Pondicherry Zoo
E541884
Pondicherry Zoo is the fictional zoological park in Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi," where the protagonist’s family works and where the Bengal tiger Richard Parker comes from.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pondicherry Zoo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5693818 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pondicherry Zoo Context triple: [Richard Parker, origin, Pondicherry Zoo]
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A.
Mysore Zoo
Mysore Zoo is a historic and popular zoological garden in Mysuru, India, renowned for its diverse collection of animals and conservation efforts.
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B.
Arignar Anna Zoological Park
Arignar Anna Zoological Park is a major zoological garden near Chennai, India, known for its large area, diverse collection of wildlife, and role in conservation and education.
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C.
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is a major zoological park in Visakhapatnam, India, named in honor of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and known for its diverse collection of wildlife and natural forest setting.
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D.
Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens
Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens is a major zoo in Myanmar’s capital city, known for housing a wide variety of native and exotic animal species and serving as a key recreational and educational attraction.
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E.
Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden
Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden is a major zoological park in Ahmedabad, India, known for its diverse collection of wildlife and its location near Kankaria Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pondicherry Zoo Target entity description: Pondicherry Zoo is the fictional zoological park in Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi," where the protagonist’s family works and where the Bengal tiger Richard Parker comes from.
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A.
Mysore Zoo
Mysore Zoo is a historic and popular zoological garden in Mysuru, India, renowned for its diverse collection of animals and conservation efforts.
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B.
Arignar Anna Zoological Park
Arignar Anna Zoological Park is a major zoological garden near Chennai, India, known for its large area, diverse collection of wildlife, and role in conservation and education.
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C.
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park
Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is a major zoological park in Visakhapatnam, India, named in honor of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and known for its diverse collection of wildlife and natural forest setting.
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D.
Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens
Naypyidaw Zoological Gardens is a major zoo in Myanmar’s capital city, known for housing a wide variety of native and exotic animal species and serving as a key recreational and educational attraction.
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E.
Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden
Kamla Nehru Zoological Garden is a major zoological park in Ahmedabad, India, known for its diverse collection of wildlife and its location near Kankaria Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional zoo ⓘ literary setting ⓘ |
| animalTypeOfNotableAnimal | Bengal tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Life of Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAdaptation | film Life of Pi (2012) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnimalCharacter | Richard Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Gita Patel
NERFINISHED
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Pi Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ Piscine Molitor Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravi Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ Santosh Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInFictional | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFilmAdaptation |
Taiwan
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Yann Martel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
educational environment for Pi
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well‑run private zoo ⓘ |
| employerOfInFiction | Pi Patel's family ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAdaptation | Ang Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocationForAdaptation |
India
NERFINISHED
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Puducherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | novel Life of Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
animal enclosures
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zoo exhibits ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfWorkItAppearsIn |
adventure novel
ⓘ
philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
animal welfare in captivity
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survival and adaptation of animals ⓘ zoo management ⓘ |
| hasThemeContext |
human–animal relationship
ⓘ
religion and science tension ⓘ zoology and animal behavior ⓘ |
| inspiredByRealPlace | Pondicherry Botanical Garden and Zoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkItAppearsIn | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | Pondicherry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInWork | Life of Pi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
Pi Patel's childhood home environment
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origin of animals transported on the Tsimtsum ⓘ |
| notableAnimal | Richard Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedByInFiction | Pi Patel's father NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Life of Pi universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | film ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWorkItAppearsIn | 2001 ⓘ |
| relatedEventInFiction | closure and sale of animals before emigration to Canada ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pondicherry Zoo Description of subject: Pondicherry Zoo is the fictional zoological park in Yann Martel’s novel "Life of Pi," where the protagonist’s family works and where the Bengal tiger Richard Parker comes from.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.