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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Tilyar Mini Zoo, Rohtak<br />
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| settlement_type = Endangered wildlife breeding<br />
| image_skyline = Leopard, Bannerghatta Park, Bangalore, India.jpg<br />
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Haryana]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Rohtak district]]<br />
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| established_date = 2001<br />
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| government_type = [[Government of Haryana]] <br />
| governing_body = [[Forests Department, Haryana]]<br />
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[[File:Deer at Mini Zoo.jpg|thumb|Female antelope grazing at Rohtak mini zoo]]<br />
[[File:Horse mascot at Tilyar lake complex Inside Mini Zoo..jpg|thumb|upright|Horse mascot at Tilyar lake complex Inside Mini Zoo]]<br />
[[File:Rohtak Mini Zoo offers a structured, fun and hands-on learning environment for kids..jpg|thumb|upright|Rohtak Mini Zoo offers a structured, fun and hands-on learning environment for kids.]]<br />
[[File:Deer mascot installed at Mini Zoo.jpg|alt=Rohtak mini zoo provides a tremendous opportunity and space for children to play and learn.|thumb|upright|Rohtak mini zoo provides a tremendous opportunity and space for children to play and learn.]]<br />
The '''Tilyar Mini Zoo, Rohtak''' is located inside the [[Tilyar Lake]] complex on Delhi Road in [[Rohtak]], Haryana, India. This zoo was built in the year 1987.<br />
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The Tilyar Zoo at Rohtak is 42&nbsp;km from [[Delhi]] border and the zoo is well maintained.<ref>[http://www.indiamapped.com/zoo-in-india/tilyar-zoo/ India Mapped: Tilyar Zoo]</ref><ref>[http://nevertiredoftravelling.wordpress.com/2014/04/26/destination-of-the-week-tilyar-zoo-rohtak/ Destination of the week : Tilyar Zoo Rohtak - by Indrajit Gehlot]</ref> Fishing is permissible at [[Tilyar Lake]] after paying {{INRConvert|200}} fishing fee.<ref>http://myjourneythroughindia.wordpress.com/tag/tilyar-zoo-rohtak-haryana/ My journey through India</ref><br />
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==Mini zoo==<br />
[[File:Pelican enclosure at Mini zoo..jpg|thumb|Pelican enclosure at Rohtak Mini Zoo]]<br />
[[File:Enclosure at Mini Zoo along with Please do not feed animals sign..jpg|thumb|Enclosure at Tilyar Mini Zoo along with 'Please do not feed animals sign']]<br />
[[File:Crocodile inscription at Mini Zoo.jpg|thumb|Crocodile inscription at Mini Zoo]]<br />
[[File:Antelope enclosure at Mini Zoo.jpg|thumb|Antelope enclosure at Mini Zoo]]<br />
[[File:Black francolin model at rohtak mini zoo.jpg|thumb|upright|A child intrigued by a model of a Black Francolin, the state bird of Haryana]]<br />
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Haryana had many mini zoos spread across the state. In 2001 the [[Government of Haryana]] decided to shut these down and replace them with well developed viable zoos, this included setting up the zoo at [[Rohtak]] within [[Tilyar Lake]] complex.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mrnaukri.com/2012/09/tilyar-lake-rohtak-photos-mini-zoo.html |title=Tilyar lake Rohtak Photos|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910165744/http://www.mrnaukri.com/2012/09/tilyar-lake-rohtak-photos-mini-zoo.html|archive-date=10 September 2013 |url-status=unfit}}</ref><br />
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As a result, enclosures for housing animals and aviaries for birds were built. Visitor facilities such as landscaping, walkways and trials, gardens, hillocks, lakes, artificial waterfalls, cafe, visitor toilets and resting shelters, watch towers, drinking water facilities, etc. were created.<ref>[http://cza.nic.in/Status%20of%20Master%20Plan%20Submitted%20by%20Zoos.pdf List of zoos who have submitted their master plan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054343/http://www.cza.nic.in/Status%20of%20Master%20Plan%20Submitted%20by%20Zoos.pdf |date=4 March 2016 }}</ref><br />
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The following animals have been housed in this zoo:<ref>[http://haryanaforest.gov.in/protect.aspx Haryana Forests Dept]</ref><br />
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* [[Tiger]] <br />
* [[Leopard]]<br />
* [[Fox]]<br />
* [[Hyena]]<br />
* [[Wolf]]<br />
* [[Gharial]]<br />
* [[Mugger crocodile|Mugger]]<br />
* [[Jackal]]<br />
* [[Otter]]<br />
* [[Southern pig-tailed macaque|Pig-tailed monkey]]<br />
* [[Baboon]] <br />
* [[Bonnet macaque]]<br />
* [[Gray langur]]<br />
* [[Sambar (deer)|Sambhar]]<br />
* [[Blackbuck]]<br />
* [[Chinkara]]<br />
* [[Indian hog deer]]<br />
* [[Indian muntjac|Barking deer]]<br />
* [[Guineafowl]]<br />
* [[Silver pheasant]]<br />
* [[Fantail pigeon]]<br />
* [[Cockatiel]]<br />
* [[Zebra finch]]<br />
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== Updates related to zoos in Haryana ==<br />
* [[Deer Park, Hisar]], founded in 1970-71, is oldest among zoos and deer parks in [[Haryana]]<br />
* Haryana is now left with five tigers in captivity: two each in [[Mini Zoo, Bhiwani]], and Rohtak Zoo and one in [[Mini Zoo & Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli|Pipali Zoo]]<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/tigress-killed-by-tiger-in-haryana-zoo_681964.html Tigress killed by tiger in Haryana zoo]</ref><br />
* In 2003, a baby baboon was born in captivity in [[Mini Zoo & Black Buck Breeding Centre, Pipli|Pipali Zoo]]<ref>[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031223/haryana.htm Baby Baboon born in Pipli Zoo]</ref><br />
* In 2009, tiger ''Apaya'' of Bhiwani zoo attacked and killed a tigress.<ref>[http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/tigress-killed-by-tiger-in-haryana-zoo_681964.html Tigress killed by tiger in Haryana zoo]</ref><br />
* In 2011, tiger ''Apaya'' of Bhiwani zoo entered the enclosure of another tigress ''Rani'' and attacked her. Rani died and was buried on the zoo premises. <br />
* In 2011 another tiger ''Brondis'' had killed a caretaker in Bhiwani zoo. <br />
* In 2014, 43 private school kids who were visiting Bhiwnai zoo were attacked by bees.<ref>[http://www.amarujala.com/news/states/haryana/bhiwani/children-visiting-the-zoo-was-bitten-by-bees-hindi-news/ चिड़ियाघर घूमने आए बच्चों को मधुमक्खियों ने काटा]</ref><br />
* In 2019, Rohtak Zoo gets two leopards – a four-year-old Varsha and a three-and-a-half-year-old Pawan<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Rohtak zoo gets pair of leopards|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryana/rohtak-zoo-gets-pair-of-leopards-838318|access-date=2020-10-13|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
Species found at the zoo (pictures for representation only).<br />
<gallery><br />
Tiger_india.jpg|[[Tiger]]<br />
Mugger crocodile 2.JPG|[[Mugger crocodile|Mugger]] crocodile<br />
Gharial san diego.jpg|[[Gharial]] crocodile<br />
Indian_Fox_from_Nehru_Zoological_park_Hyderabad_4274.JPG|[[Fox]]<br />
Blackbuck male female.jpg|Male and female [[blackbuck]]s<br />
An_Indian_monkey_(bandar)_in_Malsi_Deer_Park_(photo_-_Jim_Ankan_Deka).jpg|Monkey[[bonnet macaque]]<br />
Antilope cervicapra from velavadar.JPG|Antelope<br />
</gallery><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*Video of Rohtak Zoo is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN-ipkODKUU here] and another video of tiger there is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc_HWEFLDc0 here].<br />
*A travelogue collage of pictures is available [http://www.mrnaukri.com/2012/09/tilyar-lake-rohtak-photos-mini-zoo.html here]<br />
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