Fun fact: the first inhabitants of the new Novosibirsk zoo were dinosaurs!
Yes, in 1988, when the zoo was still crowded in the old area, and construction was in full swing on the new one, seven huge life-sized dinosaur statues appeared there.
As they say in the zoo, Rostislav Alexandrovich Sheila knew that prehistoric animals are of interest to everyone - both adults and children. As a result, stone dinosaurs "settled" in the new territory before living inhabitants moved there.
And you must have pictures with them.