Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
In anticipation of World Giraffe Day, which is celebrated annually on June 21, mos.ru launched online broadcasts from the enclosure of the South African giraffe and the endangered Grevy’s zebras. You can watch them, as well as many other inhabitants of the Moscow Zoo, every day during the institution’s working hours – from 07:30 to 22:00.
Three female zebras – Deborah, Mia and Leila – along with a female Kenyan giraffe, Lipa, get along well in the mixed exhibit “Animals of Africa” in the new area of the zoo. In the warm season, they walk on the summer lawn and can frolic together, running races. With the arrival of cold weather, the animals move to a warm pavilion, where the giraffe remains until spring. And the zebras regularly go outside all year round, they can often even be seen walking through snowdrifts.
“We are pleased to announce that you can now watch Grevy’s zebras and South African giraffes online. These exotic inhabitants of the savannah get along well with each other. In nature, each species, without competing with others, feeds in a certain plant layer. Zebras’ favorite food is cereal inflorescences. And giraffes graze at a height of two to six meters, eating parts of plants that are inaccessible to other animals. In the zoo, a variety of vegetation is planted for them every year, and vertical and horizontal feeders are hung separately for Lipa,” said Svetlana Akulova, General Director of the Moscow Zoo.
On the online broadcast page, thanks to the broadcast from four cameras, everyone can watch how zebras and a giraffe spend time. For a good view of the spacious clearing, specialists from the capital Department of Information Technology installed new equipment.
“On zoo.mos.ru, animals have their own pages where you can learn interesting facts about them, examine their stripes and spots in photographs. Thanks to modern high-resolution cameras with a panoramic view, every resident of the country has the opportunity to study the behavior of zebras and giraffes in conditions as close as possible to their natural environment, and observe touching moments of their everyday life,” the press service of the Moscow Department of Information Technology reported.
The female giraffe Lipa is now 22 years old, which is quite a respectable age. She weighs about 800 kilograms. At the Moscow Zoo, the giraffe is fed twice a day: in the morning and during the day. The menu includes juicy willow brooms, alfalfa hay, mixed feed, as well as fresh vegetables and fruits. In the summer, Lipa also enjoys young grass.
The South African giraffe lives south of the Sahara in the savannas and dry forests of the African continent. These animals have a unique oral apparatus: their lips are equipped with long hairs, which send information to the brain about the presence of thorns and the degree of ripeness of leaves. The purple tongue of the giraffe is flexible, strong and extremely mobile – it skillfully avoids thorns, choosing the most delicious shoots and pulling them up to the level of the upper lip. Special papillae, which cover the lips, help the animal to hold the desired plant in its mouth: the giraffe cuts it with the incisors of the lower jaw.
Lipa’s neighbors are three female Grevy’s zebras. This is the largest of all existing zebra species. It lives in the desert steppes and arid shrub savannas of Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. In the wild, Grevy’s zebras are threatened with extinction: despite the strictest ban, poaching of these animals continues.
The stripes on a zebra’s skin are unique and can be compared to fingerprints. These animals have incredibly strong legs. Thanks to this feature, they can not only cover long distances, but also defend themselves from predators, such as lions. These animals also have excellent vision, hearing, smell, and visual memory. They are able to recognize their relatives from afar by their characteristic pattern.
Zebra Deborah is a long-time resident of the Moscow Zoo, she is 20 years old. Curious Leila and cautious Mia are younger, they are seven years old. They arrived from abroad four years ago. The staff immediately realized that the animals respond to their names, so they did not come up with new ones. In the hot season, Grevy’s zebras prefer to walk in the morning hours or after sunset.
The first online broadcasts from the enclosures of the Moscow Zoo were launched in the fall of 2024. Since then, the list of animals that can be admired has increased significantly. Anyone can watch representatives of the cat family, different species of bears and pandas, as well as other predators, herbivores and primates.
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