Top 6 most-most zoos in the world
There are over 700 zoos in the world. We chose the 6 most interesting and unusual. If you get to one of these cities for animals, then it is sad to walk and look at its sad inhabitants, who are huddled in tiny cages, you definitely do not have to.
One of the most visited zoos in the world is in Singapore. They say that this is a very unusual zoo. And all because here, you can do what you usually can not do in ordinary zoos: enter the enclosures to some animals, have breakfast in the jungle (if you have time between 9:00 and 10:30), throughout the day you can feed the inhabitants of the zoo, which you like or go on a river safari. Beyond that, there is an opportunity.
The zoo is divided into 8 thematic zones, each of which is close to the natural habitat of animals. It covers an area of 28 hectares. For ease of movement at such distances, small vans run around the zoo. To be able to ride them, an adult will have to pay 5 Singapore dollars, and a child only 3.
It will be interesting to visit a night safari. Here you can see 2,500 animals that lead an active life only after dusk. During your little journey through the night jungle, the guide quietly, so as not to scare off the animals, talks about the zoo inhabitants you will see. By the way, the Singapore Zoo was the first to have such entertainment for visitors.
The largest zoo in Russia was built in 1933, in Novosibirsk. Then it was just a tiny zoo, which consisted of one living corner. Today, the area of the zoo is 60 hectares. It contains approximately 11,000 individuals, 756 species. More than 350 of them are on the verge of extinction. The symbol of the zoo is a snow leopard, beautiful and graceful. It can also be found on the list of endangered animals.
In addition to its symbol and size, the zoo is famous for the fact that there are breeding cats and maroons. Therefore, the zoo is famous for one of the largest populations of these families.
In early May, the collection of the zoo was replenished with penguins. Seven representatives of the Humboldt species were transferred to the Moscow Zoo under the conservation program. And, more recently, the construction of a dolphinarium on the territory of the zoo was completed. 4 bottlenose dolphins, two beluga whales, walruses and sea lions have already arrived here. The dolphinarium is not yet open, but the zoo staff promise that the performances will begin very soon.
The zoo with the largest number of inhabitants is located in the heart of Europe - Germany. The zoo was built in the center of Berlin. On an area of 34 hectares there are about 15,000 animals, 1,500 species. About 2.5 million people visit the zoo every year. This is not surprising, because the zoo is one of the main attractions of the city.
During World War II, a large part of the zoo was destroyed, and only 91 of the 3,715 animals survived. After the war, Katarina Heinroth took control of the zoo and managed to rebuild it.
The oldest zoo in the world was founded in 1752 in Austria. The menagerie on the current outskirts of Vienna existed in 1570, but became a zoo only in the middle of the XVIII century as an imperial menagerie. After 27 years, a simple audience was allowed to enter the zoo. It should be noted that the entrance was free.
Tiergarten Schönbrunn Zoo is home to more than 500 species of animals. Here you can see Siberian tigers, African elephants, and southern sea lions. The zoo in Vienna is one of the few places where you can watch the life of giant pandas. On the site of the zoo you can get acquainted with the schedule of feeding animals and participate in this process. For example, visitors can feed penguins, giant turtles, Siberian tigers, koalas and many other inhabitants of Zootopia.
In 2014, the Franz Joseph Land pavilion was opened in the zoo, where you can see polar bears. Desert pavilion deserves special attention, where you can study the animal and plant world of the driest places of our planet.
If you want to get acquainted with the animal world, learn more about the life of individual species, then special excursions and seminars will help to expand knowledge in this area.
In the northernmost zoo in the world there are no giraffes or funny monkeys. The inhabitants of the Ranois Zoo, in Finland - polar bears, moose, wolverines, foxes and other animals living in northern latitudes. One of the features of the zoo is that the birds do not live in cages, but fly themselves and populate birdhouses, carefully prepared for them by people. In winter, visitors can ride dog and deer sleds, visit a ski track or rent a snowmobile.
Locals like to celebrate Christmas in the zoo and you can join them, because not far from the zoo there is a restaurant, a pastry shop and a wine shop.
The zoo is not only a place of entertainment for tourists, but also a hospital for animals.
The most dangerous zoo in the world is the Lujan Zoo in Argentina. Many people argue about his policies. The bottom line is that here you can approach, iron and take pictures with the most dangerous inhabitants of our planet. Feed a bear, scratch a tiger's belly, kiss a lion's nose for $50. However, you will have to sign a paper stating that the zoo is not responsible for your life.
However, if you are not much attracted by the prospect of kissing a lion, then you can simply feed and pet geese, ducks, goats that walk under your feet. And on the trees you can see large, colorful parrots that like to sit in the hands of visitors.
Zoos are not always purely entertaining. They are often created for scientific purposes. Here they study the behavior of animals, reproduce and preserve species. Here people understand how important it is to preserve the beauty of wildlife.
Text by Anna Bochkareva
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