Thiruvananthapuram Zoo

Mammals in Kerala. Among the mammals present in Kerala, the lion tailed macaque, the Nilgiri tahr, the Malabar civet, the small Indian civet, the small Travancore flying squirrel, the tiger, the elephant, spotted blue whale and the sea cow, are highly endangered. Short descriptions with the pictures of animals are given below. All the animals of this page live in the Trivandrum zoo.

Entrance to the zoo.

Endemic flora and fauna of Western Ghats.

Simhavalan kurangu - Lion tailed macaque.

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.

Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus). 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 hippos.

Hippos in the shade.

Hippos go to the gate of the paddock.

Huge hippos.

Pink skin of the hippos.

Very old hippo.

Lucky hippo occupied the place in the shade.

Hippo looks at me.

Large head of the hippo.

Hippo lays his head on the stone.

Hippo can be aggressive.

Open mouth of the hippo.

Hippo's head in details.

Hippo bowed his head.

Hippo don't likes the sun rays.

Hippo looks like the pig.

Workers of the zoo staying away from the hippos.

There is the hair covering on the tail of hippo.

Mature hippo.

Hippo has the short legs.

Hippo 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 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.

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

Adult bull's horns can not be penetrated even by a rifle bullet.

Screw-horned deer herd.

Deer with screw horns.

Herd of spotted deer.

Zebra.

Unique stripes of zebras.

Zebras occur in a variety of habitats.

Zebras are African equids (horse family).

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.

Reptile house has many varieties of snakes.