Leningrad Zoo Park

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Hi all!

For the first time here i decied to post some pics of our local Leningrad Zoo (in city of the Sankt-Petersburg and the Leningrad was his former name before famous "Perestroyka").
This post is dedicated not for all the Zoo expositions but just to the just 2 days ago opened excibition of the living butterfly, dry insects educational collection and some arthropods.
As a contributor for the Zoo (my wife is currently a Zoo worker) on mt limited spare time I take part in some places of the exposition.
So, beautiful living butterflies for the first time in the beautiful city of the Sankt-Petersburg ;)
Enjoy.

P>S> I knew I'm a little bit quicker than it needs as I'm currently working on the english version of the Zoo's site but just look the fotos :)

General view of the center of living butterflies exposition
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Left corner with the feeding table 1
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Right corner
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First of the hatched butterflies (monarchus) were feeding on the table.
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Some more of others in the incubator (Caligo memnon and Morpho peleides)
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Another part of the excibition - some little arthropodan display (general view)
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Some individual enclosures:
of Blaberus craniifer
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of Pandinus cavimanus
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of diplopodae
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Anf finally some dry arthropods parts (this collection were from the famous "Tula Zooexotharium" which known by its incredible collection and achievements in snakes).
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[Mikhail]

Will try to visit this exposition on February! :clap:

[ahas]

Nice. I wanna go there.

[Anansis]

Very nice pictures Mikhail. I was recently on a butterfly farm in Belize that may well have supplied some of the pupae for this exhibition. They export as many as 5000 to Europe every week!

Ollie

[Anastasia]

Mikhail! what a beautiful exposition
Thank you for sharing pictures :D
Happy New Year {D

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Thank You all!

I will post some pics later if You need it.

[Fince]

Hi Mikhail,

Thank you for the virtual tour! I waiting the other pictures if you have any!

[bengerno]

Can't see the pics... :(

[patrick86]

Thanks Mikhail. Looking forward to the next group of photos.

[M.F.Bagaturov]

Hello All!

Thank You for You warm words, friends!

I will post some pics tomorrow or a day after.
But now You can look at short advert movie clip which was taken at the exhibition: http://www.spbzoo.ru/images/LenZoo_Butterfly.wmv
the species shown closeup is Morpho peleised.