At the beginning of the last century in Belarus appeared first zoo. Grodno had on its territory only in Botanical gardens and then part of it took for the animals. So in 1927, emerged and began to develop gradually famous in our time, the Grodno Zoological Park, which now has more than 3000 individuals representing over 300 species.
The Grodno Zoo is the city centre, near the train station. Exact address: Timiryazeva street, 11. If you suddenly get lost in the city, no doubt that every passer-by knows how to find the zoo in Grodno. While working Zoological Park on weekdays: from 10.00 to 19.00. On weekends and holidays the box office starts half an hour earlier and ends half an hour later. After the close of the service according to the zoo, you can walk for about an hour.
A Terrarium, located on the territory of the Grodno zoo, has its own mode of operation. He always begins to function from 10.00 am. Monday and Thursday it closes at 15.00, and on other week days – 20.00. On weekends and holidays visiting the terrarium ends at 20.30.
According to numerous testimonials, it is best for a walk in the Zoological Park of Grodno to go as soon as it opens. This is for at least two reasons. First, at 10 a.m. there is less likely of people, that will eliminate the need to stand in long queues and give a few relaxed and hassle-free hours in solitude with representatives of wildlife. Second, animals in this time the most active, and they can be a good to consider.
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Walking through the Park at lunchtime, you can stumble on the process of feeding, and kind of bloody lunch of predators can considerably spoil the impression. If it is summer, the animals tend to hide in secluded places from the midday heat, so they can not see until the evening. As for a few hours before closing, they are not the best time to visit the zoo due to the fact that some of its inhabitants, especially birds, have a habit of early to settle in for the night.
To make a trip to the zoo in Grodno, the best fit autumn, spring and cool summer days. Visiting it in the fall, you will see animals in the magnificent, well-fed and lush wool. In the spring, some residents of the zoo may seem sick and neglected. On hot days the animals are hiding from the sun, and frosty-cold.
Both children And adults will be interesting and unusual to observe at a distance of several meters, as acting of large and small predators, which are rich zoo of Grodno. The animals there are free enough cages, so they feel comfortable. The eyes of the visitors brought noble tigers, clumsy bears, wolves, mysterious, graceful lions, leopards and Cougars, gloomy hyenas and other predatory fauna.
The zoo also contains smaller species of Carnivora. You can meet a Fox, ferret, raccoon, Fox, mongoose, otter, wild cat, and so on. You can also find the zoo and herbivorous fauna.
The Grodno Zoo is ready to surprise its visitors with unusual looking pet, with thick tree-like branched horns called Alpine deer, or at least interesting referring horned goat. The zoo is also home to maned sheep, guanacos, Bactrian and one-humped camels, awesome Yak, fallow deer, mouflon, bison (located in the lists of the red book RB), Lam, David's deer, ponies and other animals.
If predators almost none of the visitors do not seek to feed, herbivores and strive to treat all sorts of Goodies. However, feeding animals at the zoo is strictly prohibited. Visiting the surcharge pad “Granny's yard” you can get a lot of pleasure from close contact contact with animals such as monkeys. You can make cute photos.
The largest class group of animals in the zoo are birds. Swan goose, Griffon vulture, Golden, grey and ordinary pheasant, Dalmatian Pelican, common peafowl, pied Rosella, pink Flamingo, grey Heron, blue-and-yellow macaw, Starling, bullfinch, tawny eagle and other birds welcome visitors.
When visiting the zoo in Grodno, you should look in his terrarium, where you can contemplate the various types of snakes, frogs, bearded argama, crocodile Caiman common iguana and other members of the group. For a fee you can get to feed the reptiles.
Some of the additional features already mentioned, such as “my Grandmother's yard” (closed Monday and Tuesday). Another extra charge you can book a tour on one of the following themes, Christmas tour, or a tour “birthday”. At the zoo you can ride a horse, train or truck. Photo with animals also has its cost.The employees of the Grodno zoo is offering free, paid guest lectures and provide Advisory services for the care of exotic animals.
Probably, no one is left disappointed by visiting the zoo in Grodno. Photos with a favorite animal made in its territory for a long time serves as an excellent reminder of those wonderful moments of reunion with the living nature of our planet. It is a pity that people can not always behold the beauty of wild animals, but thanks to zoos he can be proud that for once in my life seen them.
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