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Varna
Zoo is
located
in
the
heart
of
the Sea
Garden in Varna and
is
a
favourite
place
for
kids
and
adults.
It
is
neighbouring
the Dolphinarium and
the
Museum
of
Natural
History.
The
first
animals
in
the zoo were
the bear 'Maxim',
a
gift
from
sailors
of
the minesweeper "G.
Dimitrov"
in
1956,
and
the red
deer 'Longos'.
Today
the
zoo
houses
60
species
of
animals,
with
more
than
300
individuals,
of
which
17
protected
kinds
of
birds
and
animals,
written
in
the
Red
Book
of
Bulgaria
for
protected
species.
Varna
ZooDate
opened30 April
1956;
64 years
agoLocationSea
Garden
(Varna)
Varna, BulgariaCoordinates43.2106420°N
27.9371434°ELand
area6
acresNo. of
animals300[1]No. of
species60[2]Annual
visitors100,000[3]Major
exhibitsBirds, Herbivore animals, Carnivore animals, Primates[4]WebsiteVarna
Zoo
HistoryEdit
Varna
Zoo
was
built
between
1958-1961
and
opened
on
30
April
1961.
Architect
Bistra
Markova
laid
out
the
animal
houses
together
with
K.
Karakashev
and
with
the
support
from
the
major
at
that
time,
Nikolay
Boyadzhiev.
Until
the
bear
house
was
built
in
1958,
the
bear
Maxim
had
been
tied
to
a
tree.
The
lakes
were
populated
with Rose
pelicans.
By
1974,
the
zoo
received
animals
from
the Sofia
Zoo and
foreign
zoos,
including kangaroos, lamas, panthers, penguins, swans from
Berlin
and
other.
By
1994
there
were
around
50
animal
species.
The
oldest
animals
were
Martin,
a
24-years
old camel,
and
the
bears
Martin
and
Marga,
born
in
1972.
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