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More animals from Vantara to arrive at Hyderabad zoo
The zoo has asked Vantara for three species and a cassowary, and new arrivals will spend thirty to forty-five days in quarantine before going on display.
On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After HoursPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Hyderabad Mail: “More animals from Vantara to arrive at Hyderabad zoo”, with reporting from Telangana Today and Deccan Chronicle.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 2:48 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield.
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- Hyderabad MailMore animals from Vantara to arrive at Hyderabad zoo
- Telangana TodayHyderabad Zoo to welcome two more zebras from Vantara - Telangana Today facts used on air
- Deccan ChronicleExotic Species To Arrive At City Zoo facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorOur Pet of the Day goes to the kangaroos headed for the Hyderabad zoo, two of them, one male and one female, coming from Vantara, the rescue centre in Jamnagar.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe zoo tried this in twenty twenty with four kangaroos from Yokohama, and Covid shut it down.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo today we crown them the Longest Layover in Marsupial History.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCareer stats: zero flights taken, what feels like six years of waiting, and one very patient zoo. I'm getting emotional, you guys.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe zebras got there first, though. Three of them, from the same place.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLapped by zebras.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd first they sit in quarantine for thirty to forty-five days. After six years, that's just the gate area.
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