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'{{Infobox zoo |zoo_name = Thiruvananthapuram Zoo |logo = |logo_caption = |image = |image_caption = |location = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], [[India]] |date_opened = 1857<ref name="kuchbhi"/> |date_closed = |coordinates = {{Coord|8.5117293|76.9550014|type:landmark_scale:2500|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 = |website = {{URL|http://www.keralamuseumandzoo.org}} }} [[File:Napier Museum Thiruvananthapuran DSW New.jpg|258px|thumb|[[Napier Museum]] [[Thiruvananthapuram]]]] [[File:Zeebra in Trivandrum Zoo.JPG|thumb|258px|[[Zeebra]] in [[Trivandrum Zoo]]]] [[File:Rhinoceros at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.jpg|258px|thumb|[[Rhinoceros]] at [[Trivandrum Zoo]]]] [[File:Barking Deer at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.JPG|258px|thumb|[[Barking Deer]] at [[Trivandrum Zoo]]]] [[File:Cheetah inside cage at Trivandrum Zoo DSW.JPG|258px|thumb|[[Cheetah]] inside cage at [[Trivandrum Zoo]]]] [[File:Hippopotamus in Trivandrum Zoo.JPG|180px|thumb|[[Hippopotamus]] in [[Trivandrum Zoo]]]] 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. ==History== Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is one of the oldest of its kind in India. [[Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma]], who ruled Travancore between 1830 and 1847, established a menagerie where royal tigers, panthers, cheetahs, deer, boar, and other wild animals were kept. His brother [[Uthram Thirunal]] and British Resident William Cullen formally establish the Zoo in 1857 as an annex to the [[Napier Museum]]. 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}} 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"/> ==Animals== The Thiruvananthapuram Zoo is home to 82 species from around the world. Indigenous species at the zoo include [[Lion-tailed Macaque|lion-tailed macaque]], [[Nilgiri Langur|Nilgiri langur]], [[Indian Rhinoceros|Indian rhinoceros]], [[Asiatic Lion|Asiatic lion]], [[Bengal tiger|royal Bengal tiger]], and [[leopard]],<ref name="zoo_main"/> as well a nine [[Asian Elephant|Asian elephants]] (as of March 31, 2009).<ref name="elephants"/> 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 which exhibits both poisonous and non-poisonous snakes.<ref name="my-kerala"/> ==Birds== * Indihhhhhhhhan Peafowl * White Spoonbill * Cassowary * Sulphur Crested Cockatoo * Common Crane * White Necked Crane * Black Necked CraneGrey Heron * White Ibis * Blossom Headed Parakeet * Roseringed Parakeet * Alexandrine Parakeet * Moutached Parakeet * Greay Pelican * Rosy Pelican * Silver Pheasant * Ring Necked Pheasant * Rock Dove * Adjutant Stork * Painted Stork * White Stork * White Necked Stork * Black Necked Stork * Cinerous Vulture * King Vulture * White Backed Vulture * Pariah Kite * Brahminy Kite * Emu ==Reptiles== * 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 ==Notes== {{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 |accessdate=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 |accessdate=4 July 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 |accessdate=2 October 2010 }} </ref> <ref name="elephants"> {{Cite web |url=http://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=637 |title=Trivandrum Zoo (Thiruvananthapuram Zoo) in India |work=my-elephant.se |publisher=Elephant Encyclopedia |accessdate=2 October 2010 }} </ref> }} == External links == {{Commons category|Trivandrum Zoo}} *{{Official website|http://www.keralamuseumandzoo.org}} {{Zoos of India}} [[Category:Zoos in Kerala]] [[Category:Visitor attractions in Thiruvananthapuram]] [[Category:1857 establishments in India]]'