Tashkent+Zoo

= = = = =//**Tashkent Zoo**// =

We are the students from the Uzbek State World Languages University, from the IELTE department ( //Sergei, Anastasiya and Lyutsiya// ); Our project is connected with our favorite Tashkent Zoo; We really like our Zoo and we want to share our information and pictures with other; It is really interesting and it can capture the curious mind, and it's also important to know about our sightseeing’s; Visit our page and you won't be disappointed!

**2.** Zoo nowadays


 //**ABOUT TASHKENT ZOO **//

The Tashkent Zoo is one of the most popular and favorite places to visit for both children and adults living in Tashkent. It has recently been given a housewarming partly and, in spite of its moving from the centre of the city to the outskirts, interest has not diminished and the number of the visitors to the Zoo has not decreased. This luscious green area with its shady walkways, fascinating attractions and impressive water features brings relief from the summer heat. Aside from its beauty, the “inhabitants” of the Zoo make the place incredibly interesting as each visitor observes the behavior of his favorite animal.

The Tashkent Zoo is the first of its kind in Central Asia. It was established on the initiative of the biologists of the Central Asian University in 1924 and has always remained the largest research centre in the region. The construction of the new Zoo, situated next to the Botanical Garden, was completed in 1997. This particular neighborhood was chosen specifically to combine the worlds of both fauna and flora in order to create a unique atmosphere embracing all aspects of nature. Modern trends and experience from all over the world were taken into account when designing and constructing this facility, creating a haven for wild animals using as cages as possible. There are mostly open cages, aviaries with rocks imitating landscapes close to the natural habitats of the animals stretching over an area of 22.8 hectare. The Zoo presently houses approximately 300 species of animals.

The water system of the Zoo is the most impressive – 150 tonnes of pure sea water! The aquarium has been constructed using the latest technologies where details such as the coral even seem authentic. The aquarium houses a large variety of salt-water species including sharks – such exotic fish in a desert region is truly amazing! A large majority of the animals housed at the Zoo are representatives of the local fauna. There are more than 420 species of birds, 93 species of mammals and 67 species of fish. The Bukhara deer and the jayran as well as numerous kinds of reptiles and amphibians from the desert areas can be seen at the Zoo. The Tashkent Zoo differ from others Zoos not so much in the quantity of animals but more in its success in getting animals to reproduce whilst in captivity. Here condors were successfully bred for the first time. Tashkent Zoo is famous for saving its tiger cubs. If a mother doesn’t feed her cubs after birth, a dog is given to the cubs as a replacement. She soon gets used to the tiger cubs and nurses them as if they were her own. Five tiger cubs have already been saved in this way – it was an international sensation. Przhevalky’s horse, an Australian emu and a screw-horned goat have also been successfully breed at the Zoo.

//** ZOO NOWADAYS **// Today one of the major issues being addressed by researches at the Zoo is to rreproduce the vanishing species of birds and replenish the natural regions with indigenous species. The Zoo is also concerned about keeping exhibits of some of these extinct species for future generations. The Tashkent Zoo is a member of the Europian Association of Zoos and Aquariums and has relations with more than 80 countries. Maintaining the Zoo is a labor-intensive process which is implemented strictly in accordance with the international Convention on Trade in Wild Fauna and Flora which are under threat of extinction.

//Visit the Tashkent Zoo on the weekends and you will be duly impressed! Take time to enjoy nature and you will learn something new for yourself and others around you.//

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Lyutsiya Sirtlanova Anastasiya Starchenko Sergey Ruziev