Only 20 km from the Moscow Ring Road, as it turned out, you can find yourself on another planet - “Planet of the Apes”! Wonderful air, no fuss and animals that are happy to make contact. What else is needed for new impressions, a charge of vivacity and energy for a long time to come?
A huge gorilla greets the guests of the park, lovingly covering our globe with its paw.
Description
Zoo "Planet of the Apes" is located in the south of the capital at the address: 47 km of the Kaluga highway. A large well-groomed territory, in which various species of animals coexist, coexists not only children but also adults. The basic principle for placing animals is to prevent discrimination. All of them, young and old, are cozy and good here. And the lattices of enclosures for animals in the zoo for the most part protect the inhabitants themselves from representatives of the human race.
Each animal has a spacious, modern aviary, a house or a cage. But in each case, a comfortable, not constraining movement, home. Moreover, it has both a sleeping area and a game one.
In the center of the park is a small pond. Its main inhabitants are several swan pairs. Active and funny lemurs live on an islet in an unusual house.
Cages with animals are at arm's length, so they are easy to photograph and some can even be stroked. One thing forbidden in the Planet of the Apes is to feed your pets. Many of the exotic animals represented are listed in the Red Book, and improper nutrition can harm their health and even lead to death.
Those wishing to communicate very closely with the animals are waiting in the "Fairytale Courtyard". This is a small contact yard with tame animals. There is a goby, a donkey, Cameroonian goats, ferrets, rabbits, a sheep and new settlers - raccoons.
The park has many convenient shops with great views, a cafe and a children's entertainment area. There is a unique souvenir shop in the zoo "Planet of the Apes". In it, at a relatively low price, you can order printing just taken pictures or print on a T-shirt.
On weekends, the kids ride a pony and a camel in the park.
Another good tradition is to walk the pets and introduce them to the guests of the park.
Bestial paradise
Here you can observe the life of European fallow deer, a pair of lovers of lemurs, Ussuri tigers, fallow deer, raccoons, meerkats, a family of brown capuchins with offspring and a huge number of species of monkeys and other rare representatives of the fauna. They arrived on the Kaluga highway in the zoo "Planet of the Apes" from Australia, Africa, Brazil, India, Thailand and the Himalayas.
There are also many bird representatives in the park. A variety of species of large and small parrots, domestic hens of unprecedented breeds, graceful pink flamingos, a wise horned raven, chatty sacred lanes, an Asian sultan, vulture guinea fowl and many other eye-pleasing birds.
The main in the park, of course, are primates
There are more than 20 species here. These are lemurs, macaques, gibbons, orangutans, maned tamarines, marmosets, monkeys, colobuses, etc. Most of the guests come to see them. Already very monkey behavior, grimaces, grimaces are similar to ours, human ones. Plus, exciting acrobatic stunts - and that’s it, you can stand for hours.
The smallest inhabitants of this part of the Planet of the Apes zoo are dwarf marmosets. Adult males and females of this species barely reach the size of a human palm. Their homeland is the humid tropics of South America. There, marmosets live in small flocks of 8-10 individuals.
A little more marmosets are the black-headed lion tamarin. Males have a body length of 25 cm and a tail of up to 40 cm. Brightly among other tamarines they are distinguished by the “lion's” mane and hair growth in the shoulder area. The natural habitat of these handsome men is the island of Superaki. Overnight lion tamarin is found in plants most often, lives in flocks of 5-7 animals.
Another interesting representative of exotic animals is the red-tailed monkey. Her height does not exceed 60 cm, and weight - 4 kg. The red-tailed monkey lives in Central Africa along the banks of the Congo River and on the islands of the West Indies. Red-tailed monkeys live in large groups - up to 30 individuals. The "collective" is headed by the oldest male. In search of food, they can go up to one and a half kilometers a day.
The largest representative of this class of fauna living in the enclosures of the Planet of the Apes zoo along the Kaluga Highway is the orangutan of Borneo. He is considered the closest relative to a person. These orangutans weigh up to 90 kg and reach a meter and a half in height.
Family of prey
No less primates are popular and aviaries with predators. Of the cats, the largest representatives of the zoo are the African lion and the Ussuri tiger. Another considerable representative of this species is the striped hyena. Her homeland is the Arabian Peninsula and India.
The remaining small predators in the exotic zoo "Planet of the Apes" cause only tenderness and full confidence. Children spend a lot of time in cages with silver fox, American noses, yellow and striped mongoose, meerkats and an absolute favorite of guests of all ages - a raccoon-striper.
Who else?
The cloven-hoofed squad is represented by motley Chapman's zebra, European fallow deer, mini-ram, mini-horse, two-humped camel, common donkey and charming Cameroonian goats.
There is also a mysterious marsupial - the Bennett kangaroo - at the Planet of the Apes zoo. This species lives only in Australia. Lives on trees in a tropical forest and leads a nocturnal lifestyle. Males reach a weight of 15 kg, growth of one meter, plus a tail of the same length. And the cubs are born helpless, a little more than two centimeters in length. They barely crawl to the mother's bag and are no longer able to do anything. Therefore, they are attached to the nipple, and the mother secretes milk by contracting the muscles of the abdominal wall. Despite this, they grow strong and powerful. They are able to jump from the height of a six-story building, thanks to the special structure of the joints. Bennett kangaroos feed on young shoots of plants, foliage and grass.
Two turtles live in the park. These are two large representatives of the species radiant from Madagascar and spore from Central Africa.
The menagerie's housewives are the long-legged beauty Serval cat (she has the longest legs of all representatives of this species) and an exotic, mysterious mara. This beast simultaneously resembling a guinea pig and a hare came from Patagonia, Argentinean pampas. Males have a body length of up to 75 cm and a weight of up to 16 kg. In color, the mara’s body is divided into two parts: the upper one is gray, the lower one is white. The hind legs resemble rabbits.
Mary are fast runners. They feed on grass. In her search can go more than one kilometer. Mary can go without water for a very long time. Their incisors grow all their lives, so they have to grind them all the time on the firm stems of plants. Up to 15 individuals live in flocks in burrows (they dig themselves or occupy empty ones).
Even closer
For kids who want to touch everything, a contact zoo is organized. If it is strictly forbidden to pet and feed animals in enclosures and cages (our viruses and diseases are harmful to them, as well as human food, especially sweet), then everything is allowed in this courtyard. Animals can be stroked and even fed. Food for them is sold at the entrance. Home-made lambs, a good-natured mini-horse, a chicken and a cute donkey allow themselves to be stroked and with pleasure take carrots from the hands of kids.
On a significant day
The territory of the zoo "Planet of the Apes" (you can read a lot about this in reviews) is perfect for celebrating any event. And for both family and corporate.
The cafe is ready to offer any menu from a light breakfast or children’s to a festive or banquet. For children, inflatable slopes and trampolines are organized.
Terms of use
Schedule of the zoo "Planet of the Apes" on the Kaluga highway: daily from ten in the morning to nine in the evening. From Monday to Friday, an entry ticket can be purchased for 300 rubles, on weekends or holidays - for 500 rubles. Children under seven years of age and children with disabilities enter the park free of charge. Any shooting throughout the park is encouraged by the administration. The only “but”: you can not use the flash. It is very scary for animals and can damage their eyesight.