Delhi Zoo

India's Oldest Chimpanzee Dies At Zoo In Delhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 1, 2019

India's oldest chimpanzee Rita, who had been battling age-related health problems, died at the Delhi Zoo on Tuesday, officials said.

Delhi Zoo Installs TV For Visitors To See Country's Oldest Chimpanzee

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 29, 2019

In the wake of a woman moving the Delhi High Court alleging negligence in the treatment of the country's oldest chimpanzee, Rita, the Delhi zoo has installed a TV screen outside its enclosure for visitors to watch the ailing animal which cannot move around much.

India's Oldest Chimpanzee Fights Health Issues, Delhi Zoo Intensifies Treatment

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 27, 2019

Fifty-nine-year-old Rita, India's oldest chimpanzee and an inmate of the Delhi zoo, is fighting old age-related health problems and has been put on a liquid diet, officials said on Thursday.

Unwell Tiger Bit Off Zookeeper's Finger. It Couldn't Be Stitched Back

Delhi News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday September 11, 2019

A zookeeper who didn't withdraw his hand quick enough after keeping a bowl of water inside the cage of an unwell Bengal tiger has lost his finger. The eight-year-old tiger didn't eat the finger though, a zoo official said.

Delhi Zoo's Last Cassowary, "World's Most Dangerous Bird", Dies

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 23, 2019

The Delhi zoo's last cassowary -- a native of Australia and New Guinea known as the "world's most dangerous" bird -- has died last month, an official said on Tuesday.

Giraffe-Less Delhi Zoo Hopes To Acquire Animal From Thailand

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 19, 2019

The Delhi Zoo has written to three zoos in Thailand to acquire five giraffes through an animal exchange programme.

White Tiger "Marries" Royal Bengal Tiger At Delhi Zoo. Now, Wait For Cubs

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Wednesday May 9, 2018

While you were busy tracking every aspect of Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's big fat Bollywood wedding, two tigers at the Delhi Zoo secretly "tied the knot." The zoo confirmed today that the big cats were "married" in a novel attempt to get the yellow-striped Royal Bengal to mate with the white tiger and produce healthier mixed offspring.

'Grand' Birthday Bash Planned For Delhi Zoo's Oldest Resident

Offbeat | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 16, 2017

For the first time in 56 years, Rita is getting a grand party for her birthday, one that promises to be quite unlike any other celebration. All that is known of the origins of the Delhi zoo's oldest inmate - and its only chimpanzee - is that she came to the national capital from the distant shores of Amsterdam in 1964.

Delhi Zoo Reopens Post Bird Flu Scare

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 12, 2017

Delhi-ites can finally look forward to sunbathed winter mornings at the Delhi zoo, doors of which have been thrown open by the National Zoological Park nearly three months after being closed amid a bird flu scare.

Delhi Zoo Records 500 Local Migratory Stork Births Amid Bird Flu Scare

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 20, 2016

Amid the bird flu scare, the Delhi zoo has recorded more than 500 births of local migratory 'painted stork' this breeding season.

1 More Bird Dies, Number Of Deaths Rise Over 80

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 2, 2016

A captive bird was found dead in the National Zoological park in New Delhi in the last 24 hours, the committee to monitor the birdflu situation said today.

Pak High Commission Staffer Expelled For Espionage Has 48 Hours To Leave

India News | Reported by Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday October 27, 2016

A Pakistan High Commission officer has been asked to leave India over alleged espionage. He was caught by the police on Wednesday at the Delhi zoo, with two men who allegedly leaked to him sensitive information on the deployment of forces at the border.

Avoid Half-Cooked Chicken & Raw Eggs: Warns Delhi Government

NDTV Food | Wednesday October 26, 2016

In a new health advisory, the government advises the public to avoid consuming half-cooked chicken and raw eggs

Over 40 Bird Flu Deaths In Delhi, Government Forms Panel To Keep Vigil

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 23, 2016

Bird flu deaths in the national capital on Saturday climbed to over 40 with 17 ducks being found dead at Hauz Khas deer park even as the Centre formed a three-member committee to keep a close monitor the situation.

Delhi's Bird Flu Outbreak From A Weaker Strain This Time, Say Experts

Delhi News | Written by Snigdha Basu | Saturday October 22, 2016

It is not the H5N1 but the H5N8 - a less dangerous virus that is causing the bird flu in the national capital this year, experts have said, dispelling fears about the outbreak.