Aldabra tortoises are one of the largest tortoise species in the world, with males weighing up to 550 pounds. They have a dark grey to black colour, a highly domed, thick carapace, and a small neck plate. Their long necks help them gather food from trees. They feed on leaves, fruits, and
Basant was born during the Tsunami calamity in 2004 in National Zoological Park, New Delhi, and was brought to Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad on an animal exchange programme in 2009.
An eight-year-old African female lion named Sirisha, suffering from hind limb paralysis, escaped from her enclosure at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Monday morning and attacked a caretaker before being recaptured.
According to a study conducted as part of a species conservation program for the endangered Mouse deer, they enter estrus in the shortest amount of time after childbirth.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], April 1 (ANI): Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad is using cooling systems to protect animals from the scorching heat during summer.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 23 (ANI): Staff rescued and handed over to the police a man who was walking on the boulders of the African Lion moat area at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 11 (ANI): A drawing competition was organized on the occasion of World Lion Day at Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 11 (ANI): Hyderabad's Nehru Zoological Park resumed operation after nearly 70 days from Sunday and 2,536 people visited on the first day of reopening.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 27 (ANI): Bubli, a four-year and 3 months old female giraffe, died after a brief bout of pneumonia at the Nehru Zoological Park in Hyderabad, informed officials on Thursday.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 10 (ANI): As a part of "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav", Nehru Zoological Park is organising programme focusing on Indian Spotted Chevrotain/ Mouse Deer.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): Eight Asiatic lions housed in the Nehru Zoological Park (NZP) Hyderabad have tested positive for SARS-CoV2 virus.