In the World of Animals

In the World of Animals (Russian: В мире животных, romanized: V mire zhivotnykh) is a Soviet and Russian television program dedicated to zoology and wildlife research, especially the habits and habitat of animals.

In the World of Animals
Shot from the TV screen (1974—2009)
Genre	Popular science broadcast
Created by	Alexander Zguridi
Starring	Alexander Zguridi Vasily Peskov Nikolay Drozdov
Theme music composer	Ariel Ramirez
Country of origin	Soviet Union Russia
Original language	Russian
No. of seasons	48
No. of episodes	1318
Production
Executive producer	Irina Lapina
Production location	Moscow
Running time	27 min
Original release
Network	Channel One Russia Russia 1 Domashny Russia-2 Carousel
Release	1968 (1968) – present

It began airing in 1968.^[1][2]

In the early 1970s, the show started with a composition by Paul Mauriat Orchestra Colombe Ivre, with giraffe and rhino depicted in the main titles.^[3]

In 1974, the title sequence depicted a flying monkey, running under the ostriches, with the music of Ariel Ramirez's La peregrinación (Pilgrimage) from the Christmas cantata Our Christmas, also in adaptation by Paul Mauriat Orchestra.^[4] This screensaver lasted until 2009.

The program was the winner of the TEFI prize in 1996 for Best journalistic program.

List of hosts

• 1968–1975: Alexander Zguridi^[5]
• 1975–1990: Vasily Peskov (turns with Nikolay Drozdov in 1977)^[6]
• 1977–present: Nikolay Drozdov^[7]