Archive for the 'Zoos' Category

Silver Pheasant, Central Zoo, Kathmandu
On my visit to the Central Zoo in Kathmandu I was interested to see some of the animal and bird species I had missed seeing out in their natural habitat. One of these species was the beautiful Silver Pheasant. This species is widespread in mountain forests of south east Asia, including […]

Kalij Pheasant, Central Zoo, Kathmandu
One of the birds I saw on my visit to the Central Zoo in Kathmandu was this Kalij Pheasant. It was actually labelled “Kaliz Pheasant” but I assume they meant the former. Some of the other labels also showed variations in spelling of species names.
I am not at all familiar with […]

Wild Water Buffalo, Central Zoo, Kathmandu
The buffalo is used in many parts of Nepal’s agricultural areas. They are also common as a beast of burden throughout Asia. Very few - perhaps as few as 4000 individuals - remain as truly wild animals. Throughout my travels in Thailand and Nepal I witnessed the use of this […]

Himalayan Black Bear
The Himalayan Black Bear is also known as the Asiatic Black Bear, the Tibetan Black Bear or the Moon Bear. It is a medium sized sharp clawed black coloured bear. It has a distinctive white or cream V marking on its chest. It is closely related to the American Black Bear.
The Asiatic Black […]

Nilgai, Central Zoo, Kathmandu
The Nilgai is also known as a Blue Bull. The animal shown in my picture taken in the central Zoo in Kathmandu is a female. The male is a bluish-grey in colour. Why I didn’t get a photo of the male I don’t know. I must try to get a good photo […]