Wednesday 22 July 2009

MIRPUR ZOO


























MIRPUR ZOO


Dhaka Zoo, is a zoo located in the Mirpur section of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh.





The zoo contains many native and non-native animals and wild life. National Zoo is in Mirpur, 20 km. from the center of Dhaka besides the river Turag. Its open 10 am-5 pm, 7 days a week, where you can see the animals of Bangladesh and some animals from abroad. This Zoo is also popularly known as Mirpur Zoo.

Colorful and attractive collections of different local and foreign species of animals and birds including the majestic Royal Bengal Tiger are available here.
The zoo is currently home to 2,050 animals from 165 species. Of them 58 are mammals including elephant, Royal Bengal Tiger, lion, cheetah, rhinoceros, zebras, different species of monkeys and chimpanzees, hippos and more. There are 66 species of birds, 13 species of reptiles including snakes and crocodiles and 28 species of fish.
The yearly budget of Dhaka Zoo is Tk 3.75 crore out of which Tk 2.50 crore is spent on feeding the animals

Situated : Bangladesh Dhaka National Zoo-Mirpur-1, Dhaka, Tel: 9002954, 9002020 Visiting Hour : 9:00 am- 5:00 pm Closed on Sundays.

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