Riga Zoo is a city-owned zoo in Riga, Latvia. It is located in Mežaparks neighbourhood next to the Mežaparks park, on the western bank of Ķīšezers lake. Riga Zoo houses around 4000 animals of nearly 500 species and is visited by 250-300,000 visitors annually.
Ocassionaly I love visitin Riga zoo, in this article some of my pictures and data when I visited Riga Zoo together with my mom at the start of May 2016
I took my DSLR camera with myself and captured more than 600 images here, just 17 survived to you my dear reader.
Entrance gates at Riga zoo
Riga Zoo is located in a lovely neighbourhood of Mežaparks.
Flamingos at Riga Zoo
A camel at Riga zoo
A peacock at Riga Zoo
At Riga Zoo
Riga Zoo
Although it's forbidden to feed animals at Riga zoo, some little fella couldn't resist to feed this one with a carrot. Where did he got that carrot?
At Riga Zoo
Giraffe at Zoo
Secretary-bird at Riga Zoo
Now, I enjoyed this creature the most. From Wikipedia: The secretarybird or secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a very large, mostly terrestrial bird of prey. Endemic to Africa, it is usually found in the open grasslands and savannah of the sub-Saharan region. Although a member of the order Accipitriformes, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, buzzards, vultures, and harriers, it is given its own family, Sagittariidae.
Kangaroos at Riga Zoo
Now, I found it a little bit odd to see a kangaroo laid down in the grass next to the... pine.
At Riga Zoo
Very interesting creatures using their noses to find something (perhaps a food) in the soil.
Tigers playing at zoo
Love moment at Riga zoo
Well, actually these creatures were fighting each other, still I managed to capture a scene were it looks like they care about each other.
At Riga zoo
Storks at the zoo
Lizard at Riga zoo
Lizard at Riga zoo
About Riga Zoo
The Riga National Zoo was established on 14 October 1912. Since then it has experienced a vareity of ups and downs, but most importantly the zoo has achieved a repsectable age, although not a record one, since the beginnings of the modern zoo can be traced to earlier centuries.
The basic function of all zoos is defined in the World Zoo and Aquarium Conservation Strategy. Since 1992 the Riga Zoo is a member of EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria). The membership in this organization means that the zoo has to maintain high standards in animal welfare as well as other aspects of the zoo’s operation. In accordance with the strategic aims set by EAZA, the Riga Zoo has undertaken to participate in the conservation of biodiversity, to invest in projects devoted to the protection of nature and to carry out environmental education.
Visit: www.rigazoo.lv