Zoopark Zájezd, Zoo with exotic animal collection in Zájezd, Czech Republic
Zoopark Zájezd is a zoo housing over 100 animal species on its compact grounds near Prague. The facility displays both exotic and domestic animals across different specialized areas, including a dedicated terrarium section.
The zoo was founded in 1998 by Jiří Marek and Dana Fraňková and opened to the public in autumn 2009; it received its licence from the Czech Ministry of the Environment on 1 May 2010. It later grew to two exhibition areas about 200 metres apart, and in 2017 a terrarium pavilion opened.
The zoo's name comes from the village of Zájezd, and its breeding programmes cooperate with the zoos in Prague and Plzeň. In July 2021 three meerkat pups were born, and that September the moderator and comedian Nasty christened them at a ceremony.
The zoo is split into two exhibition areas about 200 metres apart: the Lemur section with tropical and subtropical species, and the Camel section with temperate-zone and domestic animals. It is open every day of the year, and the grounds include a refreshment stand, a café and a children's playground.
The terrarium pavilion opened in 2017 and holds close to 20 chameleon species, including Phelsuma pasteuri, kept in only four European zoos. Some chameleons move to outdoor enclosures in summer, and in 2021 the zoo bred carpet chameleons.
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