In the World of Animals

{{Short description|1968 Russian television series}}

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| image = In the World of Animals. Headpiece.jpg

| caption = Shot from the TV screen (1974—2009)

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| genre = Popular science broadcast

| creator = Alexander Zguridi

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| starring = Alexander Zguridi
Vasily Peskov
Nikolay Drozdov

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| theme_music_composer = Ariel Ramirez

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| country = Soviet Union
Russia

| language = Russian

| num_seasons = 48

| num_episodes = 1318

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| executive_producer = Irina Lapina

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| location = Moscow

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| runtime = 27 min

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| network = Channel One Russia
Russia 1
Domashny
Russia-2
Carousel

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| first_aired = {{start date|1968}}

| last_aired = present

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

It began airing in 1968.[http://sobesednik.ru/culture/20120517-nikolai-drozdov-eto-pozornoe-vyskazyvanie-ya-nikogda-ne-proiznosil Николай Дроздов: Это позорное высказывание я никогда не произносил!][http://www.rg.ru/2007/06/20/drozdov.html В мире людей. Известный телеведущий Николай Дроздов рассказал "РГ" о планах на ТВ]

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.[http://fanclub.paulmauriat.ru/из-истории-музыки-поля-мориа-в-россии.html Из истории музыки Поля Мориа в России]

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.[http://www.rg.ru/2006/03/31/drozdov.html Что поет Дроздов. Популярный телеведущий вместе с любимыми животными переехал на другой канал] This screensaver lasted until 2009.

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