Mykolaiv Zoo has birthday animals again. On November 27, a polar bear (Ursus maritimus) named Zefirka celebrated her birthday. She turned 12 years old.
And today, December 8, is the birthday of her daughter – Smetanka. She is turning 6 years old! The birth of Smetanka in our zoo was…
08/12/2023
Today, the zoo is sending a very valuable employee to a well-deserved rest, because Raisa Koval, the chief administrator of the zoo, is completing her professional activity. Raisa was hired on April 10, 1996 as an inspector of the personnel department, and on November 27, 2001 she was transferred to…
03/12/2023
In everyday life, in the urban environment, children need communication with nature and the living world for full development and a good mood. Therefore, the first interactive lecture of the season "Zoo to the touch" took place today. This format of the lecture was created in order to gain new…
02/12/2023
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
In the life of animals, as in the life of people, unpredictable situations can occur. This happened in the summer of 2023, when a female red-necked wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus) named Oktava tragically died in Mykolaiv Zoo. There was a small wallaby in Octava's bag. In nature, death awaits such cubs,…
06/11/2023
