The idea of visiting Sakkarbaug Zoo was because of a pamphlet I received at Geeta Lodge. The pamphlet enhanced knowledge – Sakkarbaug Zoo situated at Rajkot road is the oldest zoo in Gujarat and third …
A Visit to Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh, Gujarat
Ruddy Shelduck
Local Name: Brahminy Duck, Bhagavi Surkhab. Distribution: north-west Africa, Ethiopia and Asia. Food: Aquatic animals, plant material, seeds, small fish, snails and crabs. Habitat: Wetland Features: It has orange-brown body plumage and a paler head. …
Silver Pheasant
Distribution: South-western China, Eastern Burma, Southern Vietnam. Food: Grain, leaves and invertebrates. Features: The male is black and white, while the female is mainly brown. Both sexes have a bare red face and red legs. …
Dusky Lory
Local Name: White-rumped Lory or Dusky-orange Lory. Distribution: New Guinea and Indonesia. Food: Mainly flower and sunflower seeds. Habitat: Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical mangrove forests and subtropical or tropical moist …
Ring-necked Pheasant
Local Name: Ring-necked Pheasant and Common Pheasant Distribution: Manchuria, Siberia, Korea, Mainland China and Taiwan. Food: Fruit, seeds and leaves as well as a wide range of invertebrates, with small vertebrates. Habitat: The birds are …
Indian Bison
Local Name: Gaur. Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam. Food: Wild gaur feed mainly on grasses, herbs, shrubs and trees with high preference for leaves. Habitat: Evergreen …
White Buck
Distribution: Mainly in India and also in Nepal, Pakistan, Texas and Argentina. Food: Herbivorous. Feeds on fresh grass, leaves grains, crops etc. Habitat: Grasslands and fields, not noticed in hilly area. Features: White Buck is …
Lion and Lioness Resting
The photo was taken at Sakkarbaug Zoo in Junagadh, Gujarat.
White Tiger
Distribution: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. Food: Carnivorous. Preys upon any animal when hungry (deer like chital and sambar, antelopers, wild boar, Indian gaur, cattle) Habitat: Prefers dense forest where adequate prey base and water …