Delhi zoo

After many failed attempts, rather broken plans, we finally managed to visit the Delhi zoo. At the entrance we were pleasantly surprised to discover that we are not allowed to take in any food, plastic bags, bags for that matter. Already I was impressed -- definitely a fool proof way of keeping the place clean. We bought a map from the counter before stepping in, and later this turned to be an excellent decision.

The park/zoo is big, with lots of trees and plants. The place is well kept, and the animals/birds have nice enclosures, specially given the Indian standard of zoos. The highlight was the water-bird area. The place was calm modulo frequent calls by various birds. It was fascinating to just sit there and stare at them. Later we found a way to get to the back of the bird area, and that was even better. The tiger enclosure was also hidden around the corner -- I thought they have intentionally kept the tiger area a bit obscured.

We saw too many animals to list. Overall they were in good shape, and living in tolerable enclosures. Some areas (like for monkeys) new setups are being designed/setup. The white tiger, hippopotamus, rhinos, elephants, etc. all seemed to be enjoying the nice spring afternoon. I saw white buck for the first time, and did not end up finding the white peacock area. Also missed out the reptile area. Enough reasons to go back again.

First encounter with Hoolock Gibbon: The only reason we reached the place was lured by its loud and out of the world place. It is hard to believe an animal of that size can alone create so much noise.

A great day overall ...