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The Moscow Zoo summarized its work for the past year. Sergei Sobyanin spoke about new inhabitants and enclosures, as well as modern technologies and citizen participation in its development. blog.
"The Moscow Zoo is a familiar place from childhood and never ceases to amaze. Last year, many joyful events took place there as well. In April, a spacious (over 300 square meters) enclosure for giant otters, designed to resemble the Amazon rainforest, opened in a new area. Its inhabitants came from far away but quickly settled into their new surroundings," the Moscow Mayor noted.
After the building's reconstruction, the "Sunny Bears" pavilion opened, where the Malayan bear cubs Masha, Luchik, and Zvezdochka now live.
Kinkajou, small animals from the raccoon family, also celebrated a housewarming. Their home has now doubled in size. It has been equipped with underfloor heating, supplemental heating, and a host of other amenities for an active lifestyle—everything they are accustomed to in their native land, the warm forests of Latin America.
A modern bird rehabilitation and adaptation center has opened in Sokolniki Park. Here, zoo staff treat injured raptors and endangered birds and, where possible, release them back into the wild. If this is not possible, they are rehomed in zoos and specialized institutions.
In addition, a specialized Wildlife Rescue Department was established at the Moscow Zoo. Over the past six months, its specialists have processed over 1,500 requests and delivered over 700 rescued animals and birds to the zoo's branches, where they are now receiving qualified care.
Two more Malayan bear cubs have arrived at the Moscow Zoo.You can watch live streams from the Malayan bear cubs' enclosures on the mos.ru portal.
Birth of cubs
The happiest events are the additions to a large family. In 2025, about 600 babies were born at the Moscow Zoo. Among them is a baby turtle—the second generation of these rare animals bred at the Moscow Zoo. The parents are also Muscovites: the mother was born in 2001, and the father in 2003.
A long-awaited event also took place in the Pinnipeds pavilion: a fur seal pup was born. He spent his first few weeks in an indoor pool with his mother. A month later, he was introduced to a larger pool, 3.5 meters deep.
In early autumn, a baby Diana monkey, a species listed on the IUCN Red List, was born in the Primates pavilion. These primates inhabit the jungles of West Africa, from Sierra Leone to northwest Ghana.
In August 2025, two Amur tiger cubs were born at the Rare Species Reproduction Center. Their parents were a female named Shiva and a male named Amur-Orion. Meanwhile, the capybara family welcomed three cubs. Including the latest addition, Malaya has 11 cubs in total—she's a true mother of many.
A rare baby turtle was born at the Moscow Zoo.Curious and friendly: a northern fur seal cub was born at the zoo.A rare primate was born at the Moscow Zoo.Capybara cubs were born at the Moscow Zoo.
The zoo at Father Frost's estate in Veliky Ustyug (a branch of the Moscow Zoo in the Vologda region) has also welcomed several new additions. A charming lamb was born to a family of Welsh sheep. A pair of domestic yaks—a male named Sky and a female named Angela—were also parents. And this summer, Kamori kids were born there.
Relocation of rare animal species
More than 310 animals have moved to Moscow from zoos in other Russian cities and abroad, as well as from private collections. For the first time in the zoo's 161-year history, New Guinea philanderers have taken up residence here. These marsupials, members of the kangaroo family, inhabit the tropical forests and savannas of New Guinea and the surrounding islands.
Furthermore, the capital's zoo had previously lacked such exotic birds as the shuttle-billed ibis, black-faced ibis, and sooty frogmouth. Two cheetahs arrived at the rare species reproduction center: a young male named Matrix and a female named Tilda. And this summer, the rarest pheasants, Cabot's tragopans, and the world's largest parrots, the hyacinth macaws, arrived.
A pair of binturongs, or cat bears, have moved from Malinki Park in the Rostov Region to the Veliky Ustyug branch.
Echidnas and a striped possum have arrived at the capital's zoo.Sobyanin: Moscow Zoo ranks first in the world for species diversity
Zoo visitors and online broadcasts
Last year, the Moscow Zoo welcomed over 3.2 million visitors. Over 640,000 people watched the animals online on the website. zoo.mos.ru.
"The portal currently broadcasts from 73 cameras installed in 22 enclosures. For example, you can see the Far Eastern leopard Mizer, the Malayan bear cubs Luchik, Zvezdochka, and Masha, the puma Gabriel, and three rare giant otters. At the end of July, mos.ru broadcasts from the Moscow Zoo enclosures went international. A special English-language version was launched for international internet users—from animal lovers to professional zoologists.
version of the project"," Sergei Sobyanin said.
You can now watch the Moscow Zoo's feathered inhabitants online.Live broadcasts from the Moscow Zoo on mos.ru have been viewed more than nine million times.
Muscovites eagerly participate in the zoo's life, choosing names for its inhabitants on the "Active Citizen" project website. Along with adults, young Muscovites aged six to 14 also shared their opinions on the "Active Citizen for Children" platform.
In 2025, they named seven animals. A baby brown hyena, listed in the Red Data Book, was named Akela, and a snow-white alpaca, Zephyr. The chicks of the demoiselle crane, listed in the Red Data Book, were named Irkut and Chuya, and a Gentoo hornbill chick was named Ptakh. The Muscovites decided to name a baby western lowland gorilla Kvito. They chose the name Norman for another primate, a rare weeper capuchin.
In the new year, work on developing the Moscow Zoo will continue, making it even more comfortable for its inhabitants and more enjoyable for its visitors.
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