India’s oldest zoo and Calcutta’s favourite winter attraction turns 150 on Tuesday. The Zoological Garden, Alipore or chiriakhana, as Calcuttans lovingly call it, has lined up an elaborate celebration ...

The first lions came from Mesopotamia. Native babus were bewildered by giraffes. A memorabilia book to mark 150 years of the Alipore soo offers a peek into several such delectable nuggets from the ...

Kolkata, May 18: Alipore Zoo, the country’s oldest formally stated zoological park, is for the first time availing the services of a dietitian for its animals. The zoo, which has 1400 animals, ...

Kolkata: The aquarium at Alipore Zoo is set to undergo an overhaul with mega display tanks and an exotic variety of fishes. It is located opposite the Alipore Zoo with a few water tanks and a mostly ...

Due to nerve-related complications, the animal has been unable to walk and has remained confined to water for nearly three weeks. The hippo has been lying in water for the past 17 days and is unable ...

When was the last time you visited a zoo with your family? When you’re raising twin boys, finding ways to tire them out without exhausting yourself is a skill worth having. I’ve learnt that the sweet ...

KOLKATA: A third tigress has died within three months at the city's Alipore Zoological Garden on Wednesday, raising questions about the medical care provided to animals at the facility. According to ...

People will now be able to see the birds and animals of the Alipore zoo from their homes with the authorities starting live sessions on Facebook, as the city's one of the top destinations continues to ...

People across the country are in the confines of their homes due to the nationwide lockdown imposed in view of coronavirus pandemic. Most people have not ventured into public places in the last one ...

BHUBANESWAR: After waiting for nearly eight months, the Nandankanan zoo will soon welcome two new guests - a pair of giraffes, which will be brought from the Zoological Garden, Alipore in Kolkata.