Rostov Zoo
About
Rostov-on-Don Zoo is a zoo in Russia located in Rostov-on-Don. The zoo is a member of 38 programs involved in the conservation of endangered animals. It features such animals as tigers, lions, pygmy hippopotamus, Asian elephants, Dagestan and Bezoar goats, Siamese crocodiles, and flamingos.[2] Rostov-on-Don Zoo is a member of the International Species Information System. A large park is a main feature of the zoo, making it a popular place among local citizens. Rostov Zoo is one of the largest in Russia. In his collection there are over 5 thousand animals belonging to more than 400 species and representing the five continents. Here you can see Asian elephants, white rhinoceros, Rothschild giraffe, tapirs, pygmy hippopotamus, ungulates, and rare and endangered species in the wild - Dagestan tour, bezoar goat. In the aquarium of the zoo are the most diverse inhabitants of the underwater world, except for crocodiles from South-East Asia, amphibians and reptiles from Central Asia, Africa and America are exhibited. In the scientific community, the zoo is known for the most complete collection of anthropoid apes and reproduction of animals in captivity: it occupies one of the first places in Europe for the breeding of white-tailed eagles, has great success in obtaining offspring from Siamese crocodiles, Japanese and crowned cranes, flamingos, Kenneth Bennett, many species of predatory animals. On a large well-groomed territory (more than 90 hectares), animal exposures naturally combine with the sites of an old park, green lawns and flower beds, artificial lakes. to slowly take a look at everything, often not enough all day. In addition, some favorites of the public - bears, monkeys, elephants - feel like "stars" and arrange real representations, from which it is difficult to come off. Therefore, if you are limited by time, pay attention to the map of the zoo and choose a route for the signs. If you are tired, you can relax in the shade of the alleys, admire the pelicans on the shore of the lake, have a picnic on the lawn (especially if you are with the kids) or stay at one of the cafes located in the zoo. For children in the zoo there is a small town with attractions, in a horse-drawn carriage or on a train.[3] The zoo operates in winter and autumn from 8.00 to 18.00, in spring and summer - from 8.00 to 20.00, the aquarium - from 10.00 to 17.00.The ticket office closes an hour earlier. History
 The zoo was founded in June 1927 to serve as a pet enclosure for a nearby school named after Marshal S. M. Budyonny (now known as School No. 43 on Budennovsky Street, 64). The school's collection of animals was moved to the outskirts of the town in the autumn of 1929.  On 5 September 2009, Rostov-on-Don Zoo received three elephants, which had previously been held at the Berlin Zoo Friedrichsfelde. The zoo, which hadn't had elephants in over twenty years, now hosts them in exchange for a polar bear.[4] In December 2010, a female baby elephant was born in the zoo.[5] Collection The zoo is home to about 5,000 animals belonging to 400 species.[citation needed] There is also a section of the aquarium which presents inhabitants of the underwater world — from the fish of the Don region to freshwater stingrays and crabs from South America. There are a crocodiles from Southeast Asia, turtles, snakes from Central Asia, Africa, America, as well as other reptiles kept in terrariums. References
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