Karaganda Zoo
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| '''Қарағанды хайуанханасы Karaganda Zoo |
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 1st logo of the Karaganda zoo.
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| Date opened | 1936/1938 |
| Location | Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
| Land area | 107.49 acres (0.435 km²) |
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| Number of Animals | more of 1000 (1990) |
| Number of Species | 250 (1990) |
| Accreditations/ Memberships |
AZA |
| [Karaganda Zoo Website] | |
The Karaganda Zoo is the state zoo of the city Karaganda in Kazakhstan. It is one of the largest and oldest zoological parks in the country.
[edit] History
Exact age of Karaganda zoo is unknown. Many documents, confirming of an origin of the zoo, have been lost. Few historical documents, telling about the Karaganda zoo, have remained some employees of the zoo and the townspeople, visiting zoological park since days of the basis.
[edit] See also
- List of zoos
- Batyr, the zoo's talking elephant
- Almaty Zoo
