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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.
The '''Thiruvananthapuram 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==
==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}}
Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is one of the oldest zoos 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]]
[[File:Asiatic lion in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.JPG|alt=Asiatic lions in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo|thumb|Asiatic lions in the 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"/>
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]]
[[File:Black bear in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.JPG|alt=Black bear in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo|thumb|[[Asian black bear]] in the zoo]]


==Animals==
==Mammals==
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 Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is home to 82 species from around the world. Indigenous species at the zoo include [[Spotted deer]], [[Sambar deer]], [[Indian hog deer]], [[Swamp deer]], [[Striped hyena]], [[Nilgai]], [[Smooth coated otter]], [[golden jackal]],  [[Sloth bear]], [[lion-tailed macaque]], [[Nilgiri langur]], [[Gaur]], [[Black buck]], [[Indian rhinoceros]], [[Asiatic lion]], [[Bengal tiger|royal Bengal tiger]], [[white tiger]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://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"/> Animals from Africa include [[hippopotamus|hippos]], and [[African buffalo|Cape buffalo]]s.


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 the zoo]]
[[File:Deers in TVM zoo.jpg|thumb|Deer in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo]]
[[File:Tiger in Zoo, TVM.jpg|thumb|Tiger in the zoo]]
[[File:Tiger in Zoo, TVM.jpg|thumb|Tiger in TVM Zoo]]


==Birds==
==Birds==
[[File:Emu in TVM Zoo.jpg|thumb|Emu in Trivandrum Zoo]]
[[File:Emu in TVM Zoo.jpg|thumb|Emu in the zoo]]
[[File:Peacock in TVM zoo.jpg|thumb|Peacock in Trivandrum zoo]]
[[File:Peacock in TVM zoo.jpg|thumb|Peacock in the zoo]]
[[File:Green Winged Macaw in Zoo.jpg|thumb|Green Winged Macaw in Trivandrum zoo]]
[[File:Green Winged Macaw in Zoo.jpg|thumb|Green Winged Macaw in the zoo]]
* Ostrich
* Ostrich
* Scarlet macaw
* Scarlet macaw
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* White spoonbill
* White spoonbill
* Greater flamingo
* Greater flamingo
* Cassowary
* Sulfur-crested cockatoo
* Sulfur-crested cockatoo
* Common crane
* Common crane
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* Cinereous vulture
* Cinereous vulture
* King vulture
* King vulture
* White Backed vulture
* White-backed vulture
* Turkey vulture
* Pariah kite
* Pariah kite
* Brahminy kite
* Brahminy kite
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==Reptiles==
==Reptiles==
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"/>
* Anaconda
* Anaconda
* Reticulated Python
* Reticulated Python
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File:Trivandrum Zoo 33.jpg|Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Campus
File:Trivandrum Zoo 33.jpg|Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Campus
File:Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuran DSW New.jpg|[[Napier Museum]] [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
File:Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuran DSW New.jpg|[[Napier Museum]] [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
File:Zeebra in Trivandrum Zoo.JPG|[[Zebra]] in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Zeebra in Trivandrum Zoo.JPG|[[Zebra]] in the zoo (died in 2014)
File:Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.JPG|alt=Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo|Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo.JPG|alt=Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo|Hippopotamus in the zoo
File:Rhinoceros at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.jpg|[[Rhinoceros]] at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Rhinoceros at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.jpg|[[Indian Rhinoceros]] at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Barking Deer at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.JPG|[[Barking deer]] 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:Leopard 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:Brahminy Kite In Zoo.jpg|Brahminy Kite found in the zoo
File:Indian Bison in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Indian Bison in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
File:Indian Bison in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Indian Bison ([[Gaur]]) in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
File:Deers in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Deers in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
File:Deers in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Deer in the zoo
File:Hippos in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
File:Hippos in Zoo, TVM.jpg|Hippopotamus in the zoo
File:Herd of Indian Bisons.jpg|Herd of Indian Bisons in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Herd of Indian Bisons.jpg|Herd of Indian Bisons in the zoo
File:Herd of Deer and Sambar.jpg|Herd of Deer including sambar in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
File:Herd of Deer and Sambar.jpg|Herd of Deer including sambar in the zoo
File:Feeding deers in zoo.jpg|Feeding the deers
File:Feeding deers in zoo.jpg|Feeding the deer
File:Walking Tiger in Zoo.webm|Waking Tiger in TVM zoo
File:Walking Tiger in Zoo.webm|Walking Tiger in the zoo
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist |refs=
<references>
 
<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="zoo_main">
<ref name="cza_list">{{ZooOrg|cza|zoos|access-date=5 July 2011}}</ref>
{{Cite web
<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>
|url=http://www.keralamuseumandzoo.org
<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>
|title=Zoo
</references>
|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 ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Zoos established in 1857]]
[[Category:Educational organizations established in 1857]]
[[Category:Zoos established in the 19th century]]

Latest revision as of 23:37, 26 December 2025

Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
A Collage of animals at Thiruvananthapuram zoo. Counter clockwise from top : Indian Leopard, Rhesus Monkey, Lesser Adjutant, Lion Tailed Macaque.
Date opened1857[1]
LocationThiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Coordinates8°30′43″N 76°57′18″E / 8.512°N 76.955°E / 8.512; 76.955
Land area55 acres (22 ha)[2]
No. of species82[2]
MembershipsCZA[3]

The Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, India. It occupies 55 acres (22 ha) of woodland, lakes, and lawns.

History[edit | edit source]

Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is one of the oldest zoos 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]

Asiatic lions in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
Asiatic lions in the 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.[2]

Black bear in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
Asian black bear in the zoo

Mammals[edit | edit source]

The Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is home to 82 species from around the world. Indigenous species at the zoo include Spotted deer, Sambar deer, Indian hog deer, Swamp deer, Striped hyena, Nilgai, Smooth coated otter, golden jackal, Sloth bear, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Gaur, Black buck, Indian rhinoceros, Asiatic lion, royal Bengal tiger, white tiger[4] and leopard,[2] Animals from Africa include hippos, and Cape buffalos.

Deer in the zoo
Tiger in the zoo

Birds[edit | edit source]

Emu in the zoo
Peacock in the zoo
Green Winged Macaw in the zoo
  • Ostrich
  • Scarlet macaw
  • Green-winged macaw
  • Indian peafowl
  • White spoonbill
  • Greater flamingo
  • 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
  • Pariah kite
  • Brahminy kite
  • Emu

Reptiles[edit | edit source]

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.[5]

  • 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[edit | edit source]

  • Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Campus
    Thiruvananthapuram Zoo Campus
  • Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuram
    Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuram
  • Zebra in the zoo (died in 2014)
    Zebra in the zoo (died in 2014)
  • Hippopotamus in Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
    Hippopotamus in the zoo
  • Indian Rhinoceros at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
    Indian Rhinoceros at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
  • Barking deer at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
    Barking deer at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
  • Leopard inside cage at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
    Leopard inside cage at Thiruvananthapuram Zoo
  • Brahminy Kite found in the zoo
    Brahminy Kite found in the zoo
  • Indian Bison (Gaur) in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
    Indian Bison (Gaur) in Thiruvananthapuram zoo
  • Deer in the zoo
    Deer in the zoo
  • Hippopotamus in the zoo
    Hippopotamus in the zoo
  • Herd of Indian Bisons in the zoo
    Herd of Indian Bisons in the zoo
  • Herd of Deer including sambar in the zoo
    Herd of Deer including sambar in the zoo
  • Feeding the deer
    Feeding the deer
  • Walking Tiger in the zoo

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "List of Zoos in India, from 1800 until now". kuchbhi.com. Kuchbhi. Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Zoo". keralamuseumandzoo.org. Department of Museums and Zoos, Government of Kerala. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ↑ Template:ZooOrg
  4. ↑ "White Tiger Arrives in Zoo". The New Indian Express. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, Kerala". my-kerala.com. My Kerala. Retrieved 2 October 2010.

External links[edit | edit source]

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