Chinese Mammals at Hong Kong Zoo (1080p HD)

The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens is located on the northern slope of Victoria Peak with a highest point of 100 metres and a lowest point of 62 metres above sea level. This Zoological Garden occupies an area of 5.6 hectares. It was founded in 1871 as a Botanic Garden and renamed in 1975 as Botanical and Zoological Gardens.

Hong Kong Zoo and Biological Gardens have a history dating back to the 1870’s making it one of the oldest public zoos in the world.

There are over 600 birds, 70 mammals and 40 reptiles, including many different species. The majority of the animals are actually birds but it also has alligators, orangutans and pythons. The primate species are Bornean Orang-utan, Buff-cheeked Gibbon, Lion-tailed Macaque, Siamang and many more. 

The collection of primates is varied, including such as golden lion tamarin, orangutan, ring-tailed lemur and black-and-white ruffed lemur. The reptiles are primarily snakes and turtles such as Chinese alligator, Malaysian giant turtle and Burmese python. Birds include Flamingo, Red-crowned Crane and Peacock Pheasant. 

There are more than 1,000 species of plants in the gardens mostly indigenous to tropical and sub-tropical regions. It has rare species like the Dawn Redwood and the local Ailanthus. The Botanical Gardens has split into several separate themed sections such as Bamboo Garden, Magnolia Garden and Palm Garden.

Our Review : The zoo does not have many animals, mainly monkeys, birds and a few tortoises but monkeys and birds are being the main attractions. The park contains beautiful flowers and plants. The best thing about Hong Kong Zoo is actually the beautiful botanical gardens.

Consideration

• The grounds are set in limited space. 
• Big mammals are missing like lions, elephants or giraffes.

Zoo Timings : 6 am – 7 pm

Entrance is free.

Beauty of Bhakra Nangal Dam on Winter (1080p HD)

Bhakra Nangal dam is the world's highest straight gravity dam, constructed across the River Satluj. This dam is located at a distance of about 116 kms from Chandigarh.

Bhakra Nangal Dam is a concrete gravity-arch dam across the Sutluj River near the border between Punjab and Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The dam was part of the larger multipurpose Bhakra Nangal Project whose aims were to prevent floods in the Sutlej-Beas river valley, to provide irrigation to adjoining states and to provide hydro-electricity. 

Bhakra Nangal project is committed for nation’s development through eco-friendly generation of electric power from water known as hydroelectricity. It has an installed capacity to generate 1478.72 MW of electric power. 

The reservoir of Bhakra Nangal Dam is known as the Gobind Sagar stores up to 9.34 billion cubic metres of water enough to drain the whole of Chandigarh, parts of Haryana, Punjab and Delhi. The 90 km long reservoir created by the Bhakra Dam is spread over an area of 168.35 km2. In terms of storage of water, it withholds the second largest reservoir in India, the first being Indira Sagar Dam in Madhya Pradesh with capacity of 12.22 billion cu m.

The dam was constructed with an aim to provide irrigation to Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Another reason behind the construction of the dam was to prevent damage due to monsoon floods. The power generated at Bhakra Power houses is distributed among partner states of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat

The construction work of Bhakra Nangal Dam began in 1948 and got completed in 1963. 

Features of Bhakra Nangal Dam includes :

• 4 spillway radial gates with each gate is weighing 102 tons and having dimensions of 50’x 47.5’.
• The spillway crest level is around 1645 ft. and the gate sill level is around 1642 ft.
• The Bhakra dam has maximum opening of 9.8 M with a total discharge of 1,97,300 cusecs.