Visit to Betla

For the last couple of weeks, we had students from the Christian Medical College, Vellore who visited us as part of the Secondary Hospital Posting. 

One of the highlights of their visit was the safari to the Betla National Park. Few snaps they clicked from the visit . . . the snap of the bison is really grand. 

Photocredits - Ittyara Paul

Konni Elephant Cage

Today, we visited the Konni Elephant Cage. This is the place where elephants who were trapped in the nearby jungles were brought for training . . . 

The training has ceased since 1977. However, elephants are kept here and it is quite a tourist attraction. 

Konni is a small town, about 10 kilometers south of Pathanamthitta. The nearest railway head is Chengannur (CNG) in the Trivandrum-Kottayam route of the Indian Railways. 

The entrance

The Cage . . .

The first elephant we saw. Incidentally, this 8 year old male was from Bihar and named Don Singh. He was given a local name - Kochu Ayyappan. Don was caught while being illegally transported to Kerala. Below are the snaps of another 4. The last one, Soman, 65 years old, which was being used for elephant ride . . . I will put the snaps in my next post .. .. .

Meena, 21 years old

Priyadarshini, 24 years old

Surendran, 14 years old

7 year old Eva

A very informative device in the museum at the Elephant Cage.
One can hear the sounds that different wild animals make by clicking on a display.

If you liked this you will also enjoy - 

1. Elephant Ride

2. Teak Plantation, Konni

The Animals, Delhi Zoo

After the post on the birds at Delhi Zoo, I had messages asking if I had not taken any snaps of the animals. 

Here are they . . .

Gaur (Indian Bison) . . .

The elusive palm civet

Barking deer

The Himalayan Bear . . . my hands were shaking

Giraffe .. .. .. trying to hide

The sloth bear

Hippos playing hide and seek

The jumbos. Hope you noticed the tusker inside the shed

The baboon

More snaps in the next posts . . .