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Yangon Zoological Garden( Part- VIII )
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( Ruddy shelduck, Black Swan, Takin ) |
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| Yangon Zoological Garden has been inaugurated since 1906. Nowadays, it has an area of 69.25 acres. It is a World class zoo where one may observe a collection of animals habitat to Myanmar as well as the World over. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| There are 59 species of animals, 63 species of birds, 17 species of reptiles on the fauna side. On the flora side, there are over 15,000 trees and plants. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ruddy shelduck
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Ruddy Shelduck can always be found in pairs. The male has a black ring under its neck. These Ruddy Shelduck are usually spotted on Sandbars along the vast rivers and open marshes. The Ruddy shelduck cannot be seen in regions close to the sea. Most of them are winter visitors to Myanmar. |
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Black Swan
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Swan with total black color and with graceful movents are called Black Swans. They are strong fliers. Their main food is plants. |
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Takin
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Takins are found in the mountains in northernmost part of Myanmar. They live on steep wooded mountain slopes at 700 to 8,000 ft above sea level. Grass and leaves are their main food. They search food in the mornings and evenings, but during the day they retire in shelter. |
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There is an amusement park and a museum on natural history. Yangon Zoological Garden is run with the aims and objectives of, facilitating recreation for the public, educating the public on conservation and research awareness, facilitating student researchers on zoology and Botany, and lastly but not the least facilitating the breeding of rare and endangered species. |
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