Template:Infobox zoo Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles.
History
The zoo was inaugurated on 13 April 1977 by the then governor of Punjab Mahendra Mohan Choudhury and it was christened as Mahendra Chaudhury Zoological Park. Initially the zoo was populated by a small number of animals brought from Guwahati Zoo, Assam and it soon became the largest zoo in Northern punjab India .[1]
Location
Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh.[1]
List of species
The zoo is home to 369 mammals, 400 birds and 20 reptiles.[1]
Non-exhaustive list:
- Royal Bengal tiger
- White tiger
- Asian elephant
- Hippopotamus
- Indian gazelle
- Sambar deer
- Swamp deer
- Emu
- Asiatic lion
- Baboon
- Lion-tailed macaque
- Indian leopard
- Jaguar
- Himalayan black bear
- Sloth bear
- Zebra
- Chimpanzee
- Blue bull
- Blackbuck
- Gaur
- Bengal fox
- Striped hyena
- Indian boar
- Porcupine
- Gharial
- Mugger crocodile
- Indian python
- African Buffalo
- Civet cat
- Goral
- Smooth-coated otter
- Jackal
- Sarus crane
- Painted stork
In addition to this, there are various species of birds, including peacocks, cranes, geese, ducks, parrots, sparrows, nocturnal owls and bats; and various sub-species of deer, cat and monkey.
Walk-in aviary
Chattbir has India's longest walk-in aviary with 300m long walk showcases 32 species of indigenous and exotic birds.[2] The section is made in five different themes included Terrestrial, Rock & Duck, Woodland, Japanese Trail and Rainforest.
References
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