This post would best be started off by mentioning that if you love animals and love seeing them in their natural habitats or in well maintained zoos, the Skopje Zoo is definitely not the place for you. The zoo was opened back in the 60′s and it doesn’t seem like much has changed or been updated since then. That being said, the lack of zoo modernization allows your to get fairly close to just about any animal. It was also only $1 to enter, which my wallet was happy to pay.

For being such a small zoo, it has a wide variety of animals; bears, reindeer, hippos, birds of prey, lions, leopards, a few snakes, several varieties of goats, ostriches, a camel, some wolves, monkeys…etc. Given that I don’t get an opportunity to see animals so closely, this zoo certainly proved to be quite an experience. There were even some goats that escaped their cages and were roaming around enjoying a nice day around the zoo.

Given a few years, the Skopje zoo will probably have some improvements coming as it seemed like a few areas had been cleaned up. The biggest shock to me was not so much the conditions themselves, but rather the contrast with places like the San Diego Wild Animal Park. Though the habitats were not the best for the animals, I was able to snap a few pictures that really show off the natural beauty of the animals. Below are a few of my favorites.