Chhatbir Zoo (formally Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park), is a zoological park situated close to Zirakpur, India. The zoo was constructed in the 1970s and is home to a large variety of birds, mammals and reptiles.

Lying on the Chandigarh-Zirakpur-Patiala route, this zoo is located about 20 km away from Chandigarh. The zoo was christened as the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park after then governor of Punjab, Mahendra Chaudhary in 1977. A small number of animals brought from the Guwahati Zoo, Assam. It soon became the largest zoo in Punjab. Chattbir has India's longest walk-in aviary with 300m long walk showcases 32 species of indigenous and exotic birds. The section is made in five different themes included Terrestrial, Rock & Duck, Woodland, Japanese Trail and Rainforest. The zoo is home to 369 mammals, 400 birds and 20 reptiles.

Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park

Non-exhaustive list:

Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park

Asian palm civet

Asiatic lion

Barasingha

Bengal fox

Bengal tiger

Blackbuck

Chinkara

Chital

Common marmoset

Four-horned antelope

Gaur

Golden jackal

Hamadryas baboon

Himalayan black bear

Himalayan goral

Hippopotamus

Indian crested porcupine

Indian elephant

Indian leopard

Indian spotted chevrotain

Indian wolf

Jaguar

Jungle cat

Leopard cat

Lion-tailed macaque

Nilgai

Northern pig-tailed macaque

Rhesus macaque

Sambar deer

Sloth bear

Smooth-coated otter

Striped hyena

Black swan

Common ostrich

Emu

Indian peafowl

Java sparrow

Painted stork

Rose-ringed parakeet

Sarus crane

White stork

Gharial

Green iguana

Indian cobra

Indian python

Indian star tortoise

Mugger crocodile

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Chhatbir Zoo

Chhatbir Zoo at TwistCity

Chandigarh to Chhatbir Zoo

Zoos in India

Protected areas of Punjab, India

1977 establishments in Punjab, India

Zoos established in 1977

Tourist attractions in Chandigarh

Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park