DAULAT RAM COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF DELHI

DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY

A PROJECT REPORT
ON
“DELHI’S NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK”

SUBMITTED BY-
Name- Aditi Choudhary
Course- B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology
College Roll no- ZOO22002
University Roll no- 22014569042
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I am thankful to our principal Dr. Savita Roy and my teacher Anna Senrung for giving
me an opportunity to do this report project on Delhi’s National Zoological Park.

Secondly, I would like to thank the teachers for accompanying the

students in this visit and because of this I came to know about a lot of new things.

Aditi Choudhary
B.Sc. (Hons) Zoology
INDEX

S.NO. CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION

2. IMPORTANCE OF ZOO

3. FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS

4. CONCLUSION

5. REFERENCES
 INTRODUCTION

The National Zoological Park is a popular tourist attraction located in Delhi, India.
The zoo covers an area of 176 acres and is home to a wide range of animal species,
making it a great destination for visitors interested in wildlife The zoo can be seen on
foot or using a battery-operated vehicle which can be rented at the zoo.
Visitors are not permitted to bring any food other than drinking water, but there is a
canteen in the zoo. There are also several food stalls and picnic areas where visitors
can relax and enjoy a meal. The zoo is closed on every Friday and national holidays.
Some of the highlights of the zoo include the white tiger, Bengal tiger, Indian
rhinoceros, chimpanzees, hippopotamus, and several species of birds. The zoo also
has a reptile house that houses a diverse collection of snakes, lizards, and turtles.
The zoo is well-maintained and offers visitors a comfortable and safe environment to
enjoy. The staff is knowledgeable and always willing to answer questions and
provide information about the animals. There are also several informative signboards
throughout the zoo, providing details about the animals' diet, habitat, and behavior.
Also, zoo offers several other attractions, including a toy train ride, a butterfly house,
and a souvenir shop.
It's also important to note that the zoo has certain rules and regulations in place to
ensure the safety and well-being of both animals and visitors. Overall, a trip to Delhi
Zoo can be an enjoyable and educational experience for people of all ages, making it
a must-visit destination for tourists and locals alike.
 IMPORTANCE OF ZOO

 Zoos allow people to become more educated on animals that people may
never get to see outside of one.

 Zoos are important because they help animals in conservation programs

allowing animals at risk of extinction to live and repopulate. Zoos are good both
for the animals they house and the people they attract and educate.

 Zoos help to conserve a species by keeping them safe in enclosures for human
education as well as help the species stay away from poachers and harm.

 The zoo not only provides a home for endangered species, but also helps
them to breed well in captivity
 FINDINGS AND OBSERVATIONS

Following animals were observed in our zoological park tour-

FINDINGS DISCUSSIONS

1. Royal Bengal Tiger Scientific name- Panthera tigris tigris

2. Asiatic Lion Scientific name- Panthera leo perisca

3. Lion Tailed- Macaque Scientific name- Macaea silenus

4. Asiatic Elephant Scientific name- Elephas maximus

5. Wolf Scientific name- Canis lupus pardus

Common name- Royal Bengal Tiger
Scientific name- Panthera tigris tigris
CLASSFICATION-
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Carnivora

Common name- Asiatic Lion

Scientific name- Panthera leo persica
CLASSIFICATION-
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
 Order- Carnivora
Royal Bengal Tiger
The Bengal tiger's coat is yellow to light orange, with stripes ranging from dark
brown to black; the belly and the interior parts of the limbs are white, and the tail is
orange with black rings. The white tiger is a recessive mutant, which is reported in
the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar, and especially in the former State
of Rewa.
In the Indian subcontinent, tigers inhabit tropical moist evergreen forests,
tropical dry forests, tropical and subtropical moist deciduous forests, mangroves,
subtropical and temperate upland forests, and alluvial grasslands. These species are
vulnerable to extinction. Habitat losses and the extremely large-scale incidents of
poaching are serious threats to the species' survival.

Asiatic Lion
The Asiatic lion's fur ranges in colour from ruddy-tawny, heavily speckled with black,
to sandy or buffish grey Males have only moderate mane growth at the top of the
head, so that their ears are always visible.
Lions inhabit remnant forest habitats in the two hill systems of Gir and Girnar
that comprise Gujarat's largest tracts of tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests,
thorny forest and savanna, and provide valuable habitat for a diverse flora and
fauna. Five protected areas currently exist to protect the Asiatic lion: Gir Sanctuary,
Gir National Park. The Asiatic lion currently exists as a single subpopulation, and is
thus vulnerable to extinction from unpredictable events, such as an epidemic or large
forest fire.
Common name- Lion Tailed Macaque
Scientific name- Macae Silenus
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Primates

Common name- Asiatic Lion

Scientific name- Elephas maximus
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Proboscidea
Lion Tailed Macaque
Lion-tailed macaques are covered in black fur, and have a striking gray or silver
mane that surrounds their face which can be found in both sexes. The face itself is
hairless and black, being pinkish in infants less than a year old. They are named not
for their mane, but for their tail, which is long, thin, and naked, with a lion-like, black
tail tuft at the tip.
The lion-tailed macaque is a rainforest dweller, often being found in the upper
canopy of tropical moist evergreen forests or monsoon forests. It is diurnal, meaning
it is active exclusively in daylight hours. The lion-tailed macaque ranks among the
rarest and most threatened primates. Their range has become increasingly isolated
and fragmented by the spread of agriculture.

Asiatic Elephant
The Asian elephant is smaller than the African bush elephant and has the highest
body point on the head. The ears are small with dorsal borders folded laterally. It has
up to 20 pairs of ribs and 34 caudal vertebrae. The feet have more nail-like
structures- five on each forefoot, and four on each hind foot. The forehead has two
hemispherical bulges, unlike the flat front of the African elephants.
Asian elephants inhabit grasslands, tropical evergreen forests, semi-evergreen
forests, moist deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and dry thorn forests, in
addition to cultivated and secondary forests and scrublands. The pre-eminent threats
to the Asian elephant today are the loss, degradation and fragmentation of its
habitat.
 Common name- Wolf
CLASSIFICATION-
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordata
Class- Mammalia
Order- Carnivora
The wolf is a social animal. Its populations consist of packs and lone wolves, most
lone wolves being temporarily alone while they disperse from packs to form their own
or join another one. The wolf's basic social unit is the nuclear family consisting of a
mated pair accompanied by their offspring.
The wolf specializes in preying on the vulnerable individuals of large prey, with
a pack of 15 able to bring down an adult moose. The variation in diet between
wolves living on different continents is based on the variety of hoofed mammals and
of available smaller and domesticated prey. Competition with humans for livestock
and game species, concerns over the danger posed by wolves to people, and habitat
fragmentation pose a continued threat to the wolf.
CONCLUSION-
A zoo is a place where animals live in captivity and are put on display for people to
view. The word “zoo” is short for “zoological park.” Zoos contain wide varieties of
animals that are native to all parts of the Earth. Zoo are meant to entertain and
educate the public but have a strong emphasis on scientific research and species
conservation. There is a trend toward giving animals more space and recreating
natural habitats. Zoos are usually regulated and inspected by the government.

REFRENCES-
www.nationalgeographic.org
https://nzpnewdelhi.gov.in
www.wikipedia.com