Kiev Zoo

The Kiev Zoo is one of the largest and most beautiful zoos in the former Soviet Union. The zoo's collection includes almost 400 species of animals.

The creation of the Kiev Zoo began with the creation of a society of animal lovers, which included politicians, doctors, and university professors. In general, people who had the opportunity to travel abroad and get to know the wildlife of other countries in person, as well as bring a couple of specimens with them. They wanted to draw public attention to the strange animals from foreign countries. Initially, the animal collection was located in the Fomin Botanical Garden, where there was also a donation box for animal husbandry. But soon there were too many animals and I had to think about where to visit to make them feel comfortable.

In 1909, the animals moved to a new location, and the street where the zoo was moved was renamed Zoologicheskaya. Nowadays, the total area of the zoo is 34 hectares. The zoo has not only an entertainment function, it also carries out work on the acclimatization of animals, scientific research of animal life. The Kiev Zoo has a circle of young naturalists, where children are given knowledge about animal zoogeography, biology, and the opportunity to take care of animals.

You can learn more about the life of birds in 2 huge aviaries for birds, in which birds can fly without problems. In total, the Kiev Zoo has almost 100 species of birds, totaling almost 700 specimens. In the "Island of Animals" zone, you can get acquainted with animals from all over the world, especially specimens from South America, Indonesia, and Africa predominate here. In 2003, a new zone was opened on the territory of the zoo - the Bear Continent. Bears feel at ease here among the greenery of the territory, raccoons, badgers, lynxes live in the neighborhood.

The Kiev Zoo will be a suitable place for a family holiday, where you can have fun and even feed the animals by hand. Well, you can have a snack in the cafe on the territory of the zoo.