Intending to make the best use of large forest stretches available on the edge of Bhubaneswar, the Odisha government has mooted setting up the State’s first night safari. Though the night safari plan is at a very nascent stage, the…
Nandankanan zoo will remember the name Baahubali for quite some time : A tiger cub has been named the same
As the recent movie Baahubali 2 : The conclusion keeps setting new records globally, the state-run Nandankan zoo here was not spared from the movie’s soaring craze. The zoo authorities on Wednesday named a 13-month tiger cub as Baahubali at…
Nandankanan Zoo goes online ticketing route to ease visitors standing in queues for tickets
The Nandankanan zoo has introduced a system through which tickets can be booked online, a move that will cut down on the amount of time visitors have to spend standing in long queues to buy entry tickets. Debit and credit…
Nandankanan Zoo in Bhubaneswar reopens Nocturnal Animals Enclosure
Nandankanan zoo has reopened its Nocturnal Animals Enclosure which was closed for quite some time. Built on around 5,000sqft, it houses 12 species of nocturnal animals. The main attractions include brown fish owl, Indian flying fox, common palm civet, jungle cat,…
Nandankanan Zoological Park: A must visit in Odisha
The Nandankanan Zoological Park (meaning Garden of Heavens) in Bhubaneswar comprises the zoo and a botanical garden, part of which is a sanctuary. Among the 126 species of animals it claims to house, the Royal Bengal White Tiger is Nandankanan…
Four Lions and Zebra added to Nandankanan Zoo from Tel Aviv Israel
Four lions and equal number of zebras arrived in Bhubaneswar Nandankanan zoo from Israel’s Tel Aviv yesterday. The lions have been kept in the special feeding chambers of the lion safari while the zebras have been stationed in enclosure 34-A. Notably,…
World Elephant Day celebrated in Nandankanan Zoo Bhubaneswar
Eight elephants of the biological park today came out with decorated robes and mingled with the crowd, including the guests and the invited students. For the past 10 years during the wildlife week celebration (first week of October),…
Nandankanan all set to become first in India to have Carnivorous Plants this october
Nandankanan biological park is going to house India’s first carnivorous plant collection by October. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting held on Friday to include at least 25 varieties of such plants from five different species across a…
Tiger Family with new kids celebrating first year in Nandankanan zoon in the city
Four cubs, including the melanistic duo, were born to a four-and-a-half-year-old white tigress, Sneha, and her partner, Manish, an eight-year-old Royal Bengal tiger, in an off-exhibit enclosure in the zoo last year. Also Read: First Zoo in India…
First Zoo in India to have rare melanistic or black tiger Nandankanan starts showing them
Two black tigers, born at the Nandankanan Zoological Park on July 28 last year, were today put on public display in an enclosure in the zoo. Four cubs, including the melanistic duo, were born to a four-and-a-half-year-old white tigress, Sneha,…