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After Lion, Nandankanan Loses A Leopard

Bhubaneswar: After male lion ‘Pichhan’, Nandankanan Zoological Park on Monday lost a leopard named 'Barsa'. The 14-year-old leopard died due to illness at around 5 pm, sources said. It has been suffering from recurrent rectal prolapse since…

Female Hippo Dies In Odisha Zoo

Bhubaneswar: Amid herpes scare and deaths of four elephants, Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP), on outskirts of the city, lost an ailing female hippopotamus on Thursday. The death of semiaquatic mammal has again raised questions on the…

Nandankanan Gets New Exotic Inmates From Chennai

Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan Zoological Park, on the outskirts of the city, on Thursday welcomed a pair of Capuchin and a pair of Squirrel Monkey. These two exotic primate species were brought from Chennai. With these, the number of species…

Odisha Zoo Loses Jumbo ‘Chandan’

Bhubaneswar: 'Chandan', a male elephant and an inmate of Nandankanan Zoological Park, on the outskirts of the city, died on Sunday. According to zoo authorities, the 10-year-old tusker suddenly fell ill on September 13. He suffered a…

Odisha Zoo Loses Jumbo Julie

Bhubaneswar: Nandankanan Zoological Park, on the outskirts of the city, lost a female elephant on Monday. According to zoo sources, the elephant, ‘Julie’, was suffering from ailments and undergoing treatment at the zoo. However, she died…

Odisha Zoo Loses Baby Nilgiri Langur

Bhubaneswar: Two days after the death of tigress ‘Priyanka’, Nandankanan Zoological Park, on the outskirts of the city, on Wednesday lost a baby Nilgiri langur. The reason behind its death not known. The baby was born a day after its…