Some time back we visited the Zoo at Aizawl. Visits to Zoos have been a part of our Conservation Education program as they offer opportunities to see the species at length. This post shares some pictures from this visit.
Beginning of course with Hoolock gibbons (Hoolock hoolock) or Hauhuk. As I write I recall having come across few amazing pics of the Aizawl Zoo on Ian Lockwood’s blog and of Aizawl being referred to by Lonely Planet as “Balanced precariously on a razer sharp ridge, Aizawl could well be the world’s steepest capital”.
Capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) or Ngau that did not appear very pleased with having visitors.
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) or Kelral. R Lydekker says of it in his The Wild Animals of India, Burma, Malaya and Tibet ~ “It has a special claim on the interest of the naturalist on account of the unusually great relative length of its upper tusks, or canines, which in this respect come nearer to those of the extinct sabre-toothed tigers than is the case in any other living member of the cat tribe.”
Binturong (Arctictis binturong) or Zamphu. I was absolutely besotted on seeing it laze on a tree branch and stood there long. R Lydekker says of it in his seminal work stated above ~ “The binturong may be compared in size and general appearance to a large, long-tailed, shaggy black cat, with tufts of elongated hair to its pointed ears. And since it cannot be confounded with any other animal, this comparison will suffice. It is, indeed, the only prehensile-tailed mammal of any size found throughout the three great continents of the Old World.”
Other post on zoo visits.
A. Guwahati (Assam).
B. Baroda (Gujarat).
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