Kolkata zoo to get kangaroos
May 19th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Two pairs of kangaroos, the Australian national animal, will be housed soon in Alipore Zoological Garden here, a West Bengal forest official said.
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Vivek Oberoi off to Bali with wife (Movie Snippets)
May 13th, 2011 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Actor Vivek Oberoi is off for a summer vacation in Bali with his wife Priyanka, and he is looking forward to having a relaxed ... Read more...
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Chimpanzee dies in Alipore zoo
June 26th, 2010 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 26 (IANS) A 24-year-old male chimpanzee housed in the Alipore zoo here died Saturday after a prolonged illness, an official said.
"It was due to prolonged illness that the chimpanzee - ... Read more...
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Bihar, Tripura zoos to exchange rare animals
June 13th, 2010 - 6:48 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 13 (IANS) Bihar's Patna Zoo and Tripura's Sepahijala Zoo will soon exchange rare animals, officials said here Sunday.
The 41-year-old Patna Zoo, also known as the Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological ... Read more...
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Chimpanzee death due to liver, lung injuries
April 9th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 9 (IANS) The chimpanzee, which died after falling from a tree trunk at Alipur zoological garden here, succumbed to liver and lung injuries, an expert said after the post-mortem examination ... Read more...
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Chimpanzee dies at Kolkata zoo
April 8th, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) A full-grown chimpanzee died after falling from a tree trunk at Alipur zoological garden in the West Bengal capital Thursday, an official said.
According to sources, the incident took ... Read more...
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Darjeeling zoo, known for its rare Red Pandas, has poor security measures
September 6th, 2009 - 11:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Tarak SarkarDarjeeling (West Bengal), Sep 6(ANI): The Padmaja Naidu Himalayan zoological park in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, which is known for its Red Pandas, lacks security measures, which a zoo of ... Read more...
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Seven rare Brazilian simians stolen from Kolkata zoo recovered from Durg
August 30th, 2009 - 10:39 pm ICT by ANI
Durg (Chhattisgarh), Aug 30(ANI): Seven of the eight Brazilian Common Marmosets, stolen from the Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata were recovered from Chhattisgarh's Durg district on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, Chhattisgarh ... Read more...
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Eight rare simians stolen from a Kolkata zoo
August 10th, 2009 - 9:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Aug. 10 (ANI): Eight rare simians were stolen from their enclosure from Alipore Zoological Garden in West Bengal on Saturday.The stolen Brazilian common marmosets (Callithrix Jacchus) have grey heads and furry ... Read more...
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Tie a rakhi, protect trees for life
August 5th, 2009 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Aug 5 (IANS) In a novel way to promote environmental awareness on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, a Lucknow zoo Wednesday asked its visitors to tie a rakhi around a tree ... Read more...
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Anaconda gives birth to 20 babies in Sri Lanka’s zoo
July 14th, 2008 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 14 (IANS) A green anaconda mum, which was brought to Sri Lanka some five years ago with her partner, has given birth to 20 baby anacondas in a Sri Lankan ... Read more...
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Animals in Patna zoo enjoying special diet
January 11th, 2008 - 3:55 pm ICT by admin
Patna , Jan.11 (ANI): Severe winter in Bihar has affected the health of the animals at the Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological Garden in Patna , better known as the Patna Zoo. ... Read more...
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