you come next time, I can recommend you to go directly at 9.00 to the Indonesian pavilon to see the whole Pangolin family in the light. They're getting food each day +- at 9.00 and after food they switched off the lights. It's incredible to see the little baby again after year. We're so proud to "our" Prague zoo. They do excellent job.
I am going to visit Prague next month. Will it be good time of the year to visit the Zoo? I would like to see as many animals as possible but it might be too cold for some to be there for the public
Former employe here! I am very proud I could work as a guide in this zoo. 7 beautiful years. And I hope I will return again when my family life will allow it. :-) These wild birds nesting above ibexes and tahrs are actually egrets and this nesting place is quite famous as it is the biggest one in Prague. I am so happy to see your video about my beloved "home" zoo. And if I can recommend another czech special places - visit zoo Zlín, Plzeň (filled to the rooftop with rare species) and Dvůr Králové nad Labem (which is focused on african animals).
Czech here if you go to the Prague zoo I recommend going on school days, because in weekend there is so much people but is great zoo i'm glad you liked it
You should see the Great aviary, three times the size, also built into the cliffside, housing raptors like cinereous vulture or red kites, and with the possibility to go inside.
It's so surreal, seeing a review of this place I've been to, so many times as a child. I've seen all these animals so many times and yet never got tired of it. Used to love to go there with my family. Now that I'm older and found a new love for animals I never had, I'll make sure to visit it myself at some point soon.
As a Prague resident growing up I have been to the Prague Zoo countless times, although I am ashamed to say I haven't been recently. I have to say I was quite surprised at the amount of new additions to the Zoo's collection and it warms my heart that the Zoo continues to improve the animal's and the visitor's experience. Now I feel like I have to visit soon.
The takins are a breeding success of another czech zoo - the Liberec Zoo in the north of the country. I had a chance to work with the takins there when I was studying for my bachelors degree. They are really magnificent animals but as the keepers in Liberec said and I experienced myself, they are more stubborn then a rock :D. If they don't want to move they won't... I stumbled onto your chanell by pure luck and I will definietly watch all of your videos. Cheers from Czechia.
I'm pretty sure I saw on TV that red pandas from this zoo are notorious escape artists. Been there dozens of times and I must say it is a beautiful zoo. Also I was so afraid of that giant ant sculpture when I was little.. I used to close my eyes and my grandma always had to tell when it was safe to look again. Great video! Thank you for visiting our zoo! ♥♥♥
@@ZSHzootours It used to be near the entrance years ago. Maybe they moved it or just removed it altogether because it freaked out kids. It was basically giant metal ant on top of some matches to 'show' you it's size compared to normal pack of matches. Actually if you want to know how it looked, just type 'pražská zoo socha mravence' in google and you will know when you see it. Last time I visited this zoo I became emotional because it was after the floods and there were marks that showed you were the water was and there were even little places where you could read about and remember the animals that died during the flood :( Anyway, thank you for this great video. Like+sub ♥♥♥
@@ZSHzootours The red panda enclosure is also the oldest at the zoo and was build as wolf enclosure. It is a big part of history and marked the official start of the zoo. So small number of people know about this fact but almost everyone goers first there .😄
Im sooo proud of our zoo! Now Im on a new school and we will have practice there once a week! Im so excited to work with the animals. Also glad you liked it there :33💜
I didn't try it for Austria but the prague zoo you can walkalong with Google street view. made following the tour even more immersive. You've rekindled a love for zoos i had since my youth and growing up near one. i don't even play planet zoo but your videos are amazing man.
As a Prague resident, I have been to the zoo many times. Every time I'm in the zoo, I am there like 5-6 hours, and I was never able to walk through the whole zoo in one visit! It's that huge!
hi Czech here, the Prague ZOO is awesome, huge achievments to some animals, but in my opinion ZOO in Zlín isnt behind, so if u come to chzech again, u should visit, you wont regret it. Btw keep doing those videos, looks awesome
Prague Zoo has many Worlds 1st... Those people ale pretty good at their job. In our country we have many Zoo(s), not only in the PRague. The Pragues Zoo is good because f money from trourists. But y can find very interesting Zoo all around this country. Mainly in Morava. Im from Olomouc and there is amazing Zoo heavenly perfect for kids - most of this Zoo is in forrest. But every Zoo in our country is just lovely. We love nature so much!
I am from prague but these last three years i lived in olomouc and olomouc zoo is also incredible. Quite smaller, yes, but it has some amazing habitats and multiple wolf species (which was awesome to see and hear in the night hours before closing).
Beautiful shots of the animals! Would love to see more of the habitats itself. And an overview map of the zoo maybe. Enjoyed this very much. Looking forward to the next one.
Personally I can't wait for the new polar bear enclosure. We visited twice last year, once in the middle of a snow spell at the beginning of December, and although some animals were obviously sleeping or hiding, the lack of visitors and frosty trees was a welcome new look
Loving these tours! Using these videos to create a bucket list of zoos and wildlife parks to visit in the future. If you can, try dartmoor zoo, it has an incredible story, and even has a book and film associated with it called 'We bought a zoo'.
Great video, I am glad you liked the visit. I highly recommend books by Miroslav Bobek, the director of the Prague Zoo! They are full of short stories and notes from his journeys, conservation efforts, life at zoo and its history etc. They are called The Red Librarian and Vultures in the Continental Hotel. New one is coming out this year as well. They are absolutely wonderful! ♥️
You should really go see a ZOO in Hradec Králové in Czech Republic. Almost every ZOO in out country tries its best to create a good habitat for animals, but this one took it a step further, making the whole ZOO Africa themed. They got rid of some animals (took them to other ZOOs) to make it authentic. It is not perfect, but it is actually amazing what did they do over just one decade
Wow! This Zoo looks incredible with it's rare collection of animals, futher shows how zoos in Europe has an amazing diversity compared to us in the states. I'm definitely putting Prague Zoo on my must visit list. Also, I noticed that the Takin's in this video are actually Mishmi Takins, because of their darker colors, and they are INCREDIBLY rare in zoos. You're so lucky you've got to see them.
Yes, that has been pointed out to me, I didn't realise! Apparently Mishmi are actually the most commonly held in Europe. I wish TH-cam let you edit voiceovers after the fact, thanks for the info!
I managed to get two visits to Prague zoo when I was there and I think it was necessary to view the incredible diversity of one of the most species rich zoos in the world. You should also have done Plzen for that reason
ZSHzootours Thank you for the very nice tour video. And I agree, Prague ZOO is really amazing. I was absolutely stunned by the new gorilla exhibit in the northern part at my visit this spring and I can´t wait for the new polar bear exhibit to be finished - and I´ll be back there to see it! Highly recommend this ZOO to everyone!
Amazing video and tour, I havent been to the Prague zoo in almost a decade now, but it honestly looks amazing so Im definitely looking to make a trip there again!
Prague is amazing but it is overshadowing one more EQUALLY amazing and important zoo in the Czech Republic, which is the Lešná aka Zoo Zlín (the city name). It is gorgeous, original, takes pristine care of the animals and has their own important reintroduction programs. But sadly everyone only ever know about Prague cause it's the main city :/ There's many zoos in our country but these two are the absolute peak and they both deserve to be visited equally.
@@ZSHzootours oh hell yeah I'd be so happy to see you there. It's obviously smaller than Prague but it's absolutely gorgeous and it just feels so calming and satisfying to be there. Also there is one huge and awesome part that not even Prague has, but I won't spoil that to you!
Absolutely seconded! I visit at least once a year and it's amazing to see the zoo grow and develop. Right now, for example, they're working on a massive African safari area called Karibuni. Similarly to Prague, the zoo is located in a gorgeous hilly forest and the atmosphere is just unmatched. And although it has no animals, one of my favourite parts is the Japanese garden - so tranquil! Even more beautiful than Prague Zoo for me.
Was just gonna say that! I don't know if they still do it, but when I was there, they had scheduled commentary feeding for some animals. The caretaker will offer a nice mix of facts about the animal, feeding them, and how they take care of them at the zoo. It's quite fun!
@@esuterunokitsune3556 They do still do them! You can find the schedule online. The most interesting for me are the jaguars because, if you're lucky, you can see them hunt underwater which is just amazing to see.
I am proud, we have such a beautiful ZOO in our country. We have more beautiful ZOOs, but they are not as much visited by tourists, as the ZOO in Prague. I live in the town called Jihlava, and we have also beautiful ZOO here, altough it is much smaller 😁
The statue is Radegast. THe Slavic God. We have beer or mountain called Radegast. But Ragest belong more to Morva then to Bohemia. You can find this statue on Valašsko region. :) Love this statue.
Absolutely loved this, your commentary and chosen shots make it a really good watch! Hopefully we will start to see some inspiration from these zoo visits in your own! Also would love to see you tour UK zoos, so i know where to plan my next trip 🤣
I visit Prague ZOO at least every year and there's always something new. I would like to recommend another ZOO for next time you visit CZ the Dvur Kralove Zoo, it's even bigger and has a safari tour, where you can either take the bus tour or drive through it in your car.
Visit the Wilhelma. A visit to the Wilhelma in Stuttgart is particularly worthwhile in March, when the camellias are in bloom in the historic greenhouse.
Amazing tour! If you think that this tropical house is insane, i can tell you that Burgers zoo in the netherlands has 3 huge indoor area's, including one for manatees. I Will be visiting the zoo in two weeks, and if you want, i can get you some video's, photo's or anything like that. Keep it up!
Good to hear such praise from someone who's been to so many other ZOOs. If you missed the Darwin's crater, that's a bit of a shame. But the Zoo is indeed huge. I rarely visit all parts of it in one visit, but rather choose to focus on certain areas and explore/observe them in detail. I also like to visit at different time of day to get the best out of otherwise inactive animals. I've been to all the Czech ZOOs as well as Vienna, Berlin, London, Chester, Toronto. Our Prague Zoo really holds up well. Biggest glaring flaw is the horribly outdated Polar Bear enclosure, like you described. They are so popular (with the kids especially).. I just cannot understand how the directors and the city could overlook them for so long. Well, the new Arctic pavilon is in construction now and if it will resemble the one I've seen in Toronto for example, the bears and the visitors will be much happier I think. If you ever get a chance to visit the Moravian ZOO trio of Zlin + Olomouc + Ostrava, those are well worth a visit.
Great tour! I was wondering whether you'd say it was better than Tiergarten shcönbrunn? Because I know I would rather go to a smaller zoo (idk if it is smaller) that I know is doing great conservation work then a larger zoo with a load of unhappy animals in far too small enclosures (I'm not saying that either zoo is like this it's just my opinion on zoos in general)
Hey really like the idea for this TH-cam channel your knowledge and narration was really interesting and I learnt a lot many thanks have subscribed would love to know more about conversation efforts and re introductions
Hey man love the content. Just a suggestion, try to bring down your camera exposure down a bit since right now the brightness really desaturates the whole picture and doesn't really bring out how beautiful some of these guys are. Good luck!
One of the giant chinese slamanders is atually currently (as far as we know) the biggest in the world - his name is Karlo 😄 The salamanders are closely associted witch Czech literature. There's a very famous book by Czech author Karel Čapek where the salamanders / giant newts defeat the mankind and take over the world.
@@ZSHzootours But I am from Myanmar and I am poor to buy air ticket and my country is partly ruled by wild devil brtual ox donkey soldiers we calked စစ်ခွေး
Hi! Nice to see a video about our Zoo! Regarding the polar bears, I understand that they are sad in their current habitat, but as for the proposed new enclosure: it's incredibly expensive and unlikely to be paid off by visitor revenue alone. So the question is whether we, as taxpayers, are willing to contribute to preserving the bears. Personally, I believe it would be more effective to focus on preserving them in regions with more suitable climates, where it would also be cheaper. The cost of the new enclosure is estimated to be around $50 million (and likely to increase). Based on my calculations, it would take about 625 years to pay off. The zoo currently receives 1.4 million visitors annually. Even if the new exhibit attracts 10% more visitors (an additional 140,000 people), and assuming an average entrance fee of around $14 (though there are discounts), that only generates about $100k in extra in revenue per year. So the math doesn't really add up in favor of the investment.
Im personally not that big of a fan of your average zoo animals, like african elephants and lions. Obv i still love them but i want to see the wierd, the rare, the overlooked species that are left behind in an attempt to bring spectacle so people buy a ticket. But im SO glad that this zoo has plenty of both, would definetly visit given the opportunity and i'd probably spend my day in there lol. (Also shoebill my beloved
I was about to feel proud about our zoo, but then I looked over my shoulder and saw my half built boa contrictor enclosure and... lets just say the pride left my body as qiuckly as it entered it.
If you ever come back to Czech republic, visit Zoo Zlin Lešná. Its in the east of a country in small, but very interesting city called Zlin, and for such a "local" zoo, it matches, and to some extend outperforms the Prague Zoo. And it is not very well known! :)
Very cool! I would like to go some day. Hopefully the animals already showing the pacing behavior already had this problem when arriving at this zoo, and aren't experiencing it because of too little space or boredom. Looks awesome from a human perspective though!
The only animals I saw pacing were the Tiger & Leopard and they were next to the doors leading to the keeper's section so potentially were waiting to be fed.
No good shot of manul, 0/10 tour. All jokes aside, you had so many of the animals come out! Very fun to see the red panda running around its enclosure, and the Amur tiger and leopard are stunning. The aardvarks are so cute, even asleep, I don't think I've ever seen one. Big fan of the otters as well, they're absolutely adorable! And WOW at those aviaries built into the rock of the cliff face!!
I had to google manul 😆 Yeh I was sad I didn't see them properly! It's such a huge zoo though, I didn't have time to go back and see them again, I had a train to Leipzig to catch 😁
Let me start by saying this is a great video, it was a real treat and excuse the lengthy comment.. I really want to see more of the gharial habitat, and giant salamander not just the animals. You had just an absolutely incredible shot of the salamander and showing off their size but not their habitat. Then the gharials.. You had such a stunning shot of them with the turtles, the absolute highlight of the video for me, but I wanted to see more of the habitat too with them in their environment. If there just wasn't much space or the shot wasn't right, it was uninteresting, too many people, etc then so be it. Just making it known that I am here for everything not just the perfect shots of the animals (Which you do incredibly btw). Seriously though great video, this isn't even a criticism, more like a wish list, because I know I will never be there myself.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Photography is actually banned in the Giant Salamander habitat 😆 Unfortunately the signage telling you this is... not very large and almost identical to the standard 'no flash photography' sign that you often see so I didn't realise it meant ALL photography. The footage you see in the video is all I got before a member of staff pounced on me! As for the Gharial that's probably my fault, I should have shot more. I think it is improving in each tour so expect better in future. This was only the third zoo tour I filmed so still learning what works.
You've probably already been recommended it before, but Kolmården Zoo in Sweden would probably be a neat addition to your list if it isn't on there already! Lots of cool habitats, situated in a really pretty forest with a cableway ride, as well as a restaurant that overlooks a vast stretch of nature.
13:22 North American river otter… 😂 just realized they’d be rare in overseas zoos. Small local zoo near me has them, along with a lot of North American species. I think lions were the most “exotic”, because of their focus on native species (native to N. America).
Hey ZSH, i would really enjoy if you’d visit lisbon zoo, in Portugal, u can take a cable car and explore the whole zoo from above, and even if you don’t, its still a really good experience, i’ve been there and its absolutely beautiful
@@ZSHzootours I understand. While I do think the cat dens are... Well, I've seen worse, the terrariums were excellent IMO, especially the rock iguana (genus Cyclura) enclosure at the very end. Also I was very lucky to go there at feeding time, so I saw most of the cats. I uploaded the pics on Zoochat if you're interested! :3
The european groud sqirrels are being taken care of since they dont live in forests but in low vegetation plains, which is a rare habitat in their region nowdays and they are endangered as a result. We have them in the "wild" in Brno, living on a hobbyist airfield (a grass one), which is also close to the zoo but I'm not sure if the zoo itself has them or not :)
I wonder if it is this rescuing philosophy of the Prague zoo that influenced all others; I live not too far away from ZOO Dvur Kralove and been there many times and they are also leaders in breeding endangered species and bringing them back into the wild. It's a pretty big ZOO focusing on Africa and they have a huge drive-through Safari - If you havent been, I heavily recommend it. Also pretty much any other zoo or animal park i've ever been to in Czechia have at least one or two species where they work on reintroducing them to natural habitats; It's something I can take pride in as a Czech person who loves animals ♥
Fun fact, there were supoused to be giant pandas in Peague zoo, but china doesn't like that idea and giant pandas will never be there, also beside new polar bear habytat, Prague zoo is planning giant Amazon pavilion where there be anteaters, jaguars and manatees
You can pretty easily, it takes like 7 hours. Been there last month after like 4 years with my family, and explored the whole ZOO in 7 hours, from 10am to 5pm. Also you have to plan your route, so you don't keep going to places you've been to already. This is easy as well.
Przewalski's Horse rescue was (well... actually still is) one of the main focus of Prague zoo. It isn't just a tourist attraction, it is a vault of wildlife from all around the world. That's one of the reasons why it does have such a well build enclosures and paddocks - breeding the endangered animals is a big plan, generations in making. Prague zoo have succesfuly bred the przewalski's horses, apes, elephants, rhinos and many other animals that are simply never or rarely born in other zoos.
@@trixus4768 it is a tourist attraction that uses a smal fig leafe project as justification for locking up animals and use them to generate money 🤑 its scitificaly prooven already that all those programs can be done without zoos as well. Most of the time even better 😉
The fact that the zoo was flooded during the massive flood in 2002 and all animals were saved and evacuated is telling us how much love and effort the zookeepers put in their work there, I’m proud being Czech ^^
Not all of them survived.
The zoo has done a great job dealing with it and improving, but yes, sadly not all the animals survived the floods
Wow, incredible zoo. My favorite part was the amount of effort it sounded like this zoo put into breeding rarer animals to put them back in the wild. I absolutely love that they were leading the charge to bring the prezwalski’s horse back to the wild. I actually thought I read they were extinct! Must have meant in the wild they’re extinct. Anyway amazing zoo tour thanks man!
Thank you very much!
I live in prague this zoo so much better in reality
There used to be 12 prezwalski's horses at one point at time and thanks to the breeding program there are P. horses in the wild now which is amazing! These guys are literally unicorns! The zoos exhange the horses to widen the gene pool.
Most, if not all of our traditional ZOOs are like that. One (ZOO Dvůr Králové) is also the only one anywhere in the world still keeping the northern white rhino from extinction - four of them originally. They even established a reservation in Africa and flew them across in hopes they would finally breed, because the program was unsuccessful in captivity. Unfortunately, the males passed away since, but the program managed to save their sperm. And while the females are incapable of delivering offspring (one is too old and not sure about the other one), the program managed to retrieve eggs and is continuing to do so (with safety of the animals in mind, of course), in hopes the closely related and far less endangered southern white rhino could then carry the babies for them. The ZOO in Plzeň is successfully breeding barbary lions and chimpanzees, and the list just goes on ;)
Fun fact about the ground squirrel an employee once told me: the entire hill the ZOO is build on is full of them and they have absolutely no idea how many there are! There's only one single enclosure that has zero: the wolf one, lol
Hah that's hilarious 😆
When me and family went to Prague, we didn’t even know it existed until we found a leaflet in a tourist centre. I mainly came to see the pangolins, since they’re my favourite group of mammals, but we got much more than we expected. Had one of the most beautifully decorated enclosures I’ve seen and it was one of the cheapest zoos I’ve been to for something that looks so much more than its ticket price. If I ever plan to go to Czechia again, this will be my top priority.
Yup, great zoo. If you like Pangolins there's more coming next week 😁
Czech here - Prague zoo is a big source of pride for us (or for me at least).
I've been coming there since I was a kid and even now, I try to go at least once every year or two. They always got something new - stretching out the enclosures, getting new animals, creating entirely new pavilions... you can really see that the zoo doesn't just sit on the money but always invests into better space for animals.
It's a shame you missed the new pavilion for gorillas, it's like three times as large as the previous one in a different corner of the zoo. I'm surprised the old one is still in use but the more space for animals the better and I can't wait for the new polar bear enclosure.
Yeh I ran out of time on this tour as I had to catch a train to Leipzig sadly!
Taky (me too)
@@ZSHzootours When you come next time, I can recommend you to go directly at 9.00 to the Indonesian pavilon to see the whole Pangolin family in the light. They're getting food each day +- at 9.00 and after food they switched off the lights. It's incredible to see the little baby again after year. We're so proud to "our" Prague zoo. They do excellent job.
I am going to visit Prague next month. Will it be good time of the year to visit the Zoo? I would like to see as many animals as possible but it might be too cold for some to be there for the public
@@PieknyMarian most animals have in door parts of their habitats, so it should not make too much of a difference
Former employe here! I am very proud I could work as a guide in this zoo. 7 beautiful years. And I hope I will return again when my family life will allow it. :-) These wild birds nesting above ibexes and tahrs are actually egrets and this nesting place is quite famous as it is the biggest one in Prague. I am so happy to see your video about my beloved "home" zoo. And if I can recommend another czech special places - visit zoo Zlín, Plzeň (filled to the rooftop with rare species) and Dvůr Králové nad Labem (which is focused on african animals).
Oops! Thanks for the info on the Egrets! I hear very good things about the other Czech zoos
Czech here if you go to the Prague zoo I recommend going on school days, because in weekend there is so much people but is great zoo i'm glad you liked it
Thanks for the tip!
That bearded vulture aviary built into the cliff side is one of the coolest habitats I’ve ever seen
Ooh yeh, it's so good! The Tahr habitat as well 😍
You should see the Great aviary, three times the size, also built into the cliffside, housing raptors like cinereous vulture or red kites, and with the possibility to go inside.
These cliffs would be a perfect snow leopard habitat 👍
That would be awesome!
@@ZSHzootours the ZOO in Plzeň, south-west of Prague, has a habitat like that, though some of it is artifical :)
Maybe one day...
I'm in school for zookeepers and have my work experience in Prague zoo. I'm so glad you enjoyed it there and took your time to look around.
Ooh sounds great, good luck with it!
@@ZSHzootours thanks, I'm excited to see you visit more zoos
Pořád se tam nedostává za praxe zaplaceno ?
It's so surreal, seeing a review of this place I've been to, so many times as a child. I've seen all these animals so many times and yet never got tired of it. Used to love to go there with my family. Now that I'm older and found a new love for animals I never had, I'll make sure to visit it myself at some point soon.
Enjoy!
As a Prague resident growing up I have been to the Prague Zoo countless times, although I am ashamed to say I haven't been recently. I have to say I was quite surprised at the amount of new additions to the Zoo's collection and it warms my heart that the Zoo continues to improve the animal's and the visitor's experience. Now I feel like I have to visit soon.
The takins are a breeding success of another czech zoo - the Liberec Zoo in the north of the country. I had a chance to work with the takins there when I was studying for my bachelors degree. They are really magnificent animals but as the keepers in Liberec said and I experienced myself, they are more stubborn then a rock :D. If they don't want to move they won't...
I stumbled onto your chanell by pure luck and I will definietly watch all of your videos. Cheers from Czechia.
Ooh I've not heard of that zoo, sounds great!
They're famous for their white tigers, you can probably guess what’s the name of Liberec hokey team
I'm pretty sure I saw on TV that red pandas from this zoo are notorious escape artists. Been there dozens of times and I must say it is a beautiful zoo. Also I was so afraid of that giant ant sculpture when I was little.. I used to close my eyes and my grandma always had to tell when it was safe to look again. Great video! Thank you for visiting our zoo! ♥♥♥
Red Pandas are notorious escape artists in general! Very cheeky 😁 I don't remember the giant ant, maybe I blocked it from my memory 😆
@@ZSHzootours It used to be near the entrance years ago. Maybe they moved it or just removed it altogether because it freaked out kids. It was basically giant metal ant on top of some matches to 'show' you it's size compared to normal pack of matches. Actually if you want to know how it looked, just type 'pražská zoo socha mravence' in google and you will know when you see it.
Last time I visited this zoo I became emotional because it was after the floods and there were marks that showed you were the water was and there were even little places where you could read about and remember the animals that died during the flood :( Anyway, thank you for this great video. Like+sub ♥♥♥
@@ZSHzootours The red panda enclosure is also the oldest at the zoo and was build as wolf enclosure. It is a big part of history and marked the official start of the zoo. So small number of people know about this fact but almost everyone goers first there .😄
@@ZSHzootours Should name one Houdini.
Im sooo proud of our zoo! Now Im on a new school and we will have practice there once a week! Im so excited to work with the animals. Also glad you liked it there :33💜
Have fun!
It brings tears to my eyes to hear such words of praise about something I am so proud 🥲 thank you for giving spotlight to our zoo ☺️
No problem!
Zoos are evil.
I didn't try it for Austria but the prague zoo you can walkalong with Google street view. made following the tour even more immersive.
You've rekindled a love for zoos i had since my youth and growing up near one. i don't even play planet zoo but your videos are amazing man.
Aww thank you so much!
As a Prague resident, I have been to the zoo many times. Every time I'm in the zoo, I am there like 5-6 hours, and I was never able to walk through the whole zoo in one visit! It's that huge!
It's a biggun!
That’s sooo cool, might have to put Prague on the holiday list lol
hi Czech here, the Prague ZOO is awesome, huge achievments to some animals, but in my opinion ZOO in Zlín isnt behind, so if u come to chzech again, u should visit, you wont regret it. Btw keep doing those videos, looks awesome
Thanks for the tip! I've had a lot of recommendations for Zlin and other Czech zoos actually. Would love to come back one day!
super excited for this video, im from czechia!
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@ZSHzootours you can be sure 😼
Great Inspiration For Planet Zoo. Thank You SO MUCH For Touring Such Historic and Beatiful Zoo
Glad you enjoyed it!
Prague Zoo has many Worlds 1st... Those people ale pretty good at their job. In our country we have many Zoo(s), not only in the PRague. The Pragues Zoo is good because f money from trourists. But y can find very interesting Zoo all around this country. Mainly in Morava. Im from Olomouc and there is amazing Zoo heavenly perfect for kids - most of this Zoo is in forrest. But every Zoo in our country is just lovely. We love nature so much!
I am from prague but these last three years i lived in olomouc and olomouc zoo is also incredible. Quite smaller, yes, but it has some amazing habitats and multiple wolf species (which was awesome to see and hear in the night hours before closing).
Beautiful shots of the animals! Would love to see more of the habitats itself. And an overview map of the zoo maybe. Enjoyed this very much. Looking forward to the next one.
Thanks! I'll try and get more habitat shots in future. I'm planning to incorporate zoo maps from next week as well
Personally I can't wait for the new polar bear enclosure. We visited twice last year, once in the middle of a snow spell at the beginning of December, and although some animals were obviously sleeping or hiding, the lack of visitors and frosty trees was a welcome new look
I bet that was beautiful!
i spend my whole childhood there) lovely memories 💖
a delightful cute little docu. Thanks for making it, I hope you find success and get to make more of these.
Thank you very much!
Loving these tours! Using these videos to create a bucket list of zoos and wildlife parks to visit in the future. If you can, try dartmoor zoo, it has an incredible story, and even has a book and film associated with it called 'We bought a zoo'.
Thanks! I've read the book! Would like to go there one day.
i've once seen two red panda's play fight in Rotterdam zoo, unfortunatly i was to late to get it on camera but it was still amazing to see
Aw cute!
Great video, I am glad you liked the visit. I highly recommend books by Miroslav Bobek, the director of the Prague Zoo! They are full of short stories and notes from his journeys, conservation efforts, life at zoo and its history etc. They are called The Red Librarian and Vultures in the Continental Hotel. New one is coming out this year as well. They are absolutely wonderful! ♥️
Thanks for the tip! I love a good zoo book!
You should really go see a ZOO in Hradec Králové in Czech Republic. Almost every ZOO in out country tries its best to create a good habitat for animals, but this one took it a step further, making the whole ZOO Africa themed. They got rid of some animals (took them to other ZOOs) to make it authentic. It is not perfect, but it is actually amazing what did they do over just one decade
Thanks for the tip! It's already on my list, hopefully one day I can tour it
Wow! This Zoo looks incredible with it's rare collection of animals, futher shows how zoos in Europe has an amazing diversity compared to us in the states. I'm definitely putting Prague Zoo on my must visit list.
Also, I noticed that the Takin's in this video are actually Mishmi Takins, because of their darker colors, and they are INCREDIBLY rare in zoos. You're so lucky you've got to see them.
Yes, that has been pointed out to me, I didn't realise! Apparently Mishmi are actually the most commonly held in Europe. I wish TH-cam let you edit voiceovers after the fact, thanks for the info!
@@ZSHzootours It's all good. I actually saw some at the San Diego Zoo earlier this year, and I think they're the only ones in the states!
As far as i know Golden Takins are in the Liberec Zoo that is in the north part of Czech Republic.
I managed to get two visits to Prague zoo when I was there and I think it was necessary to view the incredible diversity of one of the most species rich zoos in the world. You should also have done Plzen for that reason
Plzen is on the list, one day!
Great channel idea, and with the commentary too
Welcome to the channel!
Holy sh*t a cute red panda
Isn’t it!
ZSHzootours Thank you for the very nice tour video. And I agree, Prague ZOO is really amazing. I was absolutely stunned by the new gorilla exhibit in the northern part at my visit this spring and I can´t wait for the new polar bear exhibit to be finished - and I´ll be back there to see it! Highly recommend this ZOO to everyone!
I managed to miss the new Gorilla bit, didn't realise there was two 😆
Amazing video and tour, I havent been to the Prague zoo in almost a decade now, but it honestly looks amazing so Im definitely looking to make a trip there again!
Thanks!
Prague is amazing but it is overshadowing one more EQUALLY amazing and important zoo in the Czech Republic, which is the Lešná aka Zoo Zlín (the city name). It is gorgeous, original, takes pristine care of the animals and has their own important reintroduction programs. But sadly everyone only ever know about Prague cause it's the main city :/
There's many zoos in our country but these two are the absolute peak and they both deserve to be visited equally.
You're the third person to recommend it, I'll try and go one day!
@@ZSHzootours oh hell yeah I'd be so happy to see you there. It's obviously smaller than Prague but it's absolutely gorgeous and it just feels so calming and satisfying to be there. Also there is one huge and awesome part that not even Prague has, but I won't spoil that to you!
I recommend visiting the Zoo Zlín in the Czech Republic, for me it is the most beautiful zoo in the CZ ❤
Thanks for the recommendation
Absolutely seconded! I visit at least once a year and it's amazing to see the zoo grow and develop. Right now, for example, they're working on a massive African safari area called Karibuni. Similarly to Prague, the zoo is located in a gorgeous hilly forest and the atmosphere is just unmatched. And although it has no animals, one of my favourite parts is the Japanese garden - so tranquil! Even more beautiful than Prague Zoo for me.
Was just gonna say that! I don't know if they still do it, but when I was there, they had scheduled commentary feeding for some animals. The caretaker will offer a nice mix of facts about the animal, feeding them, and how they take care of them at the zoo. It's quite fun!
@@esuterunokitsune3556 They do still do them! You can find the schedule online. The most interesting for me are the jaguars because, if you're lucky, you can see them hunt underwater which is just amazing to see.
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Amazing video! Just found the channel and looking forward for more!! Much love from Brazil‼
Thank you and welcome to the channel!
These zoos have really inspired me for planet zoo habitats
Excellent!
14:50 love how the male used its giant horn to scratch its butt lol
I am proud, we have such a beautiful ZOO in our country. We have more beautiful ZOOs, but they are not as much visited by tourists, as the ZOO in Prague. I live in the town called Jihlava, and we have also beautiful ZOO here, altough it is much smaller 😁
What's it called?
Wow I would love to go to this zoo! Great video mate! Keep up the good work.
Thanks a lot!
Another great video, looking forward for next week :)
Thanks! Next one is out tomorrow 😁
The statue is Radegast. THe Slavic God. We have beer or mountain called Radegast. But Ragest belong more to Morva then to Bohemia. You can find this statue on Valašsko region. :) Love this statue.
Hello from Czech Republic
Hello!
Absolutely loved this, your commentary and chosen shots make it a really good watch! Hopefully we will start to see some inspiration from these zoo visits in your own! Also would love to see you tour UK zoos, so i know where to plan my next trip 🤣
Thanks! There will be a tour of Yorkshire Wildlife Park soon
@@ZSHzootours Awesome! Cannot wait 😁
I visit Prague ZOO at least every year and there's always something new. I would like to recommend another ZOO for next time you visit CZ the Dvur Kralove Zoo, it's even bigger and has a safari tour, where you can either take the bus tour or drive through it in your car.
Thanks for the tip, Dvur Kralove is on the list, hopefully one day I can tour it!
Visit the Wilhelma. A visit to the Wilhelma in Stuttgart is particularly worthwhile in March, when the camellias are in bloom in the historic greenhouse.
Thanks for the tip!
Amazing tour!
If you think that this tropical house is insane, i can tell you that Burgers zoo in the netherlands has 3 huge indoor area's, including one for manatees.
I Will be visiting the zoo in two weeks, and if you want, i can get you some video's, photo's or anything like that.
Keep it up!
I'm hoping to go myself soon, it looks amazing!
Good to hear such praise from someone who's been to so many other ZOOs. If you missed the Darwin's crater, that's a bit of a shame. But the Zoo is indeed huge. I rarely visit all parts of it in one visit, but rather choose to focus on certain areas and explore/observe them in detail. I also like to visit at different time of day to get the best out of otherwise inactive animals.
I've been to all the Czech ZOOs as well as Vienna, Berlin, London, Chester, Toronto. Our Prague Zoo really holds up well. Biggest glaring flaw is the horribly outdated Polar Bear enclosure, like you described. They are so popular (with the kids especially).. I just cannot understand how the directors and the city could overlook them for so long. Well, the new Arctic pavilon is in construction now and if it will resemble the one I've seen in Toronto for example, the bears and the visitors will be much happier I think.
If you ever get a chance to visit the Moravian ZOO trio of Zlin + Olomouc + Ostrava, those are well worth a visit.
Zlin has been highly recommended, not heard of Olomouc or Ostrave though. Looks like I need another trip 😁
Amazing video ❤ thank you
Thank you!
The prague zoo also has javan green magpies, one of the most endangered birds in the world!
Oh yeh? I'm not really a bird guy so I wouldn't have even realised 😆
what a beautiful zoo 🤩
It is!
enjoy the content and would love to see more shots of the habitat as well as the animals. keep up the good work
Thanks, I’ll try and get more habitat shots in future
7:00 This statue is one of the slovanian gods Radeghast
It is indeed, very cool
@@ZSHzootours Slavic.
Great tour! I was wondering whether you'd say it was better than Tiergarten shcönbrunn? Because I know I would rather go to a smaller zoo (idk if it is smaller) that I know is doing great conservation work then a larger zoo with a load of unhappy animals in far too small enclosures (I'm not saying that either zoo is like this it's just my opinion on zoos in general)
Thanks! It's hard to choose, I think Prague is the better zoo but I just love old zoo architecture so Vienna will always be one of my favourites!
8:37 I swear every time I visit the Prague zoo I get to meet this peacock wandering around.
Wow, this zoo is amazing, great video!
Thanks!
Hey really like the idea for this TH-cam channel your knowledge and narration was really interesting and I learnt a lot many thanks have subscribed would love to know more about conversation efforts and re introductions
Thank you! I intend to some more wide-ranging content in future.
Hey man love the content. Just a suggestion, try to bring down your camera exposure down a bit since right now the brightness really desaturates the whole picture and doesn't really bring out how beautiful some of these guys are. Good luck!
Thanks for the tip. I noticed this when editing and reduced it as much as possible but will try and solve the issue at source in future
@@ZSHzootours love your videos
did my thesis working with the gorilla group before the move to the new enclosure, the zoo is very protective
finally a new tour
Yup 😁
One of the giant chinese slamanders is atually currently (as far as we know) the biggest in the world - his name is Karlo 😄
The salamanders are closely associted witch Czech literature. There's a very famous book by Czech author Karel Čapek where the salamanders / giant newts defeat the mankind and take over the world.
Wow!
GOOD VIDEO!
Thanks!
I wants to visit 😊❤🎉🎉
Do it!
@@ZSHzootours But I am from Myanmar and I am poor to buy air ticket and my country is partly ruled by wild devil brtual ox donkey soldiers we calked စစ်ခွေး
@@ZSHzootours Thank you very much for Czech country is 100 percent support for our Myanmar democracy and freedom
you should visit Pilsen Zoo.. also pretty good, with a Dinosaur park sort of thing..
Hi! Nice to see a video about our Zoo!
Regarding the polar bears, I understand that they are sad in their current habitat, but as for the proposed new enclosure: it's incredibly expensive and unlikely to be paid off by visitor revenue alone. So the question is whether we, as taxpayers, are willing to contribute to preserving the bears. Personally, I believe it would be more effective to focus on preserving them in regions with more suitable climates, where it would also be cheaper.
The cost of the new enclosure is estimated to be around $50 million (and likely to increase). Based on my calculations, it would take about 625 years to pay off. The zoo currently receives 1.4 million visitors annually. Even if the new exhibit attracts 10% more visitors (an additional 140,000 people), and assuming an average entrance fee of around $14 (though there are discounts), that only generates about $100k in extra in revenue per year. So the math doesn't really add up in favor of the investment.
That's really interesting, I hadn't thought about it like that. I presume the zoo gets government funding as well?
Im personally not that big of a fan of your average zoo animals, like african elephants and lions. Obv i still love them but i want to see the wierd, the rare, the overlooked species that are left behind in an attempt to bring spectacle so people buy a ticket. But im SO glad that this zoo has plenty of both, would definetly visit given the opportunity and i'd probably spend my day in there lol. (Also shoebill my beloved
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I thought the Tahr habitat was empty at first 😂 blended right in to the rocks
Hah yeh they're are well camouflaged!
❤❤🎉😊 Forever😅zoo
these videos are superb, have you been to colchester zoo, Africa alive and chester zoo in the UK, if you haven't would highly recommend all 3
Thank you! I've been to Chester and loved it, tour coming soon! I will add the other two to the list!
I was about to feel proud about our zoo, but then I looked over my shoulder and saw my half built boa contrictor enclosure and... lets just say the pride left my body as qiuckly as it entered it.
If you ever come back to Czech republic, visit Zoo Zlin Lešná. Its in the east of a country in small, but very interesting city called Zlin, and for such a "local" zoo, it matches, and to some extend outperforms the Prague Zoo. And it is not very well known! :)
Thanks for the tip! It's already on my list, hopefully one day I can tour it
Very cool! I would like to go some day. Hopefully the animals already showing the pacing behavior already had this problem when arriving at this zoo, and aren't experiencing it because of too little space or boredom. Looks awesome from a human perspective though!
The only animals I saw pacing were the Tiger & Leopard and they were next to the doors leading to the keeper's section so potentially were waiting to be fed.
@@ZSHzootours I see! It is very hard to decide without doing a study, so one can only assume. Thank you for the reply, made me happy :)
I've lived in Czechia for years now and Czech ppl in general seem to care ab animals, which is nice imo 🤷🏾♀️
You certainly have some amazing zoos!
No good shot of manul, 0/10 tour.
All jokes aside, you had so many of the animals come out! Very fun to see the red panda running around its enclosure, and the Amur tiger and leopard are stunning. The aardvarks are so cute, even asleep, I don't think I've ever seen one. Big fan of the otters as well, they're absolutely adorable! And WOW at those aviaries built into the rock of the cliff face!!
I had to google manul 😆 Yeh I was sad I didn't see them properly! It's such a huge zoo though, I didn't have time to go back and see them again, I had a train to Leipzig to catch 😁
Great video, but how much time do you actually save by saying “orang” instead of orangutan 😂😂😂. I love this new channel.
You know why, I always said 'Orangatang' when I was a kid and now I struggle to pronounce it correctly so I shorten it to make my life easier 😆
@@ZSHzootours 🤣🤣
1:00 of course we are the cutest, always
Let me start by saying this is a great video, it was a real treat and excuse the lengthy comment..
I really want to see more of the gharial habitat, and giant salamander not just the animals. You had just an absolutely incredible shot of the salamander and showing off their size but not their habitat. Then the gharials.. You had such a stunning shot of them with the turtles, the absolute highlight of the video for me, but I wanted to see more of the habitat too with them in their environment. If there just wasn't much space or the shot wasn't right, it was uninteresting, too many people, etc then so be it. Just making it known that I am here for everything not just the perfect shots of the animals (Which you do incredibly btw). Seriously though great video, this isn't even a criticism, more like a wish list, because I know I will never be there myself.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Photography is actually banned in the Giant Salamander habitat 😆 Unfortunately the signage telling you this is... not very large and almost identical to the standard 'no flash photography' sign that you often see so I didn't realise it meant ALL photography. The footage you see in the video is all I got before a member of staff pounced on me! As for the Gharial that's probably my fault, I should have shot more. I think it is improving in each tour so expect better in future. This was only the third zoo tour I filmed so still learning what works.
@@ZSHzootours Ohh that makes with the giant salamander. At least you weren’t kicked out haha
You've probably already been recommended it before, but Kolmården Zoo in Sweden would probably be a neat addition to your list if it isn't on there already! Lots of cool habitats, situated in a really pretty forest with a cableway ride, as well as a restaurant that overlooks a vast stretch of nature.
Sounds great, I only know the big faux rock entrance! Thanks for the suggestion.
Have you ever been to pairi daiza it’s my favorite zoo. You can spend the entire day there and not even see everything because it’s so big.
No but it is very much on my list!
I will go to Pairi Daiza next week i am excited to meet that great zoo
I think you should visit the zoo of Nyíregyháza. It's the best zoo in Hungary.
I'll put it on the list!
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Hello!
Go to the zoo in Zagreb! Its Beautiful There!
Thanks for the tip!
13:22 North American river otter… 😂 just realized they’d be rare in overseas zoos. Small local zoo near me has them, along with a lot of North American species. I think lions were the most “exotic”, because of their focus on native species (native to N. America).
Yeh we have European River Otters here so I guess there's not much call to import the American ones.
You should go to the Fuerteventura zoo. Probably the best zoo ive been to. (im czech btw so i can confirm that the Prague zoo is great!)
Thanks for the tip, I've never heard of it!
Hey ZSH, i would really enjoy if you’d visit lisbon zoo, in Portugal, u can take a cable car and explore the whole zoo from above, and even if you don’t, its still a really good experience, i’ve been there and its absolutely beautiful
I'll put it on the list!
Lovely zoo, I went there back in 2019! Just wondering, did you go to the feline & reptile pavilion? If so what did you think about it? 🤔
I did, I wasn't particularly impressed. There was a sudden rain shower while I was there, hence the lack of footage of it here.
@@ZSHzootours I understand. While I do think the cat dens are... Well, I've seen worse, the terrariums were excellent IMO, especially the rock iguana (genus Cyclura) enclosure at the very end. Also I was very lucky to go there at feeding time, so I saw most of the cats. I uploaded the pics on Zoochat if you're interested! :3
Please visit Zlín zoo, most beatiful looking zoo in my opinion
Thanks for the rec
i would recomend zoo & tierpark berlin.
also pairi daiza
Thanks for the rec, all on my list, hopefully one day!
The european groud sqirrels are being taken care of since they dont live in forests but in low vegetation plains, which is a rare habitat in their region nowdays and they are endangered as a result. We have them in the "wild" in Brno, living on a hobbyist airfield (a grass one), which is also close to the zoo but I'm not sure if the zoo itself has them or not :)
I saw Aardvarks and i couldn't not watch this
I wonder if it is this rescuing philosophy of the Prague zoo that influenced all others; I live not too far away from ZOO Dvur Kralove and been there many times and they are also leaders in breeding endangered species and bringing them back into the wild. It's a pretty big ZOO focusing on Africa and they have a huge drive-through Safari - If you havent been, I heavily recommend it.
Also pretty much any other zoo or animal park i've ever been to in Czechia have at least one or two species where they work on reintroducing them to natural habitats; It's something I can take pride in as a Czech person who loves animals ♥
Yes, Czechia seems to be full of great zoos!
Fuuuck elephant valley is finished already ? everytime ive been there it was still under construction. i need to visit for sure
It's so good!
Fun fact, there were supoused to be giant pandas in Peague zoo, but china doesn't like that idea and giant pandas will never be there, also beside new polar bear habytat, Prague zoo is planning giant Amazon pavilion where there be anteaters, jaguars and manatees
I LOVE Manatees, excited for that! I saw them at River Wonders in Singapore
Great video! Maybe Sosto Zoo, Nyíregyháza,Hungary? 😊
Thanks! I think my next trip will be to the Netherlands but I am compiling all suggestions.
the fact you cant see ll animals in a zoo due to time is a demonstration of the zoos size
Yup!
Yep, Prague zoo is massive. I think I walked at least 10km and still haven't see all animals.
You can pretty easily, it takes like 7 hours. Been there last month after like 4 years with my family, and explored the whole ZOO in 7 hours, from 10am to 5pm.
Also you have to plan your route, so you don't keep going to places you've been to already. This is easy as well.