Dehiwala Zoological Gardens /Colombo/

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Total 137 pictures from Dehiwala Zoological Gardens
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Great grey kangaroo /
Macropus giganteus
2 36 1 17 499
Sri Lankan elephant /
Elephas maximus maximus
4 11 3 6 764
Brown lemur /
Eulemur fulvus
2 32 1 13 566
Ring-tailed lemur /
Lemur catta
2 221 2 45 431
Tufted capuchin /
Sapajus apella
1 90 1 22 519
White-fronted spider monkey /
Ateles belzebuth
4 9 1 1 560
Rhesus macaque /
Macaca mulatta
1 50 1 27 485
Toque macaque /
Macaca sinica
5 3 1 2 504
Hamadryas baboon /
Papio hamadryas
1 74 1 24 476
Western purple-faced langur /
Semnopithecus vetulus nestor
5 1 1 1 643
Purple-faced langur /
Semnopithecus vetulus vetulus
5 1 1 1 701
Silvery langur /
Trachypithecus cristatus
4 4 1 2 462
Lar gibbon /
Hylobates lar
2 88 1 25 411
Chimpanzee /
Pan troglodytes troglodytes
2 6 1 1 657
Grizzled Indian squirrel /
Ratufa macroura macroura
3 2 1 1 567
Indian giant flying squirrel /
Petaurista philippensis philippensis
4 1 1 1 628
Variable squirrel /
Callosciurus finlaysonii bocourti
2 6 1 6 507
Northern palm squirrel /
Funambulus palmarum brodei
3 1 1 1 476
Capybara /
Hydrochaeris hydrochaeris
2 140 1 27 803
Indian crested porcupine /
Hystrix indica indica
1 20 3 19 500
Fishing cat /
Prionailurus viverrinus
3 31 1 8 466
Lion /
Panthera leo
1 170 2 47 553
Sri Lankan leopard /
Panthera pardus kotiya
3 11 2 3 457
Tiger /
Panthera tigris
2 95 2 39 502
Small Indian civet /
Viverricula indica mayori
2 1 1 1 617
Sri Lankan jackal /
Canis aureus naria
2 1 1 1 744
European brown bear /
Ursus arctos arctos
2 38 1 3 552
European otter /
Lutra lutra
2 34 1 4 510
Eastern black rhinoceros /
Diceros bicornis michaeli
4 32 1 5 559
Przewalski's wild horse /
Equus caballus przewalskii
3 56 1 12 442
Chapman's zebra /
Equus quagga chapmani
2 53 1 15 476
Wild boar /
Sus scrofa affinis
1 1 1 1 586
Pygmy hippopotamus /
Choeropsis liberiensis
4 67 1 12 571
Hippopotamus /
Hippopotamus amphibius
3 96 2 32 534
Domestic bactrian camel /
Camelus bactrianus
1 174 1 26 550
Guanaco /
Lama guanicoe
1 75 1 10 414
Yellow-striped chevrotain /
Moschiola kathygre
5 1 1 1 869
Indian spotted chevrotain /
Moschiola meminna
5 2 2 2 1045
Spotted deer /
Axis axis
2 56 3 30 682
Hog deer /
Axis porcinus
3 21 2 17 470
Malabar red muntjak /
Muntiacus muntjak malabaricus
2 2 2 2 556
Sambar /
Rusa unicolor unicolor
2 3 3 3 1242
Reticulated giraffe /
Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
3 68 1 15 411
Nilgai /
Boselaphus tragocamelus
2 41 1 9 499
African buffalo /
Syncerus caffer
4 11 2 8 564
Greater kudu /
Tragelaphus strepsiceros
2 36 1 6 465
Scimitar-horned oryx /
Oryx dammah
3 66 1 25 412
Arabian oryx /
Oryx leucoryx
4 25 3 12 518
Red lechwe /
Kobus leche leche
2 7 1 3 431
Cape ostrich /
Struthio camelus australis
2 126 4 36 466
Double-wattled cassowary /
Casuarius casuarius
3 71 2 29 389
Emu /
Dromaius novaehollandiae
1 217 5 53 467
Helmeted guineafowl /
Numida meleagris
1 155 4 49 455
Common peafowl /
Pavo cristatus
1 292 4 84 476
Sri Lankan junglefowl /
Gallus lafayetii
2 5 2 3 472
Silver pheasant /
Lophura nycthemera
1 150 2 45 378
True pheasant /
Phasianus colchicus
1 98 2 32 403
Lesser/Indian whistling duck /
Dendrocygna javanica
2 10 1 4 353
Black swan /
Cygnus atratus
1 173 5 51 382
Mute swan /
Cygnus olor
1 125 3 38 387
Mandarin duck /
Aix galericulata
1 173 2 46 376
Greater flamingo /
Phoenicopterus roseus
2 152 3 45 409
Spotted dove /
Spilopelia chinensis ceylonensis
1 1 1 1 547
Collared dove /
Streptopelia decaocto
1 48 1 20 371
Diamond dove /
Geopelia cuneata
2 72 1 17 376
Victoria crowned pigeon /
Goura victoria
2 73 2 17 384
East African crowned crane /
Balearica regulorum gibbericeps
2 165 4 32 440
Violet turaco /
Musophaga violacea
2 84 2 20 366
Red-crested turaco /
Tauraco erythrolophus
2 44 1 13 485
Gold coast turaco /
Tauraco persa
2 23 3 8 363
Scarlet ibis /
Eudocimus ruber
2 150 1 28 375
White spoonbill /
Platalea leucorodia
2 56 1 12 398
Common barn owl /
Tyto alba
2 31 1 8 456
Brown fish owl /
Ketupa zeylonensis
4 1 1 1 503
White-bellied sea eagle /
Haliaeetus leucogaster
4 13 1 12 447
Brahminy kite /
Haliastur indus indus
3 9 1 9 348
Mountain hawk-eagle /
Nisaetus nipalensis nipalensis
4 1 1 1 438
Malabar pied hornbill /
Anthracoceros coronatus
3 1 1 1 608
Toco toucan /
Ramphastos toco
2 61 2 19 442
Cockatiel /
Nymphicus hollandicus
1 144 2 43 357
Sulphur-crested cockatoo /
Cacatua galerita
2 77 2 38 402
Salmon-crested cockatoo /
Cacatua moluccensis
2 76 4 34 428
Galah /
Eolophus roseicapilla
2 57 4 18 431
Grey parrot /
Psittacus erithacus erithacus
2 142 3 50 344
Orange-winged amazon /
Amazona amazonica
2 78 3 17 372
Blue-and-yellow macaw /
Ara ararauna
2 208 5 60 402
Green-winged macaw /
Ara chloroptera
2 161 3 48 479
Scarlet macaw /
Ara macao
2 104 4 22 486
Military macaw /
Ara militaris
2 57 3 15 430
Sun conure /
Aratinga solstitialis
2 85 5 39 411
Blue-headed parrot /
Pionus menstruus
2 29 3 7 332
Eastern rosella /
Platycercus eximius
1 80 2 23 381
Australian rainbow lorikeet /
Trichoglossus moluccanus
2 77 2 16 361
Budgerigar (Breeding-form) /
Melopsittacus undulatus
1 158 5 44 432
Masked lovebird /
Agapornis personatus
1 43 3 13 427
Peach-faced lovebird /
Agapornis roseicollis
1 76 2 23 442
Eclectus parrot /
Eclectus roratus
2 75 4 32 443
Moustached parakeet /
Psittacula alexandri
2 27 3 16 411
Emerald-collared parakeet /
Psittacula calthrapae
4 2 1 1 454
Alexandrine parakeet /
Psittacula eupatria
2 52 2 23 366
Sri Lanka rose-ringed parakeet /
Psittacula krameri manillensis
1 4 1 3 498
Nutmeg mannikin /
Lonchura punctulata punctulata
2 1 1 1 464
Javan sparrow /
Padda oryzivora
1 73 3 22 350
Indian jungle crow /
Corvus macrorhynchos culminatus
1 1 1 1 511
Common mynah /
Acridotheres tristis
2 25 1 13 389
Red-eared slider /
Trachemys scripta elegans
1 226 2 67 382
Aldabra tortoise /
Aldabrachelys gigantea
2 80 1 18 424
African spurred tortoise /
Centrochelys sulcata
1 176 1 53 530
Star tortoise /
Geochelone elegans
1 55 3 17 456
Spotted pond turtle /
Geoclemys hamiltonii
2 17 1 6 357
Sri Lanka black turtle /
Melanochelys trijuga thermalis
2 2 1 2 450
Sri Lankan flapshell turtle /
Lissemys ceylonensis
3 1 1 1 500
Sri Lanka mountain dragon /
Lyriocephalus scutatus
3 1 1 1 486
Green iguana /
Iguana iguana
1 218 1 64 479
Komodo dragon /
Varanus komodoensis
4 55 1 6 552
Reticulated python /
Malayopython reticulatus
1 117 1 38 658
Carpet python /
Morelia spilota variegata
2 28 1 9 394
Indian rock python /
Python molurus molurus
2 24 1 4 393
Royal/ball python /
Python regius
1 150 1 45 473
Madagascar ground boa /
Acrantophis madagascariensis
2 31 1 3 389
Green anaconda /
Eunectes murinus
1 62 1 11 516
Green tree snake /
Ahaetulla nasuta
2 7 1 6 456
Sri Lanka cat snake /
Boiga ceylonensis
3 2 1 1 518
Brown wine snake /
Dryophis pulverulenta
3 1 1 1 487
Beauty snake /
Elaphe taeniura
2 26 1 5 338
Sinaloan milksnake /
Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloae
2 54 1 11 395
Common krait /
Bungarus caeruleus
3 1 1 1 620
Sri Lanka krait /
Bungarus ceylonicus
3 1 1 1 625
Indian cobra /
Naja naja naja
2 13 1 3 463
Hump-nosed moccasin /
Hypnale hypnale
4 2 1 1 401
Sri Lanka green pitviper /
Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
1 8 1 1 461
Russell's viper /
Daboia russelii pulchella
4 1 1 1 651
Sri Lanka mugger crocodile /
Crocodylus palustris kimbula
3 3 2 2 499
Saltwater crocodile /
Crocodylus porosus
3 34 2 23 567
Dwarf crocodile /
Osteolaemus tetraspis
2 36 1 1 505
False gavial /
Tomistoma schlegelii
3 26 1 11 437
Gharial /
Gavialis gangeticus
4 15 1 7 496