In 2012 the zoo saw its highest number of babies born , numbering 1,557 from 211 species , including the world 's first breeding of the crowned river turtle and the rufous-cheeked laughingthrush , as well as Prague Zoo 's first breeding of the red panda . In 2013 a large new Elephant Valley pavilion was introduced and the first elephant was born in Prague Zoo , named Sita . The zoo was flooded in June the same year for a second time , but most animals were evacuated in time
The zoo was flooded
2013 European floods
Prague Zoo