St. Petersburg is one of the most famous and beautiful cities in the world. It has a lot of attractions that visitors are in a hurry to visit and which the indigenous people are proud of . And there are corners in the city where everyone is drawn like a magnet. There you relax your soul and enjoy the unity with nature. These are zoos. There are several of them in St. Petersburg, and everyone can offer visitors something unique.
Leningradsky
This zoo is almost the oldest in Europe. It was founded back when the king, back in 1865. His address is Alexandrovsky Park, 1, Leningrad
Zoo, St. Petersburg. Opening hours are from 10am to 9pm. If you take the subway, you need to get off at the Sportivnaya or Gorkovskaya stations. This is the central part of the city, which is convenient for travel and uncomfortable for pets, because they have little space and nowhere to expand. The territory of the zoo a little more than 7 hectares is home to more than two and a half thousand animals and birds. Of course, in such
cramped conditions it is difficult to show all their beauty. However, it’s still very nice to walk here, especially with children. Now there are other zoos in St. Petersburg, but only this one can boast such a rich history. Indigenous people still remember the blockade, when people tens and hundreds died of hunger. However, to the credit of Leningraders, not a single animal of the zoo was eaten. On the contrary, they shared the last piece of bread with the animals, which saved this unique place.
Cheburashka Mini Zoo
There are different zoos in St. Petersburg. One of them is named after Cheburashka. From others, it has 2 significant differences. The first is free admission. The second - here you can take animals in your hands. This miraculous zoo is located near the Karl and Friedrich restaurant at the Krestovsky Ostrov metro station, Southern Road, 15. It is open on Friday and Saturday from 12 noon until the last client leaves. The rest of the week is from 12 noon to 12 noon. There are few animals and birds here, but they are all clean and well-groomed, and their enclosures are equipped with pretty houses. Ostriches, various species of poultry, peacock, deer, cute burro, chanterelles, rabbits, goats, cats and some other animals are waiting for visitors. Most of them can be ironed and fed. Another similar mini-zoo for children and their parents is Rainbow, located on the Northern Highway in Zelenogorsk. And on Krestovsky Island there is another wonderful place - a dolphinarium where you can admire whales, walruses, a sea lion, and even swim with dolphins.
Exotic Zoos in St. Petersburg
For lovers of exotic in the city there is a zoo of living insects. It is located on Universitetskaya Embankment, 1, near the Zoological Museum. Entrance to it is paid, working hours from 11 am to 16-50 pm. In this amazing place you can see insects from all over the Earth. The huge cockroaches collected in one aquarium are especially impressive. Among the exhibits there are unique beetles, spiders, butterflies, centipedes. Visitors are always very pleased that they were able to get acquainted with those whom it is impossible to see in everyday life.
There is another unique place in St. Petersburg called the Garden of Living Butterflies and Bird of Paradise Mindo. His address is st. Ropshinskaya, 17. Directions - metro station "Chkalovskaya". Monday is a day off, and on other days it is open from 10am to 8pm. Paid entrance. The birds here are the most vibrant and beautiful. Butterflies drink nectar from a special tray, flutter freely around the room, sit on tree branches or directly on visitors. This garden has a branch on the street. Truth, 12. Another place where you can admire the beautiful fluttering creatures - "Paradise Garden" in Muchny Lane, 3. In the three halls of the garden live about a thousand butterflies from the most exotic places on the planet. You can even buy them if you wish.
New project
Due to the fact that the central institution of the city is sorely lacking space, it was decided to build a new zoo in St. Petersburg, in Yuntolovo. They plan to open it in 2014. This zoo will cover an area of almost 300 hectares and will be home to more than 6 thousand animals and birds. It is planned to create it in the form of a kind of archipelago, including all parts of the world and surrounded by water. This will create additional conveniences for future residents and extraordinary aesthetic beauty.