On a cold winter evening, young people gathered at the zoo for vechornytsi. Beautifully dressed boys and girls divined their fortunes, had fun, played folk games, and bit "kalyta". Temporarily, our room for the classes of young biologists turned into a cozy house, decorated with old rushnyky, fragrant hay and…
27/11/2023
The column "Cozy corners of the zoo" shows how autumn met winter today. We invite you to our fabulous park!
21/11/2023
The employee of Mykolaiv Zoo, the head of the ornithology department, Serhiy Donovy, is celebrating a special anniversary – 25 years of work at the zoo!
Serhiy is in charge of a complex department in which many different birds are kept: huge ostriches and graceful flamingos, majestic eagles and bright…
16/11/2023
Recently, Mykolaiv Zoo converted an enclosure for one of Africa's most fearsome carnivores.
This monster can weigh more than 500 kg (according to some reports, more than a ton)! The length of a huge carnivore can reach 6 meters! It eats everything that falls on its teeth, and can eat…
14/11/2023
Chimpanzee Ambi is 55!
In 2023, a chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) named Ambi celebrates her birthday. This is the oldest ape in the zoos of Ukraine! She is 55 years old. The birthday animal came to Mykolaiv Zoo from Holland in 2004.
Ambi is the founder of the chimpanzee family in…
08/11/2023
Only our common efforts we can preserve this beautiful and wonderful world of animals ...