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Leningrad Zoo

Q: Where is Leningrad Zoo?

Saint Petersburg, Russia. Leningrad Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its coordinates are 59.954° N, 30.308° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gauja National Park, about 427 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Leningrad Zoo?

180 species. Citizen-science photos record 180 species at Leningrad Zoo, including Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Green Iguana, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Black-necked Aracari and Greylag Goose. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Leningrad Zoo in the wild?

Eurasian Eagle-Owl: Monfragüe National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Leningrad Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Eurasian Eagle-Owl (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Monfragüe National Park), Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

Q: When did Leningrad Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1865, 7.0 ha. Leningrad Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in 1865 and covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 180 species are photographed there.

🇷🇺 Russia

🏙️ In Saint Petersburg

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Russia 180 spp. present

The Leningrad Zoo (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. It has about 2,000 animals from 410 species, including polar bears. It is one of the oldest zoos in Russia, as well as the most northernly. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

59.954° N 30.308° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

180

species

Opened

1865

Size

Medium

Visit

Opening hours

10:00-21:00 "вход до 20:00"

Getting there

Phone: +7 812 2328260

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What visitors say

I was surprised by the huge range of animals that live there; Over 600 species can be found there, including big cats, primates, fish, reptiles, farm animals, birds, and lots more.

🦒 Animals in captivity

Bubo bubo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Monfragüe National Park+ 4 more parks

Iguana iguana

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Tortuguero National Park+ 43 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Pteroglossus aracari

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

in Serra dos Órgãos National Park+ 2 more parks

Anser anser

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Hortobágy National Park+ 21 more parks

Branta canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Elk Island National Park+ 41 more parks

Mungos mungo

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Tarangire National Park+ 24 more parks

Canis lupus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Isle Royale National Park+ 18 more parks

Before you go

Where is Leningrad Zoo?

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Leningrad Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Its coordinates are 59.954° N, 30.308° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Gauja National Park, about 427 km away.

What animals can you see at Leningrad Zoo?

180 species

Citizen-science photos record 180 species at Leningrad Zoo, including Eurasian Eagle-Owl, Green Iguana, Slender-tailed Meerkat, Black-necked Aracari and Greylag Goose. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Leningrad Zoo in the wild?

Eurasian Eagle-Owl: Monfragüe National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Leningrad Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: Eurasian Eagle-Owl (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Monfragüe National Park), Green Iguana (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Tortuguero National Park) and Slender-tailed Meerkat (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park).

When did Leningrad Zoo open and how big is it?

Opened 1865, 7.0 ha

Leningrad Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in Saint Petersburg, Russia, opened in 1865 and covers about 7.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 180 species are photographed there.