According to studies and reports, dogs will wait on the metro platform and enter the train when it pulls up. Researchers think that by using scent and the recorded names of the stops dogs can recognize where they want to leave. It is becoming increasingly common to see dogs enter a train, curl up on an available seat and then disembark a few stops later. There are apparently around 500 strays living in the metro, and around 20 that have learned to use the trains. The dogs seem to have an uncanny ability to recognize people willing to give handouts and to avoid the strict overseers of the turnstiles.
There is even a site dedicated to the metro dogs, where people post pictures of the strays. The pictures are fun to look at, but unless you know Russian don't expect a lengthy read.
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