Lithuanian Zoological Garden ( lt, Lietuvos zoologijos sodas) previously known as Kaunas' Zoological Garden (''Kauno zoologijos sodas'') is the oldest scientific

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...

in Lithuania. It is located in an Ąžuolynas oak grove park in the south-western

Žaliakalnis Žaliakalnis (literally, "the green hill") is an elderate in Lithuania's second largest city, Kaunas. Žaliakalnis is located north of the old town and the city center area, between the Neris and Girstupis valleys. It is one of the largest reside ...

elderate of Kaunas. The territory of the zoo is . Lietuvos zoologijos sodas

The zoo was initiated in 1935 by famous Lithuanian

zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and d ...

Tadas Ivanauskas Tadas Ivanauskas (December 16, 1882 – June 1, 1970) was a Lithuanian zoologist and biologist, and one of the founders of Vytautas Magnus University. Biography He was born in Lebiodka Manor (today in Belarus) as a third child of Leonard Iwanowsk ...

and opened on 1 July 1938 with 40 animals. These creatures were either personally owned by T. Ivanauskas or were gifts from other zoos. Within one year, the number grew to 150. The zoo currently has 2166 animals, and is classed as a medium-size zoo according to European zoo standards. It experienced funding difficulties during the 2000s.

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Kaunas Zoo Park

Modernization of Lithuanian Zoo in Kaunas
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