Leningrad Zoo, Zoo in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Leningrad Zoo occupies Alexander Park in the Petrogradskaya Storona, with its entrance on Kronverksky Prospekt. The grounds keep the layout of the late 19th-century zoological garden, though no pre-revolutionary buildings remain. The Exotarium, opened to visitors in 2007, covers two floors: an aquarium of coral, marine and freshwater fish below, reptiles, amphibians and insects above. Other houses include the Predator's House, Primate's House and a round Bird Pond.

Sofia and Julius Gerhardt founded the facility in 1865 as a private zoological garden for the city. During the siege between 1941 and 1944, staff remained on site and protected the surviving animals despite extreme conditions.

The zoo kept the name Leningrad after the city reverted to Saint Petersburg in 1991, honouring workers who saved animals during the blockade. A memorial plaque at the entrance marks this. The polar bear on the zoo's emblem recalls the regular breeding of polar bears that began in 1932, then a rarity.

The entrance is on Kronverksky Prospekt, a short walk from Gorkovskaya metro station; trams 6 and 40 stop at Zverinskaya and Vvedenskaya streets. The grounds occupy the historic site in Alexandrovsky Park, with the layout following the 19th-century plan. The Exotarium, opened in 2007, houses the aquarium on its first floor and reptiles, amphibians and insects above.

The polar bear on the zoo's emblem refers to 1932, when white bears began breeding here regularly, a rarity at the time. The zoo kept the name Leningrad after the city reverted to Saint Petersburg, and a memorial plaque at the entrance honours staff who saved animals through the 1941–1944 blockade.