Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park
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Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh.[1] The zoo was christened as the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park after then governor of Punjab, Mahendra Chaudhary in 1977. A small number of animals brought from the Guwahati Zoo, Assam. It soon became the largest zoo in Punjab. 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. The zoo is home to 369 mammals, 400 birds and 20 reptiles.[1]
Non-exhaustive list:
- Asian palm civet
- Asiatic lion
- Barasingha
- Bengal fox
- Bengal tiger
- Blackbuck
- Chinkara
- Chital
- Common marmoset
- Four-horned antelope
- Gaur
- Golden jackal
- Hamadryas baboon
- Himalayan black bear
- Himalayan goral
- Hippopotamus
- Indian crested porcupine
- Indian elephant
- Indian leopard
- Indian spotted chevrotain
- Indian wolf
- Jaguar
- Jungle cat
- Leopard cat
- Lion-tailed macaque
- Nilgai
- Northern pig-tailed macaque
- Rhesus macaque
- Sambar deer
- Sloth bear
- Smooth-coated otter
- Striped hyena
- Black swan
- Common ostrich
- Emu
- Indian peafowl
- Java sparrow
- Painted stork
- Rose-ringed parakeet
- Sarus crane
- White stork
References
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