Karaganda Zoo
| Қарағанды хайуанаттар бағы Karagandy Zoo | |
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1st logo of the Karaganda zoo. | |
Interactive map of Қарағанды хайуанаттар бағы Karagandy Zoo | |
| 49°47′12.21″N 73°3′36.86″E / 49.7867250°N 73.0602389°E | |
| Date opened | 1936/1938 |
| Location | Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
| Land area | 107.5 acres (43.5 ha) |
| No. of animals | 1000+ (1990) |
| No. of species | 250 (1990) |
The Karaganda Zoo (also known as the Karagandy Zoo; Kazakh: Қарағанды хайуанаттар бағы, romanized: Qarağandy haiuanattar bağy; Russian: Карагандинский зоопарк, romanized: Karagandinskiy zoopark) is the state zoo of the city of Karaganda in Kazakhstan. The Karaganda Zoo covers 107.5 acres (43.5 ha), and is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The zoo is best known as the home of the "talking" elephant Batyr until his death in 1993.[1][2]
See also
- List of zoos
- Batyr, the zoo's talking elephant
- Almaty Zoo
References
- ^ "Batyr at Karaganda Zoo". elephant.se. Elephant Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ "Kazakhstan zoo monkeys given wine 'to ward off flu'". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
Sources
- R. N. Nurgaliev, ed. (1991). Казахская ССР: краткая энциклопедия [Kazakh SSR: brief encyclopedia] (in Russian). Vol. 2: Природа. Естественные ресурсы. Население. Экономика. Народное благосостояние. Alma-Ata: Kazakh Soviet Encyclopedia. p. 208. ISBN 5-89800-002-X.
External links
- Media related to Karaganda Zoo at Wikimedia Commons
- Karaganda Zoo