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I like this because it means I can read a book or a newspaper. On the Continent, everybody wants to tell you his life story. Some years ago I travelled by train from London to Paris. It was my first visit to Paris so I made up my mind to tour round France for my holidays. As I was going on a long journey I took a lot of books with me. There was an Englishman in the compartment with me and, in a typically English way, he did not speak a word during our journey through the English countryside or while crossing the Channel. But the minute we were in France he said, “Ah, now we are in France, we can talk.” And for the rest of the trip to Paris he told me his life story.
The Moscow Zoo is the _oldest_ in Russia. It was opened in 1864. It is also the _biggest_. It covers the territory of 22 hectares. It is situated in the centre of Moscow, near the Garden Ring. Today the Zoo is home to 1,000 species and _more_ than 6,000 animals.
The collection includes animals from all over the world: giraffes and elephants, bears and tigers, dolphins and flamingoes. For many animals, cages are replaced by enclosures that recreate animals' natural environment. This gives a _better_ lifestyle to the animals and a _more realistic_ experience to the visitors.
The Zoo also has beautiful gardens as well as innovative zoo buildings which house many animals in winter.
