Sayaji Baug Zoo at Vododara on the banks of the Vishwamitri river. The inspiration of a Zoo here came from H. H. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III and it was opened to the public in 1879.
The Maharaja donated his own private collection of Indian and Exotic Animals to the Zoo. It has three sections a) Bird Section, b) Bear Section and c) Tiger section with more than 200 animals and 500 birds.
The Maharaja donated his own private collection of Indian and Exotic Animals to the Zoo. It has three sections a) Bird Section, b) Bear Section and c) Tiger section with more than 200 animals and 500 birds.
31 comments:
Sounds like an amazing place to visit, those images are really beautiful :)
nice one :)
Pretty variety of birds and photos. Happy Monday, enjoy your new week!
Interesting looking birds. I find them very exotic from Finland's perspective. Have a nice week!
Oh, I especially love that very first photo!! Have a happy week!
Pauvres betes prisonniers..
what a historical zoo.
Boa tarde, imagens perfeitas bem captadas, as mesmas revelam beleza, gostei de conhecer a sua pagina.
AG
What a wonderful Maharaja to conceive of this place and donate the animals...Happy New Year!
Donna@GardensEyeView
and LivingFromHappiness
How interesting to think that one person once owned all of these animals.
wonderful.
Really interesting, very nice pictures.
Ah one of my favorite animals....birds!
Wonderful photos
Have a nice abc-day / -week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ <abc-e-team)
How generous he was to share his wealth of animals and birds with everyone.
Zoos are fascinating places in which to view animals one would not otherwise get to see. As long as they're well run and the animals are kept in good health and happiness, I do like them.
Leslie
abcw team
I did ZOO a couple times in the past!
ROG, ABCW
Nice place to visit.
sweet take.
happy new year.
I love the zoo..and look at all those birds :)..such a colorful one...
We have herons much like the one in your first picture that live near our float cabin in British Columbia. - Margy
Wonderful post for Z and great photos!
Happy Week to you, ^_^
Sound like a great place to visit.
Beautiful birds! Thanks for sharing.
Indeed some birds I have never seen !
Gattina
ABC Wednesday Team
Great zoo birds!
Lovely birds. Happy New Year!
I wonder if there are any descendants from the original animals.
The View from the Top of the Ladder
Great initiation to preserve birds and animals event at that period – where we hear most maharajas hunt animals to show their bravery, and this is really wonderful and nice knowing about this zoo.
Nice birds. Very well captured :)
137 years old, good to know about it. Is there any Tiger ? actually they rapid rate the Tigers are vanishing i think after five six years they can be found hardly.
Like the awesome pictures
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