Thiruvananthapuram Zoo

Entrance to the zoo.

Poster about endemic flora and fauna of Western Ghats.

Simhavalan kurangu - Lion tailed macaque (Macaca silenus).

Banyan tree.

Poster about Banyan trees.

There are plenty of big trees in the zoo.

Poster about King Vulture.

King Vulture. Birds and other creatures of the Shola - Grass lands.

Bird with orange beak.

Painted Stork. Conservation of wildlife and forest.

Jabiru Stork.

Black-necked stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus).

Poster about water birds.

Crocodiles.

Aviary.

Crocodile in the water.

Great quantity of big bats.

Bats hang on the tree.

The size of bats is very big.

Thicket of bamboo.

Tall bamboo.

Viewing platform is constructed over the lake.

Black bear.

Luxuriant vegetation.

Lion.

Lion walks in the shade.

Hippos leave the water.

Small hippopotamuses.

Hippopotamuses in the shade.

Hippopotamuses go to the gate of paddock.

Huge hippopotamuses.

Pink skin of the hippos.

Very old hippopotamus.

Lucky hippo occupied the place in the shade.

Hippo looks at me.

Large head of the hippopotamus.

Hippo lays his head on the stone.

Hippopotamus can be aggressive.

Open mouth of the hippopotamus.

Hippo's head in details.

Hippo bowed his head.

Hippo don't likes the sun rays.

Hippopotamus looks like the pig.

Workers of the zoo staying away from the hippos.

There is the hair covering on the tail of hippopotamus.

Mature hippopotamus.

Hippopotamus has the short legs.

Hippopotamus is recognizable by its barrel-shaped torso.

Sambar deer.

Poster about deer diversity in India.

Baby Sambar deer.

Malaman Sambar deer. Herd of sambar deers.

Mature Sambar deer.

Sambar deer are widely distributed in India.

Sambar deers in the shade of Trivandrum zoo.

Sambar deer after bathing in the water.

Sambar deer looks very muddy.

Blue antelope Bluebuck.

Heron and the antelopes.

Bluebuck or Blue Antelope (Hippotragus leucophaeus), sometimes called Blaubok, is an extinct species of antelope.

Poster about African cape buffalo.

African cape buffalo.

African cape buffalo has the most thickest horns.

African cape buffalo is chewing grass.

Savannah type buffaloes weigh 500-900 kg, with males, normally larger than females, reaching the upper weight range.

The young buffalo horn "shield" forms fully only upon reaching the age of 5-6 years.

Adult bull's horns have fused bases, forming a continuous bone shield which can not always be penetrated even by a rifle bullet.

Screw-horned deer herd.

Deer with screw horns.

Herd of spotted deer.

Zebra.

Unique stripes of zebras make these among the animals most familiar to people.

Zebras occur in a variety of habitats, such as grasslands, savannas, woodlands, thorny scrublands, mountains, and coastal hills.

Zebras are African equids (horse family) best known for their distinctive black and white stripes.

Male and female lions.

Male and female leopard.

The leopard is the smallest of the four "big cats".

A male & female leopard mating.

Leopards live mainly in grasslands, woodlands, and riverine forests.

Big calf.

Jackal is very aggressive.

Jackals.

Poster about Jackal.

Dense vegetation.

Kerala is rich in reptile diversity. Reptile house has many varieties of snakes.