Archive · 6 Sep 2026
Visakhapatnam Zoo Receives New Zebras, Wallaby and Tamarins
A zoo in Visakhapatnam received several new animals from another animal welfare trust.
The new animals include a zebra, a wallaby, a marmoset and a tamarin.
In return, the zoo sent three other animals to the trust.
The animals are being kept separate while veterinarians check their health.
Visitors will see them after these checks are finished.
The cotton-top tamarin is being shown at the zoo for the first time.
This tamarin is critically endangered and comes from Colombia.
The zoo says the exchange will support conservation and make visits more interesting.
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park received a zebra, red-necked wallaby, common marmoset and cotton-top tamarin on September 5.
The animals arrived through an inter-state exchange with the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust in Jamnagar, Gujarat.
IGZP sent an Indian gaur, stump-tailed macaque and gharial to the trust.
All newly received animals are under quarantine pending mandatory health assessments before public display.
The report says one zebra arrived but also states that three zebras joined the existing one, bringing the total to four.
- Who
- Indira Gandhi Zoological Park and the Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust, under the supervision of deputy conservator of forests and curator G. Mangamma.
- What
- They conducted an animal exchange involving a zebra, red-necked wallaby, common marmoset and cotton-top tamarin, along with three animals sent from IGZP.
- When
- The newly received animals arrived in the early hours of September 5.
- Where
- The animals were received at Indira Gandhi Zoological Park in Visakhapatnam after being sent from Jamnagar, Gujarat.
- Why
- The exchange was intended to support conservation breeding, improve zoo collections and promote inter-zoo collaboration under animal-welfare procedures.
- Receiving zoo
- Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatnam
- Exchange partner
- Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust, Jamnagar, Gujarat
- Animals received
- A zebra, red-necked wallaby, common marmoset and cotton-top tamarin
- Animals sent
- Indian gaur, stump-tailed macaque and gharial
- Quarantine status
- All newly received animals are under quarantine pending mandatory health assessments
- Cotton-top tamarin
- Being exhibited at IGZP for the first time; the species is native to Colombia and classified as critically endangered
- Reported zebra count
- The article says one zebra arrived, but also says three zebras joined the existing one, bringing the total to four