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Alipore Zoological Gardens

Q: Where is Alipore Zoological Gardens?

Kolkata, India. Alipore Zoological Gardens is a zoo or wildlife park in Kolkata, India. Its coordinates are 22.536° N, 88.332° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Sundarbans National Park, about 85 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Alipore Zoological Gardens?

57 species. Citizen-science photos record 57 species at Alipore Zoological Gardens, including Common Peafowl, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Emu, Great White Pelican and Bald Eagle. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Alipore Zoological Gardens in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Alipore Zoological Gardens also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park).

Q: When did Alipore Zoological Gardens open and how big is it?

Opened 1876, 19 ha. Alipore Zoological Gardens, a zoo or wildlife park in Kolkata, India, opened in 1876 and covers about 19 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 57 species are photographed there.

🇮🇳 India

🏙️ In Kolkata

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, India 57 spp. present

The Zoological Garden, Alipore (also informally called the Alipore Zoo or Kolkata Zoo) is India's oldest formally stated zoological park (as opposed to royal and British menageries) and a big tourist attraction in Kolkata, West Bengal. It has been open as a zoo since 1876, and covers 18.811 ha (46.48 acres). It 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. It is also home to one of the few captive breeding projects involving the Manipur brow-antlered deer. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

22.536° N 88.332° E

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

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Opened

1876

Size

Large

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What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Ara ararauna

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Emas National Park+ 12 more parks

LC Endemic

Dromaius novaehollandiae

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Flinders Ranges National Park+ 8 more parks

Pelecanus onocrotalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Lake Nakuru National Park+ 28 more parks

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Great Bear Rainforest+ 35 more parks

Anthracoceros albirostris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary+ 17 more parks

Aix sponsa

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Point Pelee National Park+ 24 more parks

Struthio camelus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in De Hoop Nature Reserve+ 26 more parks

Before you go

Where is Alipore Zoological Gardens?

Kolkata, India

Alipore Zoological Gardens is a zoo or wildlife park in Kolkata, India. Its coordinates are 22.536° N, 88.332° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Sundarbans National Park, about 85 km away.

What animals can you see at Alipore Zoological Gardens?

57 species

Citizen-science photos record 57 species at Alipore Zoological Gardens, including Common Peafowl, Blue-and-yellow Macaw, Emu, Great White Pelican and Bald Eagle. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Alipore Zoological Gardens in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Alipore Zoological Gardens also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Blue-and-yellow Macaw (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Emu (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Flinders Ranges National Park).

When did Alipore Zoological Gardens open and how big is it?

Opened 1876, 19 ha

Alipore Zoological Gardens, a zoo or wildlife park in Kolkata, India, opened in 1876 and covers about 19 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 57 species are photographed there.