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Mumbai: Tunnel aquarium to come up at Byculla zoo at Rs 62 crore
May 12, 2025 10:30 pm
BMC awards tender for construction
Noddy, Tom and Pingu: 3 new penguins born in Byculla zoo take population tally to 21
April 29, 2025 8:23 am
Prior to this, the Byculla zoo had welcomed three penguins in 2023 when three different pairs of parents gave birth to Coco (female), Stella (female) and Jerry (male)
Byculla Zoo records 3-year low in footfall, revenue, authorities cite lack of new exhibits
April 09, 2025 8:40 pm
Byculla Zoo is seeking to acquire a pair of Asiatic lions but has not received a positive response from Gujarat forest authorities
From ice popsicles to Chicken Keema: How Byculla zoo's special menu helps animals beat the heat
May 02, 2024 9:33 pm
Scientists and officials from the zoo curate a special menu each year, which enables the animals to remain cool and healthy.
More members in Mumbai’s Byculla zoo – 2 Royal Bengal Tiger cubs, 3 penguin chicks
May 21, 2023 2:21 pm
The penguin chicks will be introduced for public viewing from May 12, while the cubs will be released from May 1.1
A 60-acre of urban green space, Byculla zoo is a result of planning that took shape 160 years ago
December 07, 2022 3:02 pm
The existence of a zoo inside a botanical park is also a testament to Mumbai’s age-old culture of being an egalitarian society, despite being a power centre during British rule in India.
Why Sena didn’t think of Marathi name for penguin if it’s so concerned about mother tongue, asks BJP
January 21, 2022 2:01 am
🔴 BJP leader Chitra Wagh said, “On the one hand, Shiv Sena has made displaying of name plates in Marathi compulsory. On other hand, it named the penguin Oscar. It clearly shows its double standards on Marathi language.”
BJP seeks scrapping of tenders for building animal enclosures at Byculla zoo
January 21, 2022 1:53 am
🔴 The BMC recently received bids from only two companies. The estimated cost for the construction of the animal enclosures as per the two tenders was Rs 91 crore and 94 crore, respectively, for which the two companies bid Rs 146 crore and Rs 145 crore, respectively.
BMC set to spend Rs 5 crore each for 3 years for upkeep of seven penguins in Mumbai Byculla zoo
September 05, 2021 8:40 pm
As part of its revamp project, the Byculla zoo had bought eight penguins from Seoul in South Korea on July 26, 2016 at a cost of Rs 45 crore.
Mumbai's Byculla Zoo to soon cradle India’s first penguin
July 07, 2018 2:48 am
Eight penguins — Donald, Daisy, Popeye, Olive, Flipper, Bubble, Mr Molt and Dory — were brought from Seoul, South Korea, in 2016 to the Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, popularly known as the Byculla Zoo.
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