In 1935, Tadas Ivanauskas, a famous Lithuanian zoologist and naturalist, founded a zoo in Kaunas, which is still the only one in Lithuania today. On an area of almost 16 hectares, more than 2,800 animals from a wide variety of species, classes and families are housed.
The spacious enclosures are home to Australian kangaroos and reindeer, pygmy hippos and long-necked giraffes, maned rams and crested capuchins.
Scientists of the Kaunas zoo are doing a lot of research. Educational events for children and open biology lessons are held on the territory of the park.
Lithuanian Zoo
This is how the favorite walking place of Kaunas boys and girls who are in love with nature and who want to become veterinarians, tiger tamers and biology teachers at school has recently been called. The name of the Kaunas Zoo is associated with the townspeople and the park Azuolinas, which means "oak grove" in Lithuanian. This is the place where mature oaks grow, the largest in all of Europe!
Pride and achievement
The main concern of zoologists at Kaunas Zoo is newborn babies. Here, offspring regularly appear at a variety of guests - golden pheasants and Egyptian flying dogs, Peruvian llamas and Siberian lynxes, Canadian geese and Tibetan dragons. In February 2014, an Australian kangaroo was born in a cozy house, the birth of which was eagerly awaited by both scientists and park visitors.
Kaunas Zoo is no less proud of its long-livers. For example, the hippopotamus Klops is already 35 years old, and the turaco bird has crossed its 25th anniversary, despite the fact that in the wild they rarely live even half of this period.
How to get there?
The exact address of the zoo, which will have to be selected in the car navigator, is Radvilėnų. 21, 50299 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Parking is free and is located at the entrance.
If you prefer public transport as your means of transportation, the easiest way is to take bus lines 3, 10, 37 and 37N. The desired stop is ZOO.
Useful information
Opening hours depend on the season:
- In April and October, the park is open from 09.00 to 18.00.
- From May to September inclusive - from 09.00 to 19.00.
- In the rest of the months, the only zoo in Lithuania awaits guests from 09.00 to 17.00.
The sale of entrance tickets ends one hour before the closure of the property.
Animal feeding and other special shows and events start at 11:00 and end at 15:30. Their detailed schedule is available on the zoo's website.
The price of an adult ticket to the Kaunas Zoo is 4.30 euros, and a ticket for children is 2.9 euros. Children under 5 years old can enter the park for free.
You can freely take amateur photos in any part of the zoo.
Services and contacts
The souvenir shop sells postcards, magnets, mugs and other gifts to commemorate a visit to a wildlife corner in the heart of the Lithuanian capital.
The official website is www.zoosodas.lt.
Phone +370 37 332540.
Kaunas Zoo
