Published on: 2026-08-26
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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Online broadcast project from the Moscow Zoo and “Active Citizen” prepared a quiz dedicated to to orangutans. You can observe their life, habits, and communication in the daily broadcast on zoo.mos.ru.
The reddish shaggy primates score the highest points in intelligence tests and demonstrate great ingenuity in everyday life. These ape inhabitants of tropical forests are considered to be among the smartest animals on the planet. The Moscow Zoo, subordinate to the capital’s To the Department of Culture, actively participates in programs for the conservation of these monkeys.
In the “Primate House” pavilion on the new zoo territory, there live two families of orangutans of different species. They are very similar, but if you look closely, you can notice differences both in appearance and behavior.
Quiz participants will have to answer eight questions. They will learn about the meaning and origin of the names of large tree-dwelling apes, find out what they use sticks and other objects for, and discover which animals are their neighbors in the zoo. Some questions will focus on the similarities and differences between orangutan species.
Informative materials about orangutans will help you better prepare for the quiz. You can find them on the page with the online broadcast, as well as on the zoo’s website and in the institution’s social media communities.
You can answer the questions at zoo.mos.ru, as well as on website or in the mobile application of the “Active Citizen” project. The quiz is available to users with full or standard account on mos.ru. Participants will receive up to 40 points in the city loyalty program for correct answers “Million Prizes”. To do this, you need to log in to the mos.ru portal before taking the quiz or verify the phone number linked to your profile after completing it. Accumulated points can be used on the website ag-vmeste.ru for obtaining goods and services from partner organizations of the program, topping up the “Troika” card, as well as sending to charity.
In the project online broadcasts Quizzes about various heroes of the daily broadcast are available from the Moscow Zoo: pandas, Pallas’s cats, lynxes, Japanese cranes, and many others. You can see the animals in person during a walk through to the zoo. Among its inhabitants are representatives of more than 1,200 species from around the world. The zoo is open every day. Tickets without fees, markups, or queues can be purchased online through the service “Mosbilet”.
Education in the field of zoology and the conservation of rare species have long been priorities of the Moscow Zoo, which has participated for many years in nature conservation programs and research. Joint initiatives with the capital’s Department of Information Technology and By the Department of Culture of the City of Moscow help the residents of the capital learn more about the animal world.
Project “Active Citizen” has been operating since 2014. During this time, more than seven million people have joined it, and a total of over 7,800 votes have taken place. Every month, between 30 and 40 decisions of Muscovites are implemented in the city. The project is developed by the State Public Institution “New Management Technologies” and the city Department of Information Technology.
Creation, development, and operation of electronic government infrastructure, including the provision of mass socially significant and other services, as well as services in electronic form, correspond to the objectives of the national project “Data Economy and Digital Transformation of the State” and the regional project of the city of Moscow “Digital Public Administration.” More information about Russia’s national projects and the capital’s contribution can be found at special page.
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