Water World
Completely different, but still very similar to dry land in many regards, it is here where you can learn about life under lakes, rivers and seas. The house's atmosphere is that of tropical rainforests, and it houses creatures living under the water or bound to an aquatic habitat. Besides them, you can meet various reptile and primate species. When strolling around the zoo, be sure to explore the fascinating world of coral reefs and tropical river pools.
ShowHideSome of the most popular species
REPTILES
- Red-eyed turtle
- Barbour´s map tortoise
- Eastern box turtle
- Malaysian giant pond turtle
- New Guinean pig-nosed turtle
- Common snake-necked turtle
- Red-footed tortoise
CROCODILES
- Dwarf caiman
- False gavial
- Blue-tongued skink
- Bearded agama
- Asian water dragon
- Frilled dragon
- Merten´s goanna
- Papuan monitor
- Emerald monitor
AMPHIBIANS
- Green arrow frog
- Blue poison arrow frog
- Yellow-banded arrow frog
- Marbled tree frog
FISH
- Brown lungfish
- Red-bellied piranha
- Red-bellied pacu
- Red tail catfish
- Tiger catfish
- Shark catfish
- Palette surgeon
- Yellow sailfin tang
- Brown sailfin tang
- Tomato clownfish
- Common clownfish
- Pennant butterflyfish
- Green chromis
- White-tailed damselfish
SNAKES
- King boa
- Indian python
- Green tree python
- Northwestern carpet python
INVERTEBRATES
- Sea anemones
- Sea urchins
- Crustaceans
PRIMATES
- Cotton top tamarin - To be replaced by the common marmoset and the golden-headed lion tamarin in the autumn 2008
Some statistics
- Total area: 1,200 m2
- Internal exhibit area: 5,000 m3
- Height: 6 m
- Inside temperature: 24-28 °C
- Relative humidity: 70-100 %
Successful breeding events / Major breeding successes
- Dwarf caimans in 2002; the first to be bred by any Czech zoo, and only the second time by Czech breeders. In 2004, more young were reared.
- Mertens monitors in 2004; the second time these have been bred anywhere in Europe.
- Red-footed tortoises in 2002; the first success at breeding these in Czech zoos.
- Parent-reared Indian pythons in 2003 and 2004.
A brief history
This house is based around an older building that contained terraria dating from 1964. In the mid-1980s, the nature of the exhibits began to change, with some of the lesser terraria in the main hall being redesigned to form the tropical river display. This is a complex of seven interconnected freshwater pools of various sizes holding tropical fish and reptile species. Currently, the tropical river display is the oldest exhibit in this house, as the rest were updated in 1998 - 2000. The fully reconstructed house was re-opened on 19th July 2000.
