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— Flowering calendar Column "Flowering Calendar" Niedzwetzky's apple blooms in the zoo. This plant is named after the naturalist Vladislav Niedzwiecki, who found specimens of apple tree in the mountain forests of the Tien Shan. The apple tree blooms with abundant purple or bright pink flowers. French gardeners believe that this apple tree… 03/05/2021

— Important information Dear visitors! Mykolaiv Zoo works daily in the park mode, almost all animals are exhibited in open-air enclosures. Closed are: aquarium, winter pavilion of the ornithological department, primates house. Opening hours of the zoo: May 1 and 2 from 9.00 to 19.00, ticket offices until 18.00. All holidays and weekends… 01/05/2021

— Long-term residents of the zoo. Flamingos Mykolaiv Zoo continues a cycle of articles in which we acquaint you with long-term residents of our zoo. This article is about American flamingos (Lat. Phoenicopterus ruber). The collection of Mykolaiv Zoo contains 2 males of this species, which are now almost the same age as the new territory of… 01/05/2021

— Murko's holiday On April 29, 2021, the European bison (Lat. Bison bonasus) named Murko celebrates his birthday. He is 12 years old. The birthday boy arrived to Mykolaiv Zoo on April 20, 2010 from Kyiv. By nature Murko is a balanced and calm animal. The zoo staff says that they kindly call… 29/04/2021

— World tapir day World Tapir Day is celebrated annually around the world on April 27. To date, it is unknown who proposed to celebrate this holiday, but we know that the first World Tapir Day was celebrated in 2008. The purpose of the holiday is to spread information about these endangered animals. What… 27/04/2021

— Hanami in the zoo Missed the warmth, greenery and flowers? We invite you to a fabulous paradise of Mykolaiv Zoo on a holiday of Hanami. Hanami is a festival of flowering and admiration of sakura. Literally the name of this great national holiday is translated as "contemplation of flowers". Sakura Blossom Festival is one… 26/04/2021

— Rewarding for the 120th anniversary of Mykolaiv Zoo Today, on April 26, 2021, Mykolaiv Zoo turns 120 years! This is an extremely important event not only for our zoo, but also for all Mykolaiv. The history of creation of Mykolaiv Zoo goes back to the distant past and went for the end of the 19th and the beginning… 26/04/2021

— Flowering calendar Column "Flowering Calendar" Muscari blooms in the zoo flowerbeds. The name is given to the flower for its musky aroma. Its English name is "grape hyacinth" - the inflorescences really resemble bunches of grapes. And French call the plant "earth lilac". The most magnificent flowering muscari in the zoo can… 26/04/2021

— Flowering calendar Column "Flowering Calendar" Finally the sakura has already begun its magic flowering, and now some corners of Mykolaiv Zoo become similar to the real Japanese gardens. You can see blossoming sakura trees near the pond with koi carps, near the pavilion of tropical butterflies, near the enclosures for tigers and… 18/04/2021