Kiev zoo turned 105 years
Now the zoo occupies almost 40 hectares, but it all started in a much more modest: the head of the Kiev railway station gave shelter to about two dozen birds and mammals. In winter the animals lived in the little hut, and in the summer they were transported to the territory of the Botanical garden. Fomin. Only a few years later, in 1909, the zoo received its territory (this day is considered the birthday of the zoo). And by 1913 collection of animals counted 328 instances.
ELEPHANTS WERE TREATED WITH WINE. The story of the elephant began in 1929, with cows Mary. As told Today in Kyiv zoo, there were times when I lived here a couple: "From 1954 to 1960 the Baby elephant and the elephant Lucia were held together and lived family life of 6 years." Someday Baby and Lucie fell sick, and was very capricious patients did not want to take medication. "We had to give them wine and very sweet tea that the sick propetly. Of course, this treatment had their taste! They did not even notice that, along with tea and wine received medicine", - told in the zoo. However, two bishops is not the limit of the zoo: from 1956 to 1960 kennel kept and exhibited simultaneously four elephants: linked, Baby, Shashi mausoleum (the moon) and Ravi (Sun). The guide zoo 1959 wrote: "Perhaps you have heard about the elephants Shashi and Ravi, which gave the Soviet children friends from distant India. These elephants live at the zoo and I feel good: they are healthy and vigorous. They're so well-better, which increased the weight twice. Of course, you can recover if there is a sweet porridge!"
THE MOST-MOST. There is the zoo and the "most-most". For example, most "terrible" beast - mythical sheep push. Afraid to do it because he has not two, but four horns. Push a special breed of Scotland. Such sheep lived in a confined space and could not avoid crossing with related species. As a result of genetic mutation arose four horns instead of two. But in the zoo there is a belief: pagecache Jam - find a husband.
The oldest inhabitants of the zoo cassowary Kazik and Behemoth Brest. Brest December 15, 2013 is 55 years of age. It is a record-breaker: when the world's oldest hippopotami Donna died in the USA in August of 2012, to Brest passed her the title "the oldest of begemotik in the world. And yet it is a "veteran" of the menagerie, because for 40 years, is located in Kyiv. "Usually hippopotamuses live 40-45 years. Now Brest moving slowly and reluctantly leads an active way of life: it appears to popustiti on the grass, soak in water and soak up the sun", - told us in the zoo. Her one year old - the only in Ukraine cassowary Kazik, who was born in 1959. This year he will celebrate his 55th birthday, although the nature of these birds live up to 40 years.
Most young inhabitants - 2 cub, born in January from a pair of brown bears Potap and Nastya. "Visitors will be able to see medvezhat already in late April - early may. And now with her mom gain strength for the upcoming games," he told us at the zoo.
There in the zoo and gluttons. Most of all is eating the elephant Horace. "The day he eats more than 200 kg of food (80 kg of hay, 20 kg of carrots, 20 kg of apples, 20 kg of beets, 45 kg of feed brooms + 20 kg vitamin supplements). And, for example, the king of the beasts - the lion, the day eats 8 kg of beef with bone", - have noted in zwerenz
Will the renovation and replenishment of
By summer of 2014 in Kyiv zoo planned to repair outdoor enclosure for visitors pet - gorilla Tony, and also to increase the aquarium for sea turtles and to reconstruct summer aviary for birds. "Also is planned the acquisition of new species for expansion of specific exposition and for the breeding of rare animals in the zoo. This cat lemur, lemur Vari, APE de Braga, spotted deer, kisaakye pigs", - told "Today", Deputy General Director of soucasti Igor Mariychuk. Now the zoo 399 species and 3292 individuals, including the Red book of Ukraine registered 39 species. In 2013, the zoo was born 427 Pets.
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