Date opened 1857 No. of species 82 Area 22 ha Phone 0471 231 6275 | Land area 55 acres (22 ha) Memberships CZA Opened 1857 Number of species 82 | |
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Location Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India Address Kanaka Nagar, Nanthancodu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695001 Hours Closed now Thursday9AM–5:15PMFriday9AM–5:15PMSaturday9AM–5:15PMSunday9AM–5:15PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5:15PMWednesday9AM–5:15PMSuggest an edit Similar Napier Museum, Thrissur Zoo, Shankumugham Beach, Vizhinjam lighthouse, Parassinikkadavu Snake Park | ||
Thiruvananthapuram zoo
The Thiruvananthapuram Zoo (also known as Trivandrum Zoo) is located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It occupies 55 acres (22 ha) of woodland, lakes, and lawns. It is the oldest zoo in India and Asia.
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History
Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is one of the oldest of its kind in India. Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma, who ruled Travancore between 1830 and 1847, established a menagerie where royal tigers, panthers, cheetahs, deer, boar, and other wild animals were kept. His brother Uthram Thirunal and British Resident William Cullen formally establish the zoo in 1857 as an annex to the Napier Museum. The zoo was originally built with the typical iron-barred cages prevalent at the time, and was designed for recreational purposes, but with increased loss of forest and wildlife due to human development, the goal of the Zoo has changed from recreation to conservation.
A modernization project started in 1995 aims to gradually replace the old enclosures with spacious naturalistic enclosures. The state government of Kerala is undertaking this renovation with financial and technical help from the Central Zoo Authority.
Animals
The Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is home to 82 species from around the world. Indigenous species at the zoo include lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Indian rhinoceros, Asiatic lion, royal Bengal tiger, white tiger and leopard, as well a nine Asian elephants (as of March 31, 2009). Animals from Africa include giraffes, hippos, zebras, and Cape buffalos.
The zoo also includes a snake farm called The Reptile House, which exhibits both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes and also have 7 Anacondas. India