Kharkiv Zoo
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Kharkiv Zoo is a public zoo in Park Shevchenko, Kharkiv, Ukraine.{{Cite book |last=Evans |first=Andrew |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxRtNoL-E3cC&pg=PA406&dq=kharkiv+zoo&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5m_fS-_SNAxX6k4kEHQLhL-AQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=kharkiv%20zoo&f=false |title=Ukraine |last2=Pasquale |first2=Massimiliano Di |date=2013 |publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|pages=406}}{{Cite web |date=2024-03-12 |title=Shevchenko Garden: A Peaceful Oasis in Kharkiv |url=https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/shevchenko-garden-a-peaceful-oasis-in-kharkiv/7514391.html |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Voice of America}} The zoo is connected to the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria.{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=Bea |date=2022-03-22 |title=Zoo Miami donating to zoos in Ukraine through EAZA |url=https://blooloop.com/animals/news/zoo-miami-ukraine-zoo-donation-eaza/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Blooloop}} The zoo covers 22 acres and has 1,170 individual animals from 193 species.{{Cite web |title=Kharkiv zoo |url=https://azu.org.ua/en/zoos/702/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Асоціація зоопарків України}}
History
It was the first zoo established in Ukraine, founded in 1895.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-23 |title=Kharkiv Zoo started working after five years of reconstruction |url=https://ukrainetoday.org/kharkiv-zoo-started-working-after-five-years-of-reconstruction/ |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Ukraine Today}} 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.{{Cite news |date=August 19, 2013 |title=The survivor monkeys of Kharkov |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-survivor-monkeys-of-kharkov/ |work=Times of Israel}} The zoo underwent major renovations between 2016 and 2021. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, animals from private zoos around Ukraine, including Feldman Ecopark, were transferred to the Kharkiv Zoo for safety.{{Cite web |date=2025-04-08 |title=Today is Zoo Lover's Day: How zoos protect animals during the war in Ukraine |url=https://unn.ua/en/news/today-is-zoo-lovers-day-how-zoos-protect-animals-during-the-war-in-ukraine |access-date=2025-06-16 |website=Ukrainian National News (UNN)}} In September 2022, a chimpanzee named Chichi escaped from the zoo and returned later riding a bicycle.{{Cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Lauren |date=2022-09-07 |title=A Chimpanzee Escaped From a Ukrainian Zoo. She Returned on a Bicycle. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/07/world/europe/chimpanzee-escape-ukraine-zoo.html |access-date=2025-06-16 |work=The New York Times}}
Exhibits and attractions
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External links
- {{URL|https://zoo.kharkiv.ua/index.php}}
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