Yalta Zoo “Skazka” (Russian for “Fairy Tale”) is the only Ukrainian privately owned zoo. At present more than 120 species of animals can be found in the Zoo, all of which were delivered from all continents of the globe.
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The zoo is located in a very beautiful and unique place from where a wonderful view of Yalta city and the Crimean mountains can be enjoyed. The zoo opened in 1995 and was visited by over 1 million of people. Many animals here have names of their own written on tables. As it is still winter many animals were hiding in their homes, but those that could be seen, made the journey to the zoo worth it.
Feeding animals is allowed here. You can buy food at the entrance. ‘Food for all the animals except for predators.’
Atlantic cedar from France. One of the rarest and picturesque coniferous trees. The alley was planted in 2010.The trees are 35-40 years old.
The Siberian tiger was busy with eating when visitors came.
Predator seat big and fresh pieces of meat.
The tiger has just had his lunch.
The only white Bengal tiger in Ukraine.
The white lion is eating.
Such lions can be rarely found in nature. They have a recessive gene that stops production of melanin.
The gene was obtained from their remote ancestors who used to inhabit the Earth during the Ice Age that helped them to be not visible in the show.
The couple consists of a white lion and a white lioness which seldom occurs in nature.
They are hoping to get offspring of the same color as they are.
Food for lions.
Far Eastern leopard.
The emu.
Its speed while running is 50 km an hour.
The Cameroonian goats are small and can be transported easy and fast.
Administrative building of the zoo.
The view of the mountains is gorgeous.
Marble benches and stone urns.
The road between the cages.
The cage with black vultures.
Peacocks can be found everywhere in the zoo.
Encounter of two males.
They walk around.
Are they going to fight?
They do not feel pity for beauty of each other.
The winner is leaving proudly.
The yaks are common in Mongolia and China.
Bonsai Alley.
Animal sculptures.
The zebras look clean and tidy.
They are also very curious.
Heart-to-heart conversation.
White-tailed eagle. Its wing spread is 2 meters.
The white lion is seeing off his guests.
Don’t forget to come back in summer to see all the animals who were hiding in their cages that time.
Location: Yalta
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i am looking forward to seeing tiger because i have never seen a real tiger have you over seen a real tiger?
haha~it’s looks like a cat.
Sorry, but that’s a very sad zoo. You shouldn’t keep the animals in concrete and iron bar cages.
If you’re going to build a zoo, build the animals a fairly nice and natural habitat. This is very surprising they did this because it was built new in 1995? No zoo like this should have been built for the last 25 years or more, most places stopped building them like this.
The view of the mountains were very nice, pretty administration building. But come on, lions and tigers etc… in concrete floor cages?
It was built by businesman. So they don’t care about animals,only money! At least they are still alive. Many dies in others zoo of the same conditions.
Putt the “businessman” inside lion cage!