The Mysore zoo is the only zoo in India to have a Gorilla. The zoo is also a house to Chimpanzees and Orangutans. Other exotic animals that you can find in Mysore zoo are Giraffes, Zebras, White Deer, African Elephants, Bears, Porcupines, Rhinoceros, Tapir, Otters etc. Birds like White and Blue Peacocks, Silver and Gold Peasant, Horn Bill, the flightless Emu and Ostrich, Spoon Bill, Pelican, Painted Stork, brightly coloured Flamingos, the largest bird of India the Sarus Cranes, Love Birds ... Mysuru Zoo or the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens is the most popular zoo in Karnataka & is one of the oldest zoos in the country, established in 1892. REACH US Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Zoo Main Road Indiranagar, Mysore , Karnataka 570010 0821 244 0752 [email protected] FOLLOW US ON Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Garden) was started in 1892 by Chamaraja Wodeyar X, then the King of Mysuru. Initially as a private Zoo and was named as Khas-Bangale.