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Copyright: Sumon Sinha (Mana)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2006-08-13 |
| Categories: Decisive Moment |
| Exposure: f/5.2, 1/160 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2006-08-26 4:42 |
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The famous White Tiger in Nandan Kanan Zoological Park near Bhubaneswar. The tiger went into the moss filled swamp, inside its cage, to have a bath.
Nandan Kanan means '"garden of pleasure", and this combination of zoo, botanical garden and sanctuary 20 km from Bhubaneswar, in the splendid environs of the Chandaka Forest, along the rippling waters of the Kanjia lake, fits the description.
The zoo has created history in many ways. In 1967, a wild female tiger approached Nandan Kanan, and scaling a high fence, she crept around until she found the tiger enclosure. She then climbed up a concrete wall, and leapt down into the enclosure, thus perhaps becoming the only wild animal in existence who has ever opted to join in a zoo. In commenting on this rare occasion, the National Geographic magazine pointed out that Orissa must be the only place in the world with enough sophistication to have a modern, well designed zoo, and enough tigers to stock it by voluntary membership.
In addition to the white tigers, endangered species such as the Asiatic Lion, three Indian crocodilians, sanghai, lion tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Indian pangolin, mouse deer and countless birds, reptiles, and fish have been breeding successfully here. There is also a successful Black Panther breeding programme. In all, over 67 kinds of mammals, 18 varieties of reptiles and 81 species of birds co-exist in the deeply forested boundaries of Nandan Kanan. |
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