Leningrad Zoo

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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 on the Petrogradskaya Storona. It was founded by Sofia Gerhardt and Julius Gerhardt in 1865. It has about 2,000 animals from 410 species, including polar bears.^[1]

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.

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References

↑ http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/03/your-morning-adorable-polar-bear-cubs-frolic-in-st-petersburg-snow.html

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

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