Southern Cassowary

Here you see a 45 year old Southern Cassowary from Lahore zoo. The Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)  is a large flightless black bird in the family Casuariidae. It's also known as Double-wattled Cassowary, Australian Cassowary or Two-wattled Cassowary. It's the second heaviest bird on earth. The females average 58 kilograms and males averaging 29 to 34 kilograms. Their average length range from 127 to 170 centimeters and the height is ranging from 1.5 to 1.8 meters. They feed on fruit, plant shoots, grass seeds, fungi,  invertebrates and small vertebrates.

Southern Cassowary

White Rhinoceros

White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium Simum) is a herbivorous mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae. White Rhinoceros live singly or in small herds in the African savannah. There was once less than fifty white rhinos left in the world. However due to adequate protection measures they are now in thousands. They basically feed on grasses. They have an average lifespan of about 40-50 years. Their average weight rang from 1,800-2,700 kg. Their gestation period consist from 16-18 months. They are hunted illegally for their horns, which are used to make medicine, ornaments and dagger handles.

White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium Simum)

Spur Thighed Tortoise

Spur Thighed Tortoise (Testudo graeca) belong to testudinidae family of tortoises. They are found in South Europe, North America and West Asia. They live in postures and sand mounds and are herbivorous, eating a variety of grass, vegetables and fruits. They are about 20-50 cm long. They have a brown carapace (upper shell). They lay 2-12 eggs per clutch. Spur Thighed Tortoise life span is about 100 years.

Spur Thighed Tortoise

Birds in Lahore Zoo

This post is dedicated to the birds in Lahore Zoo. I took these pictures during my short visit to Lahore Zoo about three weeks ago. Unfortunately I couldn't capture other birds species kept in the Zoo.

Birds in Lahore Zoo

Yellow Fronted Amazon

African Gray Parrot

American White Pelican

Cassowary

Demoiselle Crane

Duck

Ducks

Golden Pheasant

Pigeon

Animals Models

The only thing I liked in Lahore zoo were the models of different animals.  The animals in the models were looking healthy and beautiful. Here are the pictures of different animals models I took at Lahore zoo.

Animals Models

The Indus River Dolphin is a species of dolphin found in Pakistan. They are blind.

Indus River Dolphin Model