Top 10 Zoos in India One Should Keep Them in Their Bucket List!!

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Top 10 Zoos in India One Should Keep Them in
Their Bucket List!!
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1. The First Zoo

• The First Zoo in India Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
  offers a memorable experience of the woodlands,
  lakes and backwaters. The Thiruvananthapuram
  Zoological Park was established in 1859 as an
  annex to the Napier Museum. It is home to 82
  species from around the world including royal
  tigers, panthers, deer, boar etc.

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2. The Oldest Zoo

• The Mysore Zoo, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological
  Gardens, in the list of the top 10 zoos in India
  it is the oldest zoo in Indian history. It is one
  of the most popular Zoos in India because of its
  diverse fauna. It has ten elephants, much more
  than any other zoo in India. It is also home for
  African elephants. Other species include Swan,
  American White Pelican, Giraffes, Zebras and
  Hamadryas baboon.

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3. The Largest Zoo

• The Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai is the
  largest zoo in India. It is home for more than
  1500 wildlife species and more than 100 flora
  species. It is a haven for 46 endangered species.
  The unique characteristic of this zoological park
  cum sanctuary is that the species are seen in
  their natural habitat instead of artificial
  enclosures.

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4. The Odisha Zoo

• The Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneswar,
  Odisha has international fame for its exotic
  white tigers. Other rare species include Manipuri
  Deer, Hippopotamus and Wild Ass. Tourists are
  greatly fascinated by its Lion safari Tours. It
  is one of the three zoos of India with
  Green-winged Macaws, Cinereous Vulture and
  Nicobar Pigeon

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5. The Kolkata Zoo

• The Alipore Zoological Gardens, Kolkata is one of
  the oldest zoos in India. The zoo is known for
  animal species including giraffes, rhinos,
  nilgai, etc. It was home for the famous Aldabra
  Giant Tortoise Adwaita who lived for over 250
  years and died in 2006. Red Kangaroo, Giant
  Squirrel, Dromedary camel, Royal Bengal Tiger and
  Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros are some of
  the crowd-pulling fauna.

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6. The Hyderabad Zoo

• In the list of top 10 zoos in India the Nehru
  Zoological Park, Hyderabad has also included, the
  name of this zoo was named after the first prime
  minister of the country, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
  The zoo has the historic 200 year old Mir Alam
  Tank bund. It is the Worlds first multi-arch
  masonry dams.

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7. The Junagadh Zoo

• The Junagadh Zoo, also known as Sakkarbaug
  Zoological Garden is the oldest zoo in the state
  of Gujarat. The Zoo is responsibly taking the
  task to reserve the rare species of Asiatic Lion
  under the Endangered Species Captive Breeding
  program. This makes it the largest breeding
  center in the country.

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8. The Visakhapatnam Zoo

• Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam is
  surrounded by the scenic beauty of Eastern Ghats.
  It has a well-planned layout with a jungle and
  water body inside the Zoo park. The zoo is
  divided into sections where primates, carnivores,
  lesser carnivores, small mammals, reptiles,
  ungulates and birds stay in natural caged
  surroundings.

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9. Guwahati Zoo

• It is officially known as the Assam State Zoo cum
  Botanical Garden, Guwahati. It is the largest zoo
  in the North East region. You can see the Asiatic
  lion, the royal Bengal tiger, the Himalayan black
  bear, the stump-tailed Macaqu, the one-horned
  Indian rhinoceros and capped langur in this zoo.

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10. The Delhi Zoo

• The capital of India has its Delhi National
  Zoological Park situated near the Old Fort. The
  zoo attracts tourists from all over the world to
  enjoy its more than 2000 species of animals and
  birds.

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