Namaskar, I’m Rahul from India. In this article you will know all about The Alipore Zoo. The Alipore Zoo also known as the Calcutta Zoo or the Zoological Garden of Alipore. The Alipore Zoo is the oldest zoological park in India and this place is a major tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. The Alipore Zoo attracts tourists from all across the world. This zoo is different from other zoos in India, keep reading this article. Later I’ll tell you why Alipur Zoo is different from other zoos.
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| Alipore zoo Kolkata west Bengal |
Alipore Zoo is probably best known as the home of the Aldabra giant tortoise Adwaita, who was reputed to have been over 250 years old when he died in 2006. The place is beautiful and attractive for nature enthusiasts, and also for families and with children, to explore the abundant and plentiful wildlife of the country . It Spread over an area of 46.5 acres, the zoo has been operating since 1876, when it was first opened for the general public.
The Alipore Zoo becomes especially crowded because of the attractive place for travel and tourism in Kolkata. Inside Zoo crowds during the winter season, especially during December and January. The highest attendance till date was on January 1, 2018 with 110,000 visitors.
Alipore Zoological Gardens Kolkata Entry Fee
- Rupees 10 per person for Children upto 5 years of age
- Rupees 30 per person for Visitors above 5 years of age on Saturdays, Sundays & Government holidays
- Rupees 25 per person for Visitors above 5 years of age on other days
- Rupees 5 per person for Aquarium
- Rupees 250 per hour for Video Camera
- Camera charges: NIL
Alipore Zoological Gardens Kolkata Timings
Monday
9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Ticket Counter timings)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Garden timings)
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (Aquarium timings)
Tuesday
9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Ticket Counter timings)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Garden timings)
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (Aquarium timings)
Wedesday
9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Ticket Counter timings)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Garden timings)
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (Aquarium timings)
Thursday
Closed / Holiday
Note :- If a Thursday falls on a public holiday, the zoo stays open for that day and then is closed on the next working day.
During the period of 15 December to 31 January, the zoo is open for all seven days.
Friday
9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Ticket Counter timings)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Garden timings)
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (Aquarium timings)
Saturday
9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Ticket Counter timings)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Garden timings)
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (Aquarium timings)
Sunday
9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Ticket Counter timings)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm (Garden timings)
10:30 am – 5:00 pm (Aquarium timings)
Wildlife at Alipore Zoo
The Alipore Zoo is well known for the vast variety of mammals, birds and reptiles that stay here. The zoo maintains carnivorous animals like the Bengal tiger, jungle cat, jaguar, lion, fishing cat, Himalayan black bear, sloth bear, etc. A myriad of herbivorous animals like swamp deer, brow-antlered, sambar deer, hog deer, barking deer, spotted deer, blackbuck, Indian one-horned rhinoceros, Indian elephant, zebra and hippopotamus can also be found here. It is also not uncommon to spot animals like the chimpanzee, hamadryas baboon, bonnet monkey, olive baboon, rhesus monkey, Assamese monkey and common langur, and many more.
The zoo has home to several colourful pheasants like the Chinese silver pheasant, golden pheasant, reeves's pheasant, Lady Amherst's pheasant, green pheasant and Nepal Kalij pheasant. Other birds found here include the bare-eyed cockatoo, citron crested cockatoo, sulphur-crested cockatoo, spoonbill, Black swan, painted stork, adjutant stork, white stork and black-necked stork. See list I’m giving below.
Birds in Alipore Zoo, Kolkata
- Asian openbill
- Bar-headed goose
- Black swan
- Black-headed ibis
- Blue-and-yellow macaw
- Brahminy kite
- Budgerigar
- Citron-crested cockatoo
- Cockatiel
- Common hill myna
- Common ostrich
- Eclectus parrot
- Emu
- Eurasian spoonbill
- Golden parakeet
- Golden pheasant
- Great white pelican
- Green imperial pigeon
- Grey crowned crane
- Grey parrot
- Grey peacock-pheasant
- Indian peafowl
- Kalij pheasant
- Lady Amherst's pheasant
- Lesser adjutant
- Little corella
- Malabar pied hornbill
- Mandarin duck
- Monk parakeet
- Painted stork
- Purple heron
- Red-crowned amazon
- Red junglefowl
- Reeves's pheasant
- Rose-ringed parakeet
- Salmon-crested cockatoo
- Sarus crane
- Silver pheasant
- Spotted dove
- Tanimbar corella
- Western crowned pigeon
The Alipore zoo also has an exclusive Reptile House that is solely meant for the reptiles.
- Aldabra giant tortoise
- Asian water monitor
- Banded krait
- Burmese python
- Chequered keelback
- Gharial
- Golden tree snake
- Indian cobra
- Indian python
- Indian rat snake
- Indian star tortoise
- King cobra
- Monocled cobra
- Mugger crocodile
- Reticulated python
- Rhinoceros iguana
- Russell's viper
- Saltwater crocodile
- Sri Lankan green vine snake
- Tokay gecko
- Yellow anaconda
- Yellow monitor
How To Reach Alipore Zoo
The Alipore Zoo is located on the Alipore Road that leads to Belvedre from Zerrut Bridge.
Address : Alipore Rd, Alipur Zoological Garden, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal 700027
Nearest Metro Station : Netaji Bhavan
By Bus : Nearest Bus Station is Ekbalpur
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