Main Moscow Zoo and other Moscow zoos

Entrance to the Moscow Zoo with a Troika card is possible.

The Moscow Zoo is the first zoo in Russia, opened in 1864. Its creation was initiated by the Imperial Russian Society for the Acclimatization of Animals and Plants, and the zoo was largely maintained by donations from the imperial family. The Moscow Zoo was built according to the design of the architect Campioni, but most of the pavilions arose later. The work of the Moscow Zoo consists of species conservation, research and educational activities.

Now it contains about eight thousand individuals belonging to approximately one thousand one hundred species of the world fauna. The animals of the Moscow Zoo are kept in several dozen exhibitions representing a particular region, family, species, etc. For example, in the Australia section you can admire emus and black swans, and then look into the Giraffe House.

The zoo is a member of the World and European Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA, EAZA), the Euro-Asian Regional Association of Zoos and Aquariums (EARAZA). He participates in many international programs for the conservation of endangered species, collaborating with environmental organizations around the world. There are special excursions for children, seminars and lectures.

Hotels near the Moscow Zoo

Moscow Zoo webcams

Broadcasts from the Moscow Zoo are carried out as part of its project “Animal Life in the Zoo Online”. Five webcams each show the life of the most artistic inhabitants of the zoo - giant pandas and primates.

At the same time, you can watch the pandas Ruyi and Dingding around the clock, and the primate pavilion is available online from 9:00 to 17:00. The most interesting thing is to see how animals play or how happy pandas eat bamboo.

All webcams of the Moscow Zoo on the official website

See also the special material “Moscow Webcams”.

© Valeria Belousova

Moscow State Zoo

The state autonomous cultural institution “Moscow State Zoological Park” is located in the center of the capital. Founded in 1864, it is one of the oldest zoos in Europe. It is one of the ten most visited zoological museums in the world (up to 3.8 million people per year).

Moscow Zoo is the main zoological park of the capital

Until 2014, the symbol of the Moscow Zoo was the wild taiga cat - the Pallas's cat. After a change in management, the symbol was changed to an abstract image of pelicans, squirrels, dolphins and pigeons.

The zoo consists of two parts: This is the new zoo and the old zoo. There is also a children's petting zoo on its territory. The Moscow Zoo has a large area with enclosures with animals and birds.

Now the Moscow Zoo is home to more than 8,000 animals of 1,140 species: giraffes, elephants, polar and brown bears, lynxes, wolves, lions, tigers, monkeys, deer, llamas, pumas, alpacas, camels, antelopes, zebras, armadillos, raccoons, red pandas , alligators, snakes, rodents, birds, fish, insects and many other representatives of the fauna.

There is also a dolphinarium in the zoo, where parents and children can watch shows and performances with dolphins and pinnipeds, as well as take photographs as a souvenir. Throughout the zoo there are many shops with souvenirs and zoo symbols, where you can buy your child’s favorite toy.

After long walks, you can relax and refresh yourself with delicious food. The zoo has stalls with food, popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream and drinks at every turn, as well as a cafe where you can order a full lunch.

At the zoo, your children can also visit various attractions, ride them and get a lot of fun emotions. For children from 3 to 13 years old, the Moscow Zoo offers holiday programs for birthday celebrations.

Capybaras at the State Moscow Zoo

Address : Moscow, st. Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, 1.

Official website: https://www.moscowzoo.ru

Located next to the Garden Ring between Krasnaya Presnya, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya and Zoologicheskaya streets.

The main entrance is located at the crossroads near the Barrikadnaya and Krasnopresnenskaya metro stations.

Opening hours: from 9:00 to 17:00. The ticket office is open until 16:00. Daily.

Animals of the Moscow Zoo

The Moscow Zoo is home to about 8,000 representatives of approximately 1,100 species of fauna from all over the world (invertebrates, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals). Animals are kept in several dozen exhibitions, which are thematically divided into habitat regions, families, and species.

The public favorites at the Moscow Zoo are the Pallas' cat. This wild cat was even on the zoo's logo until 2014.

A real treat for visitors is to visit the zoo while feeding predators and large animals. A feeding schedule for jackals, pelicans, seals and other animals is available on the website.

List of animals in the Moscow Zoo (with photos)

Red lynx, © Valentina Chugunikhina

Entrance to the Moscow Zoo

You can enter the zoo through several entrances:

• Main (near the Barrikadnaya metro station).
• Additional: from the side of Sadovo-Kudrinskaya Street, between the Terrarium pavilion and the Moscow Planetarium, this is the entrance to the New Territory (daily from 9:00 to 21:00, daily).

Two temporary entrances are used when, for some reason, passage through the main entrance is limited; at other times, they are closed. Their location:

• At Bolshaya Gruzinskaya, 10 there is an entrance to the New Territory;
• At Krasnaya Presnya, 4 (near the Zoo gallery) - to the Old Territory.

Moscow Zoo map

© Official website of the Moscow Zoo

Moscow petting zoos

On the territory of VDNKh there is a new entertainment and educational center. It is located next to the historical pavilion No. 44 “Rabbit Breeding” - on the territory adjacent to pond No. 5. The city farm is located among perennial trees, on the banks of a pond and the Kamenka River.

The farm houses enclosures with animals, workshops, and open areas for events. On the shore of the pond there is a children's playground with a safe rubberized surface, exercise equipment, a monkey bars and hammocks. And closer to the water there is a chicken coop, a goose coop and a duck coop.

On the farm, children can look at cows, sheep, Saanen and Nubian goats, rabbits, donkeys, raccoons, alpacas and poultry, take care of them: cook food for them, feed them. In total, more than 50 animals live on the farm. There is even a sacred animal of Madagascar - a whole family of zebu cows.

Official website: gorodskayaferma.ru

“Living Corner” petting zoo has opened in Sokolniki Park . Here you can feed and meet lambs, foxes, chinchillas, raccoons, rabbits, guinea pigs, pygmy sheep, parrots, guinea fowl, fox cubs, goats and hedgehogs. Here you can hear bullfinches chirping, a silver fox barking and Karl the raven croaking.

The leisure and educational center in Sokolniki Park is a place where you can get acquainted with nature without harming it. The zoo introduces guests to the nature of central Russia: there are almost no exotic inhabitants that would be uncomfortable with climatic conditions.

The zoo will be located near the main entrance to the park on the right, behind the Falconry restaurant.

The petting zoo and children's zoo are located in the Prague shopping center. Here live rabbits, raccoons, sheep, goats, ferrets, hedgehogs, guinea pigs and ponies, various types of tame pigeons, chickens and roosters, and parrots. You can communicate with them, pick them up, hug them, feed them, take pictures and take pictures together.

Here live lambs, noses, raccoons, a goat and a goat, rabbits, ferrets, guinea pigs of various breeds, ponies, hedgehogs, roosters and hens, budgies, trained pigeons, and dormouse mice.

There is a children's center at the zoo, where drawing and appliqué classes are held, there is a training club, and interesting master classes are held. At the Bebeka club you can celebrate children's birthdays, name days, graduations and any other holiday.

The tactile zoo “Forest of Miracles” is located in Izmailovsky Park. Goats Borya and Methodius, ferrets Nyusha and Mosya, rabbits and a chinchilla live here. Animals can be fed, petted and photographed (without flash).

Any visitor will be able to feed, pet the animal or pick it up. The animals are accustomed to people: lop-eared rabbits love to jump on your lap or climb into your arms. Children enjoy visiting the rabbits' enclosure and playing with guinea pigs and hedgehogs

The contact zoological park “Forest Embassy” is located in two branches: metro Technopark in the Megapolis shopping center and metro Altufyevo in the Marcos Mall shopping center.

Official website: lesnoeposolstvo.ru.

The “Forest Embassy” has its own constitution, and every child can become a citizen of the Forest Republic and bear, for example, the honorary title of Ambassador. Each of the zoo's pets has its own ministry - the rabbits have the Ministry of Sports, Masha the goat here is the Minister of Culture, and so on.

African pygmy hedgehogs, wallabies (marsupials), noses, spiders, guinea pigs, ferrets, geckos, squirrels, goats, snakes, porcupines, parrots, foxes, and chinchillas also live here.

Prices at the Moscow Zoo in 2021

A regular ticket for an adult is 800 rubles.

The ticket price to the Moscow Zoo does not include (entrance is paid separately):

• Exotarium - 200 rubles;
• Exhibition “The Amazing World of Reptiles” - 300 rubles.

Other additional services: pony riding - 300 rubles, carriage rides - 300 rubles.

Visit to the children's lecture hall (one-time):

• Child - 500 rub.
• Child + parent - 800 rub.
• Family — 1000 rub.

Moscow Zoo for free

Benefits at the Moscow Zoo (free entry):

• Children under 17 years old admission;
• Full-time students;
• Conscript soldiers and military cadets. schools;
• For pensioners;
• Disabled people;
• Participants in combat operations;
• Liquidators of the Chernobyl accident;
• Parents with many children.

To receive benefits, you must present a document. For more detailed information, you can visit the Moscow Zoo website.

Discounts at the Moscow Zoo

• Temporary promotions - up to 50% discount (in zoo news and on partner websites);
• Special holiday promotions - free to the Moscow Zoo upon registration (on the official website).

Excursions in the Moscow Zoo

The cost of a tour of the Moscow Zoo (for groups of up to 15 people) is from 2,500 rubles.

Visitors are offered general sightseeing and various thematic walks (in separate pavilions). The most relevant excursions are in the evenings and on weekends. You must register in advance.

Entrance from Sadovo-Kudrinskaya

Buy a ticket to the Moscow Zoo

There are two main ways to purchase tickets to the Moscow Zoo: at the ticket office at the entrances or online, on the official website.

You can also enter the zoo using the Troika card.

Please note: it is not possible to issue an electronic ticket for the current day, only from the next day from the date of purchase.

Electronic tickets on the official website of the Moscow Zoo

Promotion "Discount ticket"

Discount tickets are sold only from Monday to Friday; discount tickets are not sold on holidays and weekends. This discount is valid on your birthday upon presentation of a supporting document. Benefits apply to students, disabled people, pensioners and large families. When purchasing, you must present the appropriate identification.

Opening hours of the Moscow Zoo

Opening hours of the Moscow Zoo: daily from 7:30 to 22:00.

The Moscow Zoo ticket office at the main entrance and the Children's Zoo ticket office close one hour before the zoo closes.

The Exatarium and The Wonderful World of Reptiles opens at 11:00 and closes at 17:30-18:30.

To find out about possible changes to the work schedule, you can go to the official website of the Moscow Zoo. We also recommend monitoring news about the zoo.

Moscow Zoo in winter

As on other days of the year, in winter the Moscow Zoo operates daily, including receiving visitors on December 31 and January 1. However, the working hours on holidays may vary; please check before your visit.

How to get to the Moscow Zoo

The oldest zoo in Moscow is located near the Garden Ring, and it is very convenient to get to it by metro, but you can also use ground transport - by bus or trolleybus.

Metro to the Moscow Zoo

The easiest way for city guests to get to the Moscow Zoo is by metro.

At the central entrance to the zoo there are two stations of the Moscow Metro - “Krasnopresnenskaya” (Circle Line) and “Barrikadnaya” (Tagansko-Krasnopresnenskaya Line).

How to get to the Moscow Zoo by ground transport

Stops at the central entrance are “Metro Krasnopresnenskaya” (buses No. M6, T79, 4, 39, 64, 69, 116, 152, 850, 869, trolleybus No. 66) and “Metro Barrikadnaya” (bus No. 11b , trolleybus no. 66).

The stop in front of the entrance on Sadovo-Kudrinskaya is called “Malaya Nikitskaya Street”, the required bus routes are as follows: B, T10, T39, 869.

Pony Club of the Moscow Zoo

The children's “Pony Club” at the stables of the Moscow Zoo opened in 1996. This is the only sports and theatrical pony club in Russia. Today, 120 children aged 7 to 14 years study here. Over the 15 years of work at the pony club, more than 1,500 young athletes have received free training. Since 2000, athletes of the Moscow pony club regularly become prize-winners of all pony club competitions, holding the title of champions of Russia in all types of equestrian sports, including driving.

Pupils of the Moscow Zoo pony club perform in theatrical performances at the Olimpiysky Sports Palace, at the international exhibitions "Equiros" in Sokolniki, at the international equestrian club "Pradar", at exhibitions "LenExpo", at international Akhal-Teke rallies, at the Central Moscow Hippodrome.

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Promotion "Family ticket"

Children - from 5 to 14 years old - inclusive. Children under 5 years old are free.

Exotarium of the Moscow Zoo

The Exotarium pavilion of the Moscow Zoo occupies the 2nd and 3rd floors of the Animal Island pavilion, which is located on the New Territory. In the twilight of the Exotarium, brightly lit aquariums appear before your eyes, where the world of a coral reef is recreated. The Exotarium of the Moscow Zoo contains about 100 species of reef fish from the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic oceans.

The large reef aquarium of the Exotarium displays a variety of coelenterates from the Indo-Malayan archipelago. Initially, they were introduced into the aquarium in the form of single small specimens, but today, constantly reproducing, the coelenterates have covered all the decorations of the aquarium. Along with corals and sea anemones, the aquarium contains tridacni and a variety of reef fish, of which the anemone fish and pseudanthias are especially noteworthy.

Group excursions

A group excursion to the EXotarium is an excellent opportunity to spend time usefully and learn many interesting facts about the animal world. You can go on a group excursion in the company of friends, or schoolchildren can come as a whole class, accompanied by their class teacher. During the excursion, little visitors to the EXOtarium will get acquainted with the life of various living creatures in their natural habitat.

Entrance tickets are paid separately. Sign up for a tour: 8-903-755-29-59

Reservations for excursions must be made no later than 3 days before the date of the excursion.

Open lecture hall

The Moscow Zoo hosts lectures for children and adults.

Twice a month on Thursdays at 19:30 lectures for adults are given by scientists, ecologists and popularizers of science. Admission is free, but advance registration is required. The schedule is updated and can be found on the website.

Children's lectures take place on Saturdays at 12:00 and 14:00. Zoologists, oceanologists, ecologists and other scientists talk about a boundless and amazing world. Most lectures include animal demonstrations and are designed for children aged 6 to 12 years. Cost and schedule of classes.