Housing of

Wild Animals

Dr.Rameswar Panda
Teaching Asst.
Dept. of LPM
CVSC, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad
• Shelter
• Drinking Water facility
• Free Roaming
Glass Barrier
PLASTIC PANEL BARRIER
Wire fencing
Wire Mesh Fencing
Stand off barrier
Facilitating the animal for living with natural
entity.
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION
Floor Management of Mammals
Floor for aviary
Reptiles floor

Pea sized gravel sand

Door of zoo animal houses
Safety
Durability
Easy handling
Housing for Different Sexes
Female

Male
Height of Entry gate
Wet Moat
Moat for Tigers
 Time budget activity
Retiring during day time

Nocturnal cave Owl

Indian Civet
 Ventilation and
Environmental Factors

Using of Cooler for heat relief in Delhi zoo

Holding yards and biological needs
Deer in a holding yard
Mud pot for laying snake
eggs
Hanging wooden rod for langurs
Wallowing tank for Hippopotamus
UV lamp for diamond python
Basking spot for lizard
Feeding
Place
Watering facility
Drinking water facility for elephants

Foot bath facility

##avoid the slipperiness of floor
 Size of cubicle of Some
important Wild animalS
Species l (m) b (m) h (m) Species l (m) b (m) h (m)
Tiger and 2.75 1.80 3.00 Apes 2.00 1.00 1.50
lion
Panther 2.00 1.50 2.00 Loris 1.00 1.00 1.50
Leopard 2.00 1.50 2.00 Red panda 3.00 1.50 1.00
Elephant 8.00 6.00 5.50 Indian civet 2.00 1.50 1.00
Rhinoceros 5.00 3.00 2.50 Jackel,wolf 2.00 1.50 1.50
Swamp deer 3.00 2.00 2.50 bears 2.50 1.80 2.00
Musk deer 2.50 1.50 2.00 Wild ass 4.00 2.00 2.00
Mouse deer 1.50 1.00 1.50 otters 2.50 1.50 1.00
Chinkara 2.50 1.50 2.00 antelope 2.50 1.50 2.00