Tag Archives: Kyiv Zoo

Servals evacuated from frontline Kurakhove live in orchard – KyivZoo

Servals are extremely rare in Ukraine. Four individuals were evacuated from the frontline town of Kurakhove in Donetsk Oblast to the Kyiv Zoo. This was reported on Facebook by the institution. They were taken out in 2023. After stabilization, treatment, and adaptation, the first pair – Osiris and Sekhmet – moved on to the next stage of rehabilitation. For this ...

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Raccoons and bears without shelter: the storm damaged the Kyiv Zoo

буревій пошкодив житло єнотів

Kyiv Zoo suffered from the storm. The alpaca fence, the roof of the raccoon enclosure and three panes of glass at the Bear Continent were damaged, and trees and large branches were broken. This was reported on Facebook. All animals are safe and sound. At the beginning of the storm, they were quickly moved to winter quarters. The workers removed ...

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Mysterious rhinoceros birds come out of their winter home in Kyiv Zoo

Abyssinian edgers

The incredible Abyssinian Kromkachi (rhinoceros birds) from Kharkiv region are leaving their winter home for their summer playground in Kyiv Zoo. The institution shared the details on Facebook. The specialists of the Kyiv Zoo carefully arranged a natural space for them: wooden trunks and stumps, green bushes and vines, steppe soil and grassy vegetation. Everything that creates a cosy and ...

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Incredible pink phoenixes returned to Kyiv

У зоопарку Києва зустріли рожевих фламінго

The Kyiv Zoo welcomed pink flamingos, also called phoenixes. The birds will be fed a special dish with vitamin and mineral supplements. This is stated in the message of KMA on the Telegram channel. Ukraine’s largest zoo flock of pink flamingos has returned to its summer lake lands. For the birds’ comfort, it was decided to recreate the natural conditions ...

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