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Today, the tiger cubs born just over eight weeks ago were seen by the public for the very first time. During a short health check, they were briefly taken out and handled so that they could receive their first vaccinations. There is one female and one male cub, weighing 8.4 and 9.2 kilograms respectively.
Dr. Endre Sós has been appointed as the new Director General of our Zoo. A veterinarian by training, he has worked at our institution for 30 years and is internationally recognized for his expertise in wildlife conservation and zoo and wildlife medicine. Since 2023, in the absence of an officially appointed director, he has been leading the Zoo as acting director.
The Butterfly Garden is one of our seasonal attractions, usually open from late spring or early summer until the middle of autumn. This year, the butterfly season starts on Friday, May 23. The exhibition space is designed so that visitors can walk among the colorful tropical butterflies. Currently, over 600 individuals of 22 different species can be seen.
Throughout June, Przewalski’s horses will be transported from the Hortobágy National Park to Kazakhstan. This is part of an international cooperation program involving multiple organizations, aimed at reintroducing these wild horses to the Kazakh steppes, from where they disappeared in the 19th century.
The Zoo’s latest botanical attraction is now complete: Budapest’s first tea plantation, located at the foot of the hill in the Japanese Garden. The roughly two hundred frost-tolerant tea shrubs planted here could, within a few years, yield enough leaves to make around one hundred cups of tea per harvest.
Over forty years ago, UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – designated April 18 as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. The protection of monuments and cultural heritage is important for any society, but it is especially relevant for our institution, as most of the buildings at the Zoo are under historical preservation.
Today, the tiger cubs born just over eight weeks ago were seen by the public for the very first time. During a short health check, they were briefly taken out and handled so that they could receive their first vaccinations. There is one female and one male cub, weighing 8.4 and 9.2 kilograms respectively.
Dr. Endre Sós has been appointed as the new Director General of our Zoo. A veterinarian by training, he has worked at our institution for 30 years and is internationally recognized for his expertise in wildlife conservation and zoo and wildlife medicine. Since 2023, in the absence of an officially appointed director, he has been leading the Zoo as acting director.
The Butterfly Garden is one of our seasonal attractions, usually open from late spring or early summer until the middle of autumn. This year, the butterfly season starts on Friday, May 23. The exhibition space is designed so that visitors can walk among the colorful tropical butterflies. Currently, over 600 individuals of 22 different species can be seen.
Throughout June, Przewalski’s horses will be transported from the Hortobágy National Park to Kazakhstan. This is part of an international cooperation program involving multiple organizations, aimed at reintroducing these wild horses to the Kazakh steppes, from where they disappeared in the 19th century.
The Zoo’s latest botanical attraction is now complete: Budapest’s first tea plantation, located at the foot of the hill in the Japanese Garden. The roughly two hundred frost-tolerant tea shrubs planted here could, within a few years, yield enough leaves to make around one hundred cups of tea per harvest.
Over forty years ago, UNESCO – the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – designated April 18 as the International Day for Monuments and Sites. The protection of monuments and cultural heritage is important for any society, but it is especially relevant for our institution, as most of the buildings at the Zoo are under historical preservation.
