View of the Zoological Gardens, Calcutta
Founded in 1875, now known as the Zoological Garden in Alipore, this is the oldest zoo in India and an early pioneer among world zoos in captive breeding.
Founded in 1875, now known as the Zoological Garden in Alipore, this is the oldest zoo in India and an early pioneer among world zoos in captive breeding.
A beautiful real photo postcard given the dark curtain between the trees. After 1947 it was renamed Karachi Zoological and Botanical Gardens; it had been called Gandhi Gardens in honor of a visit by Mahatma Gandhi in 1934.
Karachi Zoo, originally the site of a factory founded by the East India company in 1799, was renamed Gandhi Garden in 1934 in honor of a visit to the city by Mahatma Gandhi.