The Zoological Museum is one of the oldest in Russia, was previously part of the Kunstkammer Thirty thousand exhibits are divided into three zones: insects, pinnipeds and cetaceans;. fish, reptiles and birds; mammals, the latter being further divided into those climatic zones where they inhabit. Until 1896, he was in the same building as the Cabinet of Curiosities, but then moved to a separate building on the University Embankment. Now several laboratories are at the museum, themed tours and the collection itself is gradually increasing.