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Kaliningrad Zoo

Kaliningrad, Russia

The Kaliningrad Zoo (Russian: Калининградский зоопарк) was founded in 1896 as the Königsberger Tiergarten in the German town of Königsberg, which in 1945 became part of Russia and was renamed Kaliningrad. Thus, the zoo is one of the oldest zoological gardens in Russia, and one of the largest. Its collection, which extends over 16.

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Kaliningrad Zoo
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The Kaliningrad Zoo (Russian: Калининградский зоопарк) was founded in 1896 as the Königsberger Tiergarten in the German town of Königsberg, which in 1945 became part of Russia and was renamed Kaliningrad. Thus, the zoo is one of the oldest zoological gardens in Russia, and one of the largest. Its collection, which extends over 16.5 ha, comprises 286 species with a total of 2130 individual animals (as of 31 December 2020).

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Kaliningrad, Russia

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Bear at Kaliningrad Zoo begging for foodCredit: Alexander Grebenkov · CC BY 3.0Source ↗

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  1. Wikidata — Kaliningrad Zoo Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia — Kaliningrad Zoo Wikipedia