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— The world's largest continental tortoise and its neighbors The world's largest continental tortoise and its neighbors. Our giant's name is Marcus, he is a male African spurred tortoise. The African spurred tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) is the largest of the continental land tortoises and the third largest in the world, after the Galapagos tortoise (endemic to the Galapagos Islands)… 30/03/2023

— Column "Cozy corners of the zoo" The column "Cozy corners of the zoo" today shows the luxurious blooming almond trees. Almond is a fruit tree that has been cultivated for a long time and is one of the first to bloom. There are two types of almonds: bitter, which has a strong aroma, and sweet, which… 27/03/2023

— Seventh lecture Another interactive lecture of the series "Zoo in the palm of your hand" was held at the zoo today. Young researchers who, despite the rainy weather, came to the zoo that day, were able to talk to the cute "smiling lizard" - the leopard gecko, and also helped to feed… 26/03/2023

— World Water Day World Water Day has been celebrated since 1993. On this day, events dedicated to increasing public awareness of the importance of preserving and developing water resources are held. The purpose of events dedicated to this date is to draw attention to the problems of drinking water quality, the need to… 22/03/2023

— Cozy corners of Mykolaiv Zoo The column "Cozy corners of Mykolaiv Zoo" is gradually gaining momentum, just as, despite everything, a real warm spring is quickly coming to us. Today we invite you to Mykolaiv Zoo to admire the meadows of bright yellow flowers that look like miniature sunflowers. Lesser celandine or pilewort – that's… 22/03/2023

— Elephants on a walk Elephants on a walk Today, after a long break, elephants Dinkar and Shanti were reunited in the same enclosure in Mykolaiv Zoo. It was incredibly interesting to observe the behavior of animals at that time. When the gates were opened, the elephants first "changed" enclosures. The brawler Dinkar ran into… 21/03/2023

— Column "Cozy corners of Mykolaiv Zoo" Column "Cozy corners of Mykolaiv Zoo" offers to admire blooming crocuses, a small lawn of which is located on the greensward next to the alpine hill (near the enclosure for Amur leopards). A flower bed of crocuses can also be seen near the “Grandfather's Hut”. There are several dozen species… 20/03/2023

— The educational campaign is devoted to the preservation of rare plants Educational campaign Mykolaiv Zoo today held a traditional educational campaign "Let's save the first spring flowers", dedicated to the protection of rare plants of our region. Every spring, at spontaneous markets, at bus stops, in other crowded places, you can meet people selling inexpensive bouquets of spring flowers or dug… 19/03/2023

— The sixth lecture The sixth lecture of the series of interactive lectures "Zoo in the palm of your hand" The employees of the department of ecological and educational work and the aquaterrarium department of Mykolaiv Zoo continue to hold interactive lectures of the "Zoo in the palm of your hand" series. Today, March… 18/03/2023