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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Delhi Zoo's Lone African Elephant "Freed From Chains" After Welfare Review
The Delhi zoo's lone African elephant, Shankar, walked freely in his enclosure after being released from chains on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said.
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Man, 25, Dies After Heart Attack In Delhi Zoo, Shocked Wife Jumps To Death
A young couple in Ghaziabad started the day with a visit to the zoo. Less than 24 hours later, both were dead. While 25-year-old Abhishek Ahluwali died of a heart attack, his wife Anjali, unable to bear the shock, died of suicide
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Delhi Zoo Reopens In 2 Shifts With Online Ticket Facility After 105 Days
The zoo was temporarily shut due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital during the second wave.
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Man Sits Face-To-Face With Lion At Enclosure In Delhi Zoo, Rescued
Delhi Zoo: A man who inexplicably went into a lion enclosure at the Delhi Zoo and spent several moments sitting perilously close to the beast, has been rescued.
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Delhi Zoo's Last Cassowary, "World's Most Dangerous Bird", Dies
The Delhi zoo's last cassowary -- a native of Australia and New Guinea known as the "world's most dangerous" bird -- has died last month, an official said on Tuesday.
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Christian Michel Says "Being Treated Like A Monkey In A Zoo"
A Delhi court on Thursday summoned Tihar Jail authorities after Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, accused jail officials of serving him boiled food which he said had made him lose 16 kg.
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White Tiger "Marries" Royal Bengal Tiger At Delhi Zoo. Now, Wait For Cubs
While you were busy tracking every aspect of Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's big fat Bollywood wedding, two tigers at the Delhi Zoo secretly "tied the knot." The zoo confirmed today that the big cats were "married" in a novel attempt to get the yellow-striped Royal Bengal to mate with the white tiger and produce healthier mixed offspring.
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Avoid Half-Cooked Chicken & Raw Eggs: Warns Delhi Government
In a new health advisory, the government advises the public to avoid consuming half-cooked chicken and raw eggs
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Delhi's Famous Deer Park Shut After Bird Flu Scare
With eight more birds succumbing to bird flu in Delhi, authorities on Thursday shut down the popular Deer Park and warned people not to touch any dead bird.
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Delhi High Court Notice to Zoo Panel, City Zoo on Widow's Plea
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the city police, the city zoo and the Central Zoo Authority on a plea filed by the widow of a man who was mauled to death by a tiger at the zoo.
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Reform of India's Zoos Necessary after White Tiger Attack: Experts
The recent incident of a man being killed by a white tiger at the Delhi zoo highlighted the need to restructure and revamp Indian zoological parks, while raising questions over the security of animals and visitors.
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White Tiger No Man-Eater: Delhi Zoo
Vijay, the white tiger that mauled and killed a 20-year old man on Tuesday and grabbed headlines the world over, has shown no unusual behaviour, a Delhi zoo official said on Wednesday, insisting that Vijay was not a man-eater as he was born and bred in captivity and knew no hunting techniques.
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Curious Visitors Flock Delhi Zoo to See White Tiger
It was "curiosity" and "inquisitiveness" that brought many visitors to the Delhi zoo on Wednesday, a day after a white tiger mauled and killed a 20-year-old man after he fell into the animal's enclosure.
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Six Years Ago, an Inebriated Man Fell Into the Lion's Enclosure in Delhi Zoo
Six years ago, an inebriated man had fallen into the enclosure of a lioness at the Delhi zoo, but luckily for him, the lioness spared his life, zoo officials in the national capital said today, after a white tiger mauled a man to death.
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'Tsunami Basant', 20-Year-Old Giraffe, Dies At Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 at Delhi's National Zoological Park and was brought to Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
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Delhi Zoo's Lone African Elephant "Freed From Chains" After Welfare Review
The Delhi zoo's lone African elephant, Shankar, walked freely in his enclosure after being released from chains on Friday, the Ministry of Environment said.
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Man, 25, Dies After Heart Attack In Delhi Zoo, Shocked Wife Jumps To Death
A young couple in Ghaziabad started the day with a visit to the zoo. Less than 24 hours later, both were dead. While 25-year-old Abhishek Ahluwali died of a heart attack, his wife Anjali, unable to bear the shock, died of suicide
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Delhi Zoo Reopens In 2 Shifts With Online Ticket Facility After 105 Days
The zoo was temporarily shut due to a rise in COVID-19 cases in the national capital during the second wave.
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Man Sits Face-To-Face With Lion At Enclosure In Delhi Zoo, Rescued
Delhi Zoo: A man who inexplicably went into a lion enclosure at the Delhi Zoo and spent several moments sitting perilously close to the beast, has been rescued.
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Delhi Zoo's Last Cassowary, "World's Most Dangerous Bird", Dies
The Delhi zoo's last cassowary -- a native of Australia and New Guinea known as the "world's most dangerous" bird -- has died last month, an official said on Tuesday.
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Christian Michel Says "Being Treated Like A Monkey In A Zoo"
A Delhi court on Thursday summoned Tihar Jail authorities after Christian Michel, the alleged middleman arrested in the AgustaWestland chopper scam, accused jail officials of serving him boiled food which he said had made him lose 16 kg.
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White Tiger "Marries" Royal Bengal Tiger At Delhi Zoo. Now, Wait For Cubs
While you were busy tracking every aspect of Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's big fat Bollywood wedding, two tigers at the Delhi Zoo secretly "tied the knot." The zoo confirmed today that the big cats were "married" in a novel attempt to get the yellow-striped Royal Bengal to mate with the white tiger and produce healthier mixed offspring.
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Avoid Half-Cooked Chicken & Raw Eggs: Warns Delhi Government
In a new health advisory, the government advises the public to avoid consuming half-cooked chicken and raw eggs
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Delhi's Famous Deer Park Shut After Bird Flu Scare
With eight more birds succumbing to bird flu in Delhi, authorities on Thursday shut down the popular Deer Park and warned people not to touch any dead bird.
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Delhi High Court Notice to Zoo Panel, City Zoo on Widow's Plea
The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the city police, the city zoo and the Central Zoo Authority on a plea filed by the widow of a man who was mauled to death by a tiger at the zoo.
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Reform of India's Zoos Necessary after White Tiger Attack: Experts
The recent incident of a man being killed by a white tiger at the Delhi zoo highlighted the need to restructure and revamp Indian zoological parks, while raising questions over the security of animals and visitors.
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White Tiger No Man-Eater: Delhi Zoo
Vijay, the white tiger that mauled and killed a 20-year old man on Tuesday and grabbed headlines the world over, has shown no unusual behaviour, a Delhi zoo official said on Wednesday, insisting that Vijay was not a man-eater as he was born and bred in captivity and knew no hunting techniques.
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Curious Visitors Flock Delhi Zoo to See White Tiger
It was "curiosity" and "inquisitiveness" that brought many visitors to the Delhi zoo on Wednesday, a day after a white tiger mauled and killed a 20-year-old man after he fell into the animal's enclosure.
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Six Years Ago, an Inebriated Man Fell Into the Lion's Enclosure in Delhi Zoo
Six years ago, an inebriated man had fallen into the enclosure of a lioness at the Delhi zoo, but luckily for him, the lioness spared his life, zoo officials in the national capital said today, after a white tiger mauled a man to death.
