Leningrad Zoo

Leningrad Zoo
Date opened 1865
Number of animals 2000
Number of species 410
Website http://www.spbzoo.ru

The Leningrad Zoo or Leningradskiy Zoopark (Russian: Ленингра́дский зоопа́рк), sometimes called the Saint Petersburg Zoo or Sankt-Peterburgskiy Zoopark (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́ргский зоопа́рк), in Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), Russia, is located in Alexander Park in the Petrogradskaya Storona. It was founded by Sofia Gerhardt and Julius Gerhardt in 1865.[1] It has about 2,000 animals from 410 species, including polar bears.[2]

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.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.saint-petersburg.com/parks/leningrad-zoo/
  2. ↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/03/your-morning-adorable-polar-bear-cubs-frolic-in-st-petersburg-snow.html
  3. ↑ http://www.saint-petersburg.com/parks/leningrad-zoo/

Coordinates: 59°57′09″N 30°18′31″E / 59.95249°N 30.30868°E / 59.95249; 30.30868


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