Kyiv Zoo
The Kyiv Zoo (Ukrainian: Київський Зоопарк, romanized: Kyyivsʹkyy Zoopark) is the only large zoo in Kyiv, Ukraine and one of the largest zoos in the former Soviet Union. Situated on about 40 hectares (99 acres), the zoo is cared for by 378 staff members and receives about 280,000 visitors annually.
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| Date opened | 21 March 1909 |
| Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Land area | 40 ha (99 acres) |
| No. of animals | 1947 (1 January 2010) |
| No. of species | 339 (1 January 2010) |
| Website | zoo.kyiv.ua |
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