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Thursday, 14 May 2009 09:11 |
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The fact is that Prague Zoo is among the most frequently visited attractions in the capital city, (if we can call it an attraction) but also in the whole country. Only Prague Castle can compete with its popularity and the current Zoo Director, Petr Fejk, makes no secret of this hope that, one day, the statistics compiled by travel tourism organisations announced that Prague
Zoo had broken every record. More than 1 million visitors a year is a really respectable figure. Even if Prague Zoo occupies a wonderful second position in the tourist league table it must be noted that no league table is compiled of people’s favourite places to relax. In this respect the Zoo would certainly be the clear winner. And who is responsible for the fact that visitors are flocking to Prague Zoo? It’s the staff of the Zoo Park, their ideas, their attitude to people and especially to the animals, because they live well in the Zoo. Even if animals can’t speak, they would surely confirm that they enjoy a good life. But do really we have the right to claim that the animals have a good life? Of course, because there is one absolutely reliable sign: The number of new-born animals that goes up year by year. It’s clear from the christenings, where only the bigger, more endangered animals are christened. The smaller, less endangered animals don’t enjoy this honour but, in all truth, it’s really only a human affair and it can certainly be said that the christenings are rather stressful for the animals. |
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