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Экспозиция Зоологического музея начинается с наибольшей по количеству таксонов группе животных — бесхребетных: простейшие, губки, кишечнополостные, разные типы червей, моллюски и др. Сразу обращают на себя внимание скелеты стеклянных губок, а также чашеподобная губка — кубок Нептуна, действительно похожая на огромную чашу.
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The exhibitions of the Museum of Zoology start from the invertebrate animals (protists, sponges, coelenterata, various worms, molluscs, etc.), which is the largest (by the number of species) group of animals. The first things that attract attention of visitors are skeletons of glass sponges as well as Neptune's cup, truly a cup-like sponge. Further on, visitors get introduced to the varied world of corrals; their skeletons differ in shape and as well as in colour: white, blue, black and red. There are also lobsters and, finally, the giant Japanese crab, which is the planet's largest arthropod. A display case for arachnids presents, apart from spiders, another group of the most ancient animals that have preserved till our days, namely, xiphosura. An exhibition of insects continues the introduction to the animal kingdom. This exhibition features giant spiders and tropical butterflies. The tridacna clam, which is the largest bivalve mollusc, is on display in the entrance hall of the room. To the right of the entrance hall, there are display cases for echinoderms. The starfish, the sea lilies and the sea cucumbers resemble more plants than animals. Shells from various parts of the World Ocean are placed inside horizontal display cases, which stretch all the way to the end of the gallery. Further on, there are fish, amphibians and reptiles. Among the fish, one's attention is most attracted by the large sharks, the sturgeons and the ocean sunfish placed on walls of the museum. Among the amphibians, it is worth paying one's attention to the Chinese giant salamander that may reach a length of 180 centimetres (5.9 feet) and to the miniature Cuban whistling frog, around 1 centimetre (0.4 inches) in size. In order for visitors to be able to better see it, a special magnifying glass was installed.
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