PATNA: The Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park here will soon have a pair of chimpanzees from the Nandan Kanan Zoo in Orissa, in exchange of a female giraffe. The paper work has been completed and the new guests will arrive once the weather is suitable for their transportation.
"We are waiting for suitable weather condition as summer is not ideal for transportation of animals," said Abhay Kumar, director, Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park. A ten-month-old female giraffe will be exchanged with the pair of chimpanzees, he said.
In the last eight months, several animals have been brought from other zoos to the park, spread over 153 acre of land. It has completed the pairing of its cat family and expects good breeding in 2012-13 season.
"The Patna zoo has a good strength of cat family. For the first time, we have got a pair of Asiatic lions from Hyderabad zoo," Abhay said, adding that a giraffe was expected to deliver a baby in June.
"While bringing new animals, we focus on checking their health and age. We try to bring to our zoo the animals approaching adulthood. All the animals we have brought in the last four exchange programmes are from 2.5 to 5 years of age. Animals of this age can easily adapt to change in surroundings," explained the director.
Rhinoceros, hippopotamus and crocodiles from Patna zoo are mostly in demand in the exchange programmes.
Earlier, there was imbalance in the number of male and female tigers and lions, which resulted in poor breeding in the cat family. Now, the zoo has about 1200 guests, which include different species of birds, reptiles and mammals.
Veterinary doctor of the Patna zoo, Ajit Kumar, said, "Animals are sensitive by nature and require proper care during their transportation from one zoo to another. We collect their diet list and a detailed report about their daily routine."
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