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BARRIER DESIGNS FOR ZOOS 3.2.2Wolf Nature of the Animal The Indian wolf is almost the size of an Alsatian dog. With its long legs it can run great distances and it has powerful jaws to seize its prey. Wolves live in open country and forests, hunting by day and hiding by night under fallen trees, among rocks or in holes dug in the ground. Because they hunt animals larger than themselves, wolves hunt in packs numbering 20-40 individuals. Barrier Suggestions a) It is suggested that a dry moat of 3.5m width and 2.5m depth can be provided for them. The dimensions of barrier of Indian Zoos is given in the following table. Analysis of Barrier Dimensions INDIAN WOLF Width (M) Depth(M)/Height(H) Moat type Indian Zoos: Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad 4.6 3.25 Dry I. G. Zoological Park, Vishakhapatnam 4.0 2.5 Dry Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur 3.3 2.7 Dry Gandhi Zoo, Gwalior N. A. 2.5 Dry Nature Park, Surat 6.0 Dry S. V. Zoological Park, Tirupati 4.0 3.15 Dry Lucknow Zoological Park, Lucknow 3.0 Dry Foreign Zoos : West Berlin Zoo (Intl. Zy. Bk.14) 4.0 N.A. – Night Safari, Singapore 5.0 2.5 Wet Frankfurt Zoo (Intl. Zy. Bk. 11) 3.3 3.1 – Australia (NSW) 2.4 3.5 – N. A. – Not Available 24
25 CENTRAL ZOO AUTHORITY b) The rear barrier can be of wall of 2.5m height or of 3.0m chain link mesh of 5cmx5cmx10g. c) In case of space constraint, the viewers’ side can have 3.0m chain link mesh fence of the above specification. 3.2.3 Hyena Nature of the animal The Striped hyena is distinguished from the other African and South West Asian hyena species by the dark stripes on its grey or yellowish grey body and by an erentile mane around its neck and shoulders that extends down the middle of its back.. The Striped hyena is abundant in the bare, plains, deserts, rocky scrub –covered hills, grass and open jungle. They may lie concealed by day in high grass, under bushes or in cane fields, but the den usually preferred in a cave amongst rocks, or a hole dug in the side of a hill. Analysis of Barrier Dimensions STRIPED HYENA Width (M) Depth(M)/Height(H) Moat type Indian Zoos: Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad N. A. 2.1 Dry Indira Gandhi Zoo, Vishakhapatnam 5.0 3.0 Dry Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur 3.3 2.2 Dry Assam State Zoo, Guwahati N. A. 2.55 Dry Gandhi Zoo, Gwalior N. A. 2.0 Dry Nature Park, Surat 6.0 Dry S. V. Zoological Park, Tirupati 6.0 3.0 Dry Lucknow Zoological Park, Lucknow N. A. 2.5 chain link Kanpur Zoological Park, Kanpur 5.0 3.0 – Foreign Zoos : Night Safari, Singapore 5.0 NA – N. A. - Not Available
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