Archive for the 'Nepal' Category

Barking Deer, Central Zoo Kathmandu
One of the species of animals I saw for the first time on my visit to Nepal was the Muntjac, commonly called a Barking Deer. I saw this species fleetingly from the back of an elephant in the forest area of the Royal Chitwan National Park. It was so quick and [...]

Swamp Deer in Central Zoo, Kathmandu
During my visit to Nepal I spent a few days in the Royal Chitwan National Park. This is in the Terai area of southern Nepal. As a part of that visit I went on several elephant rides through the park. The main purpose of these rides was to see tigers [...]

Central Zoo, Kathmandu
In the centre of the Central Zoo in Kathmandu there is a large artificial lake. This lake dominates the zoo property and probably occupies about a third of the available space. Visitors can hire a four seater paddle boat to go out on to the lake, something which is popular with the locals. [...]

Black Buck in Central Zoo, Kathmandu
I photographed this beautiful male Black Buck antelope in the Central Zoo in Kathmandu, Nepal. I was not lucky enough to see this magnificent species in the wild while I was visiting Nepal. The following details come from the Wikipedia article on this animal.
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) is a species of [...]

Spotted Deer and Black Buck in Central Zoo, Kathmandu
On my visit to the Central Zoo in Kathmandu I was able to see some Spotted Deer up close in one of the exhibits. These are common animals throughout the world in zoos and parks and even in private collections.
I was fortunate to see some of this [...]