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920,000 square-meter area of Gaziantep Zoo with 4,000 animals is the biggest in Turkey

One of the places worth to visit in Gaziantep is a zoo. Gaziantep Zoo is one of the largest zoos in Turkey, its territory – 920,000 square-meter area and it has, according to some data 4,000 animals drawn from 270 species. 
The territory divides into three big ares for the bird pavilion and the aquarium, wild animals, and other species of animals, as well as a pool, monkey and reptile house, cages for winged creatures, and other special areas designed for kangaroos, ostriches, horses, camels, gazelles, mountain goats, deer, elephants, aardvarks, hippopotamuses, seals, Cameroon sheep, lions, tigers, jaguars and others. 
Also there is a special pool for seals that were brought from Mexico, adding that a show performed by the seals. 
The most interesting in the zoo is the bird pavilion, which has a large variety of birds – among them pink flamingos (Phoenicopterus gen.). The two floored pavilion has many different parrots, but the most attractive are flamingos. Visitors can observe them from the second floor of the big building-cage and from the first – to see them closer, because they are in the middle of cage. There are also presented the eggs of different birds and flag-leafs inside of the building.    
The aquarium contains three halls presenting sea and oceanic, landlocked fish, and a corridor with aquariums, where different types of snakes can be seen.    
Gaziantep Zoo accepts many people every day, but inside of the zoo you would never feel crowd, because of the big territory and attractive picnic grounds. There are many rest rooms and apart – the mosque, which shows the zoo's unique. 
You would probably need more than two hours to see all the inhabitants of the zoo and if you have less time or tired, you can order a special bus, provided by the zoo, and take a trip on it for additional payment. The entrance ticket to the zoo costs 4 TL (Turkish liras) per adult and 2 liras per a child. Entrance for the seals pool – 3 liras.    






















Feeding a huge giraffe with a longest tongue I've ever seen

Huseyin tries as well :)


And for their and my memory I left a thankful note for the workers and animals of the zoo


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