Leningrad Zoo

Leningrad Zoo

The Leningrad Zoo or Leningradskaya Zoopark ( _ru. Ленингра́дский зоопа́рк), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark ( _ru. Санкт-Петербу́ргский зоопа́рк), in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia, is located in Alexander Park on the Petrogradskaya Storona. It was founded by Sofia Gerhardt and Julius Gerhardt in 1865. It is the second largest zoo in Russia behind the Moscow Zoo and has 2000 animals from 410 species.

The zoo was renamed from "Zoological Garden" to "Leningrad Zoo" in 1952. In 1991 the name was retained, even after the city resumed its former name of Saint Petersburg.

External links

* [http://www.spbzoo.ru Official site]
* [http://www.saint-petersburg.com/parks/leningrad-zoo.asp saint-petersburg.com]


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