The Difference – Monkey & Ape – This photo was taken at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo in Mumbai (Maharashtra).

Peepal – Sacred in Buddhist and Hindu Traditions – This photo was taken at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo in Mumbai (Maharashtra).

Talipot Palm – Flowers Only Once in its Lifetime (30 to 80 Years) – This photo was taken at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo in Mumbai (Maharashtra).

The Rain Tree – Known for Huge Umbrella-Shaped Canopy – This photo was taken at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo in Mumbai (Maharashtra).

The Rain Tree is a fastgrowing shade-giving tree with a thick trunk that loses its leaves for a short period. Known for its huge umbrella-shaped canopy, its diameter is often greater than its height. The pink flowers resemble powder puffs and the fruit is a fleshy pod containing sweet pulp relished by squirrels. Its light-sensitive leaflets ‘close’ at sundown. The mild shower sometimes felt (mass excreta of insects residing in its canopy), gives the tree its name.

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Kala Ghoda (Black Horse) – Equestrian Bronze Statue – This photo was taken at Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan and Zoo in Mumbai (Maharashtra).

Mumbai’s Famous ‘Kala Ghoda’ (Black Horse) Statue

The equestrian bronze statue of the British King Albert Edward VII, popularly called Kala Ghoda, is 12 feet 9 inches tall. Sculpted by Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm. It was donated in 1876 by the industrialist and philanthropist, Sir Albert Sassoon in commemoration of the King’s visit to the city as Prince of Wales in 1875. It originally stood at the intersection of Rampart Row (now K. Dubash Marg) and Esplanade Road opposite the David Sassoon Library in South Mumbai. The area is still known as ‘Kala Ghoda’ though the statue was shifted to Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan & Zoo in August 1965.

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