Aronnalay Mini Zoo, Savar, Dhaka.

A zoo is a kind of place that makes me excited and sad at the same time. As Frans de Wall said,

I am personally not against keeping animals at zoos, as they serve a huge educational purpose, but treating them well and with respect seems the least we could do, and with 'we' I mean not just zoo staff, but most certainly also the public.

I feel excited that I am going to meet the wild, but it saddens me that the wild is in captivity. Well, focus on a small zoo in my area.

Aronnalay is a mini zoo, under the governance of the Bangladesh Army, the zoo is a part of the Military Farm, Savar.

_{Main Entrance from N5 Road}
The zoo is a half km away from the main entrance gate. That long-distance road is well decorated with natural elements. A road that reminds you that you are in the middle of a jungle. There is another gate, where you can buy tickets and enter the main part of the zoo.

_{Long Green Entrance Road}
If you're a military person, there is a huge discount to buy a ticket.



_{Main Entrance Gate}
The first cage is the deer cage. In my opinion, vegan animals may not mind being caged. I have never seen any vegan animals look sad in a cage. I feel that they have a safer life here than in the wild. The area of the deer cage is large enough. Green and have a natural source of food. Even, no tension for water supply. A man-made lake is near the border. Deer can drink that water directly. There are a few variants of deer and the cage is one after another. The service is almost the same for all cages.

_{Two variants of Deer}
The next thing we saw was a Crocodile. Don’t need to panic. The crocodile is not alive. It is a symbolic concrete crocodile that looks nice and real. Children like that a lot. I noticed the largest gathering near that. Everyone wants to touch that. I can not imagine what would have happened if that were alive!



_{Artificial Crocodile}

Ducks are one of the most common domestic birds in Bangladesh. In this zoo, there are a lot of ducks. An interesting fact is, these ducks are not captivated at all. They are enjoying a normal life. A free creature in the zoo.

_Duck

The most heartbreaking cage in this zoo is the Bear cage. A lone black bear. The only predator of the zoo, if I left out the Python. It was angry. Walking like that is going to break the iron cage. I felt heartbroken after seeing that. _{The Lone Bear} Monkey. A lot of monkeys in a cage. You know how the monkeys are and what they used to do. Kids like the monkey the most. They think that only monkeys can understand their situation. _Monkey There are a lot of Mules. A horse-like hybrid animal. I have never seen a mule. I thought that they were horses. But the nameplate helped me to find out the identity of those animals.

_Mule
The next cage of Mule is a Bhutani cow. I saw that cow in our National Zoo, Dhaka. That's why I knew them. This family of cows looks cute.



_{Bhutani Cow}
There are some other domestic animal cages. Hen, goat, birds, etc.

Goat	Hen	Bird

There are two more interesting non-zoo facilities. One is for children. One is for adults. There is child play playground. We needed to buy a ticket for each. Children under 3 are free to enter. Though that is for children. Haha. Here, a few playing facilities for free. But riding the Troy train, there are some fees to pay. Here is the list.

Slider	Train

Service Name	Price (BDT/STEEM)
Entry Fee (Civil)	৳40 BDT/$2.5 STEEM
Entry Fee (Defence)	৳10 BDT/$0.7 STEEM
Entry Fee in Children Park	৳20 BDT/$1.5 STEEM
Marigold Ride	৳30 BDT/$2 STEEM
Train Ride	$40 BDT/$2.5 STEEM
Boat (Couple)	৳200BDT/$13 STEEM
Boat (Team)	৳50 BDT/$3.5 STEEM/Person
Parking Fee	৳20 BDT/$1.5 STEEM

The adult facility is journeyed by Steamboat. Two types of boats. One is for couples. It is foot-driven. The other one is a large number of people. At a time, 20+ people can enjoy that journey.

End of the day, it is a high-budget expanse with low-quality service compared to other Zoos in the country. But, a place you can spend quality time.

_{We had some fun time}

Place Name	Aronnalay Mini Zoo
Type	Zoo
Google Map Code	https://maps.app.goo.gl/2LJpBQovYKVwz8UAA
Steem Atlas Code	[//]:# (!steematlas 23.86648125 lat 90.27719557 long Aronnalay Mini Zoo, Dhaka d3scr)
Opening & Closing	Wednesday to Monday 08:00am to 06:00pm. Tuesday closed
Personal Rating	⭐⭐⭐
Place Quality	Average
Website	❎
Overall Rating	6.5/10