Polo, the only Gorilla in Indian Zoo died on 26 April 2014 in Mysore Zoo.

Apart from this, the zoo is home to bengal tiger, Indian wolves, giraffe, leopard, hippopotamus, rhyno, crane, swan, zebra and many other animals and reptiles. After four years of correspondence, the zoo received Polo, a 1972-born male gorilla as a gift from the Dublin zoo.

MYSORE: India’s lone gorilla, Polo, 41, that has been at the Mysore zoo for the past two decades has taken ill again. There is a longlasting connection between German animal traders like Ruhe and the Mysore zoo. "Polo died around 11 pm last night.

April 28, 2014 2:44 am. Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis. So what do you get to see in Mysore zoo.

gaur, (Bos gaurus), Indian bison. one toothed monkey. Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens: Mysore zoo - See 3,280 traveler reviews, 3,200 candid photos, and great deals for Mysuru (Mysore), India, at Tripadvisor. Now, Polo has been living a solitary life for over seven years. Obit of the Day: India’s Only Gorilla In August 1995, Mysore Zoo located in Mysore, India welcomed it second gorilla. 1 2. It is in 1948, the year of Independence, that the zoo and the zoo staff is handed over to the Parks and Gardens Department. The nearby lake, karanji lake is also a part of Mysore zoo now. Mysore Zoo animals include various Indian species like Gaur, Bisons, Nilgai, Spotted Deer, Black buck, Bears, Barking Deer, and a great number of Elephants. Polo was born in 1973, and was taken by Leipzig Zoological Garden in Germany, where he was housed till 1992.

Next page. A lowland gorilla sits in its enclosure in the zoo Berlin, on April 19, 2014. Big black gorilla running in the zoo in Mysore in India. Mysore zoo is the only zoo in India to have a Gorilla. It is also the only zoo in South Asia to host a Gorilla. Leaving the usual suspects apart, this is the only zoo in India to have a Gorilla. Though it is popularly called "Mysore Zoo", the official name is Shri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, named after its founding maharaja Shri Chamarajendra Wodeyar. Polo, India’s only gorilla, dies in Mysore zoo . Gorilla at Mysore Zoo. Lake Karajni. It died due to respiratory infection and age related ailments after being treated for about a month.

Recent searches: Search Results for Mysore Zoo Stock Photos and Images (178) Page 1 of 2. The zoo also houses Chimpanzee. Other exotic animals present here are Giraffe, Zebra, African elephants, Otters, Chimpanzees and others. The zoo specializes in wild animal orphanage, exotic animal breeding and in raising young elephants, for other zoos.

He was aged 43 and was suffering from respiratory infection. Mysore: India`s only gorilla, Polo died at Mysore Zoo here due to respiratory infection and age related ailments. Breeding was not meant to be and Sumathi who had aged considerably died in October 2001 following a cardiac arrest.