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| Қарағанды хайуанаттар бағы Karagandy Zoo | |
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 1st logo of the Karaganda zoo. | |
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| 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 Karagandy Zoo (Kazakh: Қарағанды хайуантар бағы, romanized: Qarağandy haiuantar bağy; Russian: Карагандинский зоопарк, romanized: Karagandinskiy zoopark) is the state zoo of the city Karaganda in Kazakhstan. The Karagandy 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
Notes
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Karaganda Zoo at Wikimedia Commons- Karaganda Zoo
