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{{Infobox zoo
|zoo_name = Thiruvananthapuram Zoo തിരുവനന്തപുരം മൃഗശാല
|logo =
|logo_caption =
|image = Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Collage.jpg
|image_caption = A Collage of animals at Thiruvananthapuram zoo. Counter clockwise from top : [[Indian Leopard]], [[Rhesus Monkey]], [[Lesser Adjutant]], [[Lion Tailed Macaque]].
|location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]
|date_opened = 1857<ref name="kuchbhi"/>
|date_closed =
|coordinates = {{Coord|8.512|76.955|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
|area = {{convert|55|acre|ha}}<ref name="zoo_main"/>
|num_species = 82<ref name="zoo_main"/>
|num_animals =
|largest_tank_vol =
|total_tank_vol =
|annual_visitors =
|members = [[Central Zoo Authority of India|CZA]]<ref name="cza_list"/>
|exhibits =
}}

The '''Thiruvananthapuram Zoo''' (also known as '''Trivandrum Zoo''') is located in the city of [[Thiruvananthapuram]], the capital of [[Kerala]], [[India]]. It occupies {{convert|55|acre|ha}} of woodland, lakes, and lawns.
[[File:Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.jpg|centre|thumb|{{lang-en|1=Trivandrum Zoo}}]]

==History==
Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is one of the oldest Zoo in India. Similarly the Museum and Botanical Gardens are also one of the oldest of their kind in the country. [[Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma]] (1816–1846), the ruler of Travancore during 1830–1846, was the visionary behind the establishment of the Thiruvananthapuram Museum and Zoo.He had a broad variety of animals, including elephants in his horse breeding centre. In the Trivandrum, stables he incorporated a menagerie and kept tigers, panthers cheetahs, deer, bears and a lioness there. It was however left to his brother [[Uthram Thirunal]] Marthanda Varma and the then British Resident General Cullen which resulted in the establishment of [[Napier Museum]] and [[Zoo]] in Thiruvananthapuram. A committee was formed in 1855 with the Maharaja of Travancore as Patron, General Cullen as president, The Elaya Raja as vice president and Mr. Allen Brown as Secretary of the Committee and the Director of Museum. The Museum was thrown open to the Public in September 1857. But the Museum by itself could not attract the people much, and therefore a Zoo and a park were started in 1859.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.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}}
[[File:Asiatic lion in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.JPG|alt=Asiatic lions in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo|thumb|Asiatic lions in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo]]
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]].<ref name="zoo_main"/>
[[File:Black bear in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.JPG|alt=Black bear in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo|thumb|[[American black bear]] in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo]]

==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]], [[Bengal tiger|royal Bengal tiger]], [[white tiger]]<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/2014/oct/28/White-Tiger-Arrives-in-Zoo-676111.html | title=White Tiger Arrives in Zoo | date=28 October 2014 | newspaper=The New Indian Express | access-date=23 December 2018 }}</ref> and [[leopard]],<ref name="zoo_main"/> as well as nine [[Asian elephant]]s (as of 31 March 2009).<ref name="elephant.se"/> in 2020, animals from Africa include [[giraffe]]s, [[hippopotamus|hippos]], [[zebra]]s, and [[African buffalo|Cape buffalo]]s.<ref name="zoo_main"/>

The zoo also includes a snake farm called 'The Reptile House', which exhibits both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes. It also houses 7 Anacondas too.<ref name="my-kerala"/>
[[File:Deers in TVM zoo.jpg|thumb|Deer in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo]]
[[File:Tiger in Zoo, TVM.jpg|thumb|Tiger in TVM Zoo]]

==Birds==
[[File:Emu in TVM Zoo.jpg|thumb|Emu in Trivandrum Zoo]]
[[File:Peacock in TVM zoo.jpg|thumb|Peacock in Trivandrum zoo]]
[[File:Green Winged Macaw in Zoo.jpg|thumb|Green Winged Macaw in Trivandrum zoo]]
* Ostrich
* Scarlet macaw
* Green-winged macaw
* Indian peafowl
* White spoonbill
* Greater flamingo
* Cassowary
* Sulfur-crested cockatoo
* Common crane
* White-necked crane
* Black-necked crane
*Grey heron
* White ibis
* Blossom headed parakeet
* Rose-ringed parakeet
* Alexandrine parakeet
* Mustached parakeet
* Gray pelican
* Rosy pelican
* Silver pheasant
* Ring-necked pheasant
* Rock dove
* Adjutant stork
* Painted stork
* White stork
* White necked stork
* Black-necked stork
* Cinereous vulture
* King vulture
* White Backed vulture
* Turkey vulture
* Pariah kite
* Brahminy kite
* Emu

==Reptiles==
* Anaconda
* Reticulated Python
* Gharial
* Mugger crocodile
* Spectacled caiman
* Monitor lizard
* Bamboo pit viper
* Indian cobra
* Indian rock python
* Rat snake
* Russell's viper
* Checkered keelback
* King cobra
* Red sandboa
* Green tree snake
* Indian flapshell turtle
* Indian black turtle
* Crowned river turtle
* Travancore tortoise

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Trivandrum Zoo 33.jpg|Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Campus
File:Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuran DSW New.jpg|[[Napier Museum]] [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
File:Zeebra in Trivandrum Zoo.JPG|[[Zebra]] in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.JPG|alt=Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo|Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Rhinoceros at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.jpg|[[Rhinoceros]] at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Barking Deer at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.JPG|[[Barking deer]] at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Cheetah inside cage at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.JPG|[[Leopard]] inside cage at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Brahminy Kite In Zoo.jpg|Brahminy Kite found in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Indian Bison in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Indian Bison in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
File:Deers in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Deers in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
File:Hippos in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
File:Herd of Indian Bisons.jpg|Herd of Indian Bisons in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Herd of Deer and Sambar.jpg|Herd of Deer including sambar in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Feeding deers in zoo.jpg|Feeding the deers
File:Walking Tiger in Zoo.webm|Waking Tiger in TVM zoo
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Delhi Zoo]]
* [[Mysore Zoo]]
* [[Thrissur Zoo]]

==References==
{{Reflist |refs=

<ref name="zoo_main">
{{Cite web
|url=http://www.keralamuseumandzoo.org
|title=Zoo
|work=keralamuseumandzoo.org
|publisher=Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala
|access-date=1 October 2010
}}
</ref>

<ref name="cza_list">
{{ZooOrg|cza|zoos|accessdate=5 July 2011}}
</ref>

<ref name="kuchbhi">
{{Cite web
|url = http://www.kuchbhi.com/india/61-articles/258-list-of-zoos-in-india-from-1800-until-now.html
|title = List of Zoos in India, from 1800 until now
|work = kuchbhi.com
|publisher = Kuchbhi
|access-date = 4 July 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111021205725/http://kuchbhi.com/india/61-articles/258-list-of-zoos-in-india-from-1800-until-now.html
|archive-date = 21 October 2011
}}</ref>

<ref name="my-kerala">
{{Cite web
|url=http://www.my-kerala.com/tour/district/thiruvananthapuram/spots/zoo/index.shtml
|title=Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, Kerala
|work=my-kerala.com
|publisher=My Kerala
|access-date=2 October 2010
}}
</ref>

<ref name="elephant.se">
{{Cite web
|url=http://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=637
|title=Elephants at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo in India
|work=[[Elephant Encyclopedia]]
|publisher=[[Dan_Koehl|Koehl D.]]
|access-date=2 October 2010
}}
</ref>

}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Trivandrum Zoo}}
* [https://www.museumandzoo.kerala.gov.in/ Official Web Site]
* [http://indiatourism.ws/kerala/thiruvananthapuram/zoo/ Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Photographs, 2011]
* [https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/delhi-zoo-return-jaguar-named-salman-kerala-because-it-‘too-fat-breed’-35025 Salman the fat] [[jaguar]]

{{Zoos of India}}
{{Tourism in Kerala|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:Zoos in Kerala]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in India]]
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Ieagle123: general refined section based on references and cleaned formatting

imported>Billjones94 at 09:58, 30 August 2021