Children and adults are waiting for a contact zoo (Kirov)

Kirov - a small Russian city on the river Vyatka,is located approximately 900 km to the north-east of the capital. It is a cultural, historical and scientific center of the Urals. There are many attractions and interesting places worth visiting: temples, museums, parks and theaters. A water park, a circus and a contact zoo are very popular among locals and visitors of the city. Kirov can boast of three such institutions, which will be discussed below.

What is a contact zoo?

This is a complex that contains home andwild animals. Its characteristic difference is the opportunity not only to feed the animals, but also to stroke them, to take them in their arms. It is logical that pets that inhabit the contact zoo (Kirov - not an exception), are not dangerous. Direct communication with them does not endanger either the health or the lives of visitors.

The complex itself, as a rule, has smallsize, compact, located in a limited area (this may even be a corner in the mall). There are many mobile contact zoos that are touring the country.

"Call of the Jungle"

This contact zoo (Kirov) is located in the Museum and Exhibition Center "Diorama" at the address: ul. Gorky, 32. More than 70 species of various animals and birds are represented in this complex. Here live reptiles and monkeys, chameleons and chinchillas, scorpions and ferrets, porcupines and lemurs, birds with fairy plumage and a huge rabbit. The pride of the zoo is the largest tortoise in Russia named Hercules. She is 88 years old, weighs 100 kg and patiently rolls on herself toddlers. Many liked the young raccoon-poloskun, the others had pet darlings and a sweet sugar opossum.

Employees of the zoo will tell a lot of interesting things about all animals, will conduct an excursion.

"Diorama" (Kirov) is waiting for guests from Tuesday toSunday from 10-00 to 17-30. Admission price for adults is 250 rubles, for children - 200 rubles, for students and pensioners - 200 rubles. A package of feed for animals will cost only 30 rubles. If desired, both adults and children can be photographed with pets for memory. The photo costs 100 rubles.

Reviews about the Kirov contact zoo "Calljungle "is mostly positive, visitors note the cleanliness in the institution, the absence of an unpleasant smell, healthy kind of animals.The only drawback of this complex - there are always a lot of people here, but this indirectly confirms the popularity of the zoo.

GRUNDORF

In 2015, a new contact zoo GRUNDORF opened in Kirov. Here visitors are waited by exotic lama anddwarf lambs, funny goats and homemade chicken, forest hedgehogs and nimble squirrels, cute mini-pies and fluffy rabbits. Local stars - aristocratic cats Masy and Basya.

Animals with pleasure go to contact with visitors. Beasts can be fed (special food), pat, hug, they can be photographed.

The contact zoo (Kirov) is decorated in the style of an old German village, the staff conducts mini-excursions, during which they introduce the habits and lifestyle of different animals and birds.

GRUNDORF is located on the 4th floor of TSUM on Vorovskogo street, 77. Works every day from 9-00 to 21-00, the price of admission ticket is 250 rubles.

"Mohnatia"

This family-type contact zoo is the newest in Kirov. It was opened only at the end of 2016. It is located at: Shchorsa Street, 79. The complex receives visitors daily from 10-00 to 20-00.

Today, most cats and dogsdifferent breeds: French bulldogs, dwarf pinschers, spaniels, Siberian cats and Persians. This zoo is already jokingly nicknamed "The Dog Village". In the near future new, more exotic inhabitants will appear here.

The contact zoo is a great opportunity for children and adults to get a positive experience with animals, to become softer and kinder.

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