Going to the capital of Belarus on a business trip or on an excursion, be sure to take time to visit one of its bright attractions - the zoo. Although the zoo in Minsk can not boast of a long history, but for three decades of existence it has accumulated enough "interestingness."
History of the Zoo in Minsk
History Chizhovsky zoo in Minsk began in 1984, when the leadership of the Minsk Automobile Plant decided to create a sponsored zoo. The first of its inhabitants was the Zhurk stork, picked up by kind people after he got into a puddle of fuel oil and lost the opportunity to fly. So he got into the factory greenhouse, where he lived comfortably until the damaged feathers had grown anew.
The history of the settlement in the zoo and the camel of Khan is of interest. Once a circus artist, Khan was forced to stop his artistic career because of illness - a poor animal overpowered rheumatism. It is because of this that he was presented to the Minsk zoo by the famous trainer Teresa Durova. A healthy Belarusian climate contributed to the fact that the backache receded and Khan recovered.
The zoo could not do without a bison - an animal that flaunts on the emblem of the Minsk Automobile Plant. But, unfortunately, the age of the first bison in the Minsk zoo was short and the fault was that the visitors treated it to something indigestible. The new bison appeared only in 2003.
Zoo in Minsk - present time
Thirty years after the foundation, the Minsk Zoo has changed significantly - it has grown and acquired a lot of interesting inhabitants. Today it is not just a park with a couple of dozen open-air cages with animals, but a modern cultural and entertainment center, which also includes a terrarium and a dolphinarium. In the exposition of the zoo in Minsk you can see more than 4,500 representatives of various species of vertebrates. There is also a special contact area in the zoo where children have a unique opportunity to personally feed and iron some inhabitants of the Minsk zoo.
For those who want to not just walk slowly along the paths of the zoo, but also learn something new and interesting, there is an opportunity to book an excursion. True it is available only to groups of 25 people.
Dolphinarium of the Zoo in Minsk
The Dolphinarium "Nemo" appeared in the zoo in Minsk relatively recently - in 2008. It was built by specialists from Ukraine and at first only Ukrainian artists, coaches and service personnel worked there. Today, the dolphinarium has become a favorite holiday destination for the residents of the Belarusian capital and its guests, because here you can not only see the most interesting stunts performed by the most intelligent representatives of the marine fauna, but also get an unforgettable impression of sharing with them bathing.
How to get to the zoo in Minsk?
So, how do you get to the Minsk Zoo? It is located in the floodplain of the Svisloch River, in the southeast of the Belarusian capital. Its territory is limited by the streets of Holodeda, Tashkent, Mashinostroiteley and Uborevich. You can get here from the city center by bus route №№ 92 or 59. If you prefer underground transportation to the ground, then one and a half kilometers from the entrance to the zoo is the metro station "Avtozavodskaya", from which the path will have to continue on buses Nos. 16, 21 , 22, 917 or 926. For owners of personal vehicles at the entrance to the zoo is a convenient parking lot.
The time of the zoo in Minsk
The Minsk Zoo is pleased to see visitors year-round, without days off. It opens its doors at 10-00 on weekdays and at 9-00 on holidays and weekends. Leave the park at 18-30. The entrance ticket to the zoo costs 30,000 Belarusian rubles, and for visiting the terrarium and aqua park, you must additionally pay 20,000 and 140,000 Belarusian rubles, respectively.
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