Minister for Environment and Forests releases the new giraffes - Samaikya and Andhra - for public viewing

Hundreds of wildlife enthusiasts who thronged the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park on Sunday were thrilled to see the new arrivals — a pair of giraffe from Malaysia and a rhino from Kanpur. A cheetah couple will be a Sankranti-eve gift to the zoo. Two pairs of black and white swans were among the new arrivals.

The giraffes, after the end of their long quarantine period, were allowed for public viewing along with the rhino, which turned aggressive and ran amok jumping out of its enclosure immediately after its arrival here from the Kanpur zoo eight months ago.

 

The giraffes arrived here on November 15 after a yearlong delay due to problems in getting visa and other clearances from various agencies and shifting them to India.
 

 

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