{"id":599012,"date":"2026-07-19T16:49:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/599012\/mykolaiv-zoo-received-two-seychelles-giant-tortoises-a-celebratory-gift-for-its-125th-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2026-07-19T16:49:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T13:49:36","slug":"mykolaiv-zoo-received-two-seychelles-giant-tortoises-a-celebratory-gift-for-its-125th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/07\/599012\/mykolaiv-zoo-received-two-seychelles-giant-tortoises-a-celebratory-gift-for-its-125th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Mykolaiv Zoo received two Seychelles giant tortoises \u2014 a celebratory gift for its 125th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seychelles giant tortoises arrive at Mykolaiv Zoo (photos).<\/p>\n<p>On July 18, two unique animals were delivered to Mykolaiv Zoo \u2014 two Seychelles giant tortoises (Aldabrachelys gigantea).<\/p>\n<p>About this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/topchy.zoo\/posts\/pfbid0ghdFEv4Ua2TmtwuQABrDaLZYhasKdCk2PaEMLuUMymtiqmXwG5RLpcnoZytaay8Zl?rdid=ONARUbmt1dl6NFA9\">reported<\/a> the director of Mykolaiv Zoo, <strong>Volodymyr Topchiy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This is a gift for the zoo&#8217;s 125th anniversary from the well-known Ukrainian herpetologist Dmytro Tkachov, founder and owner of the <em>Bion Terrarium Center<\/em> in Kyiv.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The tortoises are young, aged 12\u201313 years.<\/strong> The male named Felix and the female Amalka each weigh 42 kg. They were raised at a specialized breeding facility in the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The homeland of these rare animals is Aldabra Island in the Seychelles.<\/strong> In captivity, some individuals have lived up to 150 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new residents are already on display in a specially built enclosure.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-598958 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/598958\/mykolaivskyj-zoopark-otrymav-dvi-sejshelski-hihantski-cherepakhy-iuvilejnyj-podarunok-do-125-richchia\/attachment\/1001324\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/598958\/mykolaivskyj-zoopark-otrymav-dvi-sejshelski-hihantski-cherepakhy-iuvilejnyj-podarunok-do-125-richchia\/attachment\/1001323\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001323.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/598958\/mykolaivskyj-zoopark-otrymav-dvi-sejshelski-hihantski-cherepakhy-iuvilejnyj-podarunok-do-125-richchia\/attachment\/1001322\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001322.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/598958\/mykolaivskyj-zoopark-otrymav-dvi-sejshelski-hihantski-cherepakhy-iuvilejnyj-podarunok-do-125-richchia\/attachment\/1001321\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001321.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/598958\/mykolaivskyj-zoopark-otrymav-dvi-sejshelski-hihantski-cherepakhy-iuvilejnyj-podarunok-do-125-richchia\/attachment\/1001320\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001320.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/598958\/mykolaivskyj-zoopark-otrymav-dvi-sejshelski-hihantski-cherepakhy-iuvilejnyj-podarunok-do-125-richchia\/attachment\/1001318\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item'>\n<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/07\/598958\/mykolaivskyj-zoopark-otrymav-dvi-sejshelski-hihantski-cherepakhy-iuvilejnyj-podarunok-do-125-richchia\/attachment\/1001317\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"899\" src=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1001317.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<h3>Previously we wrote:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/04\/584963\/lions-giraffes-and-people-with-big-hearts-mykolaiv-zoo-125-years\/\">Lions, giraffes and people with big hearts: Mykolaiv Zoo &#8211; 125 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2023\/09\/410830\/u-mikolaivskomu-zooparku-z-yavilisya-novi-tvarini-zaraz-voni-prohodyat-karantinizaciju\/\">Caracal, tragopans, fennec&#8230; New animals from &#8220;Limpopo&#8221; have arrived at Mykolaiv Zoo<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tortoises are young, aged 12\u201313 years. 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