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Chhatbir Zoo

India

Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh.

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Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles.
Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh. 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. 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.

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...

Map & location

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Sources & credits

  1. Wikidata — Chhatbir Zoo Wikidata
  2. Wikipedia — Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park Wikipedia