Breeding Programs
The zoo was among the first zoos in the world to breed white tigers and the common Reticulated Giraffe. While it has successfully bred some megafauna, its rate of breeding rare species has not been very successful, often due to lack of initiative and funding. One notable exception is the breeding programme of the Manipur Brow-antlered Deer, or Thamin which has been brought back from the brink of extinction by the breeding program at the Alipore Zoo.
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