Kharkiv Zoo
| Kharkiv Zoo | |
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 Kharkiv Zoo in 2013 | |
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| 50°01′10″N 36°13′30″E / 50.01944°N 36.22500°E | |
| Date opened | 1895 |
| Location | Kharkiv |
| Land area | 22 acres (8.9 ha) |
| Website | https://zoo.kharkiv.ua/ |
Kharkiv Zoo is a public zoo in Park Shevchenko, Kharkiv, Ukraine.[1][2] The zoo is connected to the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria.[3] The zoo covers 22 acres and has 1,170 individual animals from 193 species.[4]
History
[edit]It was the first zoo established in Ukraine, founded in 1895.[5] Many of its animals died during the Nazi occupation of Kharkiv in 1941, and most of the others were slaughtered by the Nazis before they retreated in 1943.[6] The zoo underwent major renovations between 2016 and 2021.[4] During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, animals from private zoos around Ukraine, including Feldman Ecopark, were transferred to the Kharkiv Zoo for safety.[7] In September 2022, a chimpanzee named Chichi escaped from the zoo and returned later riding a bicycle.[8]
Exhibits and attractions
[edit]The zoo has several exhibits, including the "Tiger Trail", the "African savannah" and "African safari", "Kingdom of the Elephants", "Planet of the Apes", "Wild Australia", "South America", "Inhabitants of the Mountains", and alligator exhibits.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Andrew; Pasquale, Massimiliano Di (2013). Ukraine. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 406.
- ^ "Shevchenko Garden: A Peaceful Oasis in Kharkiv". Voice of America. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ Mitchell, Bea (2022-03-22). "Zoo Miami donating to zoos in Ukraine through EAZA". Blooloop. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ a b c "Kharkiv zoo". Асоціація зоопарків України. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "Kharkiv Zoo started working after five years of reconstruction". Ukraine Today. 2021-08-23. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ "The survivor monkeys of Kharkov". Times of Israel. August 19, 2013.
- ^ "Today is Zoo Lover's Day: How zoos protect animals during the war in Ukraine". Ukrainian National News (UNN). 2025-04-08. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
- ^ McCarthy, Lauren (2022-09-07). "A Chimpanzee Escaped From a Ukrainian Zoo. She Returned on a Bicycle". The New York Times. Retrieved 2025-06-16.
External links
[edit]- zoo
.kharkiv .ua /index .php 
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