DELIGHTING VISITORS: Pelicans in the new enclosure at the Thiruvananthapuram zoo on Thursday. The new home of the birds will be inaugurated on Friday. Photo:S. Mahinsha
PICTURES, ANYONE? The fish-loving birds get used to the new enclosure in the zoo. Photo: S. Mahinsha
BREAKFAST BUDDIES: A lion cub shares space with a tiger cub at the Thiruvananthapuram zoo. When this picture was taken a year ago, both cubs were being reared at the zoo hospital. Photo:S. Mahinsha
NOTHING IS REALLY OUT OF REACH: A giraffe savours the bark of a tree in the zoo.
FAR FROM HOME, YET COMFY: A new-born hippo calf cools off with its mother at the Thiruvananthapuram zoo, sometime ago. Photo: S. Mahinsha
HALE AND HEARTY: The lion-tailed macaque, named Kannan, has obviously benefited from the vet's treatment. Photo: S. Mahinsha
OUT OF HARM'S WAY: A lion-tailed macaque that was brought to the zoo in an unconscious state was treated by resident veterinarian, Joe Jacob Sebastian. Photo: S. Mahinsha
WITHOUT FEAR: Visitors take a close look at snakes in an enclosure at the zoo. Photo: S. Mahinsha
IT IS SAFE HERE! A tiger takes a dip in the Thiruvananthapuram zoo, at the peak of humid summer, a year ago.