Moscow Zoo

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Moscow Zoo
The Moscow Zoo entrance.
Date opened 1864[1]
Location Moscow, Russia
Coordinates 55°45′43″N 37°34′38″E﻿ / ﻿55.76194°N 37.57722°E﻿ / 55.76194; 37.57722Coordinates: 55°45′43″N 37°34′38″E﻿ / ﻿55.76194°N 37.57722°E﻿ / 55.76194; 37.57722
Land area 21.5 ha (53 acres)
Number of animals 8270
Number of species 972
Memberships EARAZA,[2] EAZA,[3] WAZA[4]

The Moscow Zoo (Russian: Московский зоопарк) is a 21.5-hectare (53-acre) zoo founded in 1864 by professor-biologists, K.F. Rulje, S.A. Usov and A.P. Bogdanov, from the Moscow State University. In 1919, the zoo was nationalized. In 1922, the ownership was transferred to the city of Moscow and has remained under Moscow's control ever since.

The zoo had an area of 10 hectares (25 acres) when it first opened, with 286 animals. In 1926, the zoo was expanded to adjacent lands, increasing the area to 18 hectares (44 acres). The zoo's original buildings were wooden, built in the old Russian style with intricate wood trims.



Moscow Zoo Plan
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The Moscow zoo has over 6500 animals representing about 1000 species and covers an area of about 21.5 hectares (53 acres) The zoo studies animals behaviour, feeding and reproduction, and breeds rare endangered species.

Some of the species at the zoo are:


  1. ^ "Moscow Zoo (Moscow)". Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Zoo Sites". EARAZA. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "EAZA Member Zoos & Aquariums". EAZA. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 
  4. ^ "Zoos and Aquariums of the World". WAZA. Retrieved 15 April 2011. 

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