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Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

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Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park

Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park (Nepali: पद्मजा नैदु हिमालयन चिडियाघर) (also called the Darjeeling Zoo(Nepali: दार्जीलिंग चिडियाघर) is a 67.56-acre (27.3 ha) zoo in the town of Darjeeling in the Indian state of West Bengal. The zoo was opened in 1958, and an average elevation of 7,000 feet (2,134 m), is the largest high altitude zoo in India. It specializes in breeding animals adapted to alpine conditions, and has successful captive breeding programs for the Snow leopard, the critically endangered Himalayan wolf and the Red panda. The zoo attracts about 300,000 visitors every year.

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