December 14 – World Monkey Day.
This holiday appeared as a joke among students of the University of Michigan. One of the students marked the date of December 14 in the calendar as Monkey Day. It happened in 2000. Then the prank ended with a humorous holiday celebrated by students.…
14/12/2021
At first glance, it may seem that we have decided to show portraits of ungulates, made in their native environment – high in the mountains. Clusters of stones and moss-covered boulders look too natural. But it is worth moving the camera away, as it becomes clear that in the lens…
13/12/2021
On December 8, Mykolaiv Zoo celebrates the birthday of polar bear Smetanka, who turns 4 years old.
Smetanka's parents are Nanuk and Zefirka. Smetanka's birth in our zoo was a great sensation, the event that was extremely important and bright, because polar bears had not been born in Mykolaiv Zoo…
08/12/2021
On December 3, we are launching a new photo project – the column "House for animals. The zoo through the eyes of an architect".
Right now, when the leaves fell and treetops do not cover the view, you can get a good look at the zoo buildings – enclosures for…
03/12/2021
Today, November 27, our beautiful polar bear Zefirka celebrates her birthday. She turns 10! Zefirka arrived in March 2014 under the International Program from Moscow Zoo. For 7 years of living in Mykolaiv Zoo she proved herself as a very kind and caring mother who knows how to take care…
27/11/2021
The columns "Flowering Calendar" and "Golden Autumn at the Zoo" publish the last message this season.
Today we show you the blooms of the queen of autumn flowers, fragrant chrysanthemum, which can now be seen in the flower beds near the summer enclosure for elephants, behind the enclosures for small…
12/11/2021
November 12 – Day of great tit, which can be called "the holiday of meeting wintering birds". This day is celebrated not only to draw attention to the beautiful and extremely useful bird, but also to remind people once again of the need to support birds in winter.
Great tits,…
11/11/2021
WARNING! IMPORTANT INFORMATION!
We would like to inform you that currently, according to the decision of the commission on technogenic and ecological safety and emergency situations of October 31, 2021, in order to prevent the spread of acute respiratory disease COVID-19 entry to Mykolaiv Zoo is allowed for persons over 18 years of…
03/11/2021
Today Valentyna Makarivna Yakunina, our employee – record holder on duration of term of work in the zoo went on the deserved rest. Valentyna Makarivna worked in Mykolaiv Zoo for 53 years! To date, this is an absolute record among our employees.
Valentyna Makarivna came to work at Mykolaiv Zoo…
02/11/2021
