The zoo had an exceptionally heavy leopard called 'Balaji', which weighed 139–143 kg (306–315 lb) against the normal weight of 70 kg (150 lb) of its class. Balaji was captured at the age of 12 in 1996, when he weighed 108–113 kg (238–249 lb).[3][4][5] The leopard ate 4 kg (8.8 lb) of beef daily, the same as the other leopards in the zoo. The park's management was said to be in touch with the Guinness Book of World Records authorities seeking its entry in the records as the biggest leopard.[3][6] Due to an illness and old age,[7] it died at the age of 27 on 11 June 2013.[4][5][8]
References
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^. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
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^ ab"27-year-old rare leopard in Tirupati zoo dies". The Hans India. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
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venkateswara, zoological, park, located, tirupati, andhra, pradesh, india, indian, peafowl, zoological, parkdate, opened1987locationtirupathi, andhra, pradesh, indiacoordinates13, 6249, 3646, 6249, 3646, coordinates, 6249, 3646, 6249, 3646land, area5, acres, m. Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park is located in Tirupati Andhra Pradesh India Sri Venkateswara Zoological ParkIndian peafowl at SV Zoological ParkDate opened1987LocationTirupathi Andhra Pradesh IndiaCoordinates13 37 30 N 79 21 53 E 13 6249 N 79 3646 E 13 6249 79 3646 Coordinates 13 37 30 N 79 21 53 E 13 6249 N 79 3646 E 13 6249 79 3646Land area5 532 acres 2 239 ha Major exhibitsElephant peafowl Sambar deer parakeet regular leopard lions wild boar white tiger and crocodile black bear citation needed Websitehttps tirupatizoo comHistory EditIt was established on 29 September 1987 1 and covers an area of 5 532 acres 22 39 square kilometres it is the largest zoological park in Asia 2 The main features of the Zoo Park are Mayuravani The house for peafowl Mrugavani The house for herbivores Vrukavihar Living place for smaller carnivores along with parakeets mainas ducks geese and a variety of other birds like flamingoes swans pelicans and raptors citation needed The zoo had an exceptionally heavy leopard called Balaji which weighed 139 143 kg 306 315 lb against the normal weight of 70 kg 150 lb of its class Balaji was captured at the age of 12 in 1996 when he weighed 108 113 kg 238 249 lb 3 4 5 The leopard ate 4 kg 8 8 lb of beef daily the same as the other leopards in the zoo The park s management was said to be in touch with the Guinness Book of World Records authorities seeking its entry in the records as the biggest leopard 3 6 Due to an illness and old age 7 it died at the age of 27 on 11 June 2013 4 5 8 References Edit Zoos of Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Forest department Archived from the original on 11 July 2007 Asia s biggest zoo beckons tourists Archived from the original on 20 June 2014 Retrieved 26 June 2013 a b Tirupati zoo s giant celebrity The Hindu 2 November 2010 Retrieved 2 November 2010 a b 27 yr old leopard Balaji dies at Tirupati zoo Tirupati The Deccan Chronicle 12 June 2013 Retrieved 8 August 2019 a b 27 year old rare leopard in Tirupati zoo dies The Hans India 26 July 2013 Retrieved 8 August 2019 Memoirs and achievements svzoo org Retrieved 3 November 2010 Rangarajan A D 11 June 2013 Big worries over big cat The Hindu Retrieved 8 August 2019 Bulky Balaji dies The Hindu 12 June 2013 Retrieved 22 February 2015 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Tirupati YouTube SV Zoo Park Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park Tirupati A P Places to Visit in Tirupathi Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park amp oldid 1123707759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
