New wetland birds exhibition at Prague Zoo to feature rare African Shoebills

The Prague Zoo will be opening an exhibition of wetland birds on Saturday that will include a pair of rare African Shoebills from Tanzania. According to zoo director Miroslav Bobek, only 40 such birds live in captivity in the world, making them as uncommon in zoos as the Giant Panda. The four aviaries at the exhibition will also include birds from the Americas, Australia and Europe. Other new attractions to the zoo will be the Hamerkop, the Wattled Crane and the White-headed Lapwing.