THE INDIRA GANDHI ZOOLOGICAL PARK ,VISAKHAPATNAM,ANDHRA PRADESH

• The park covers an area of 625 acres. It is presently one of the largest zoo located in the natural settings of a reserve forest about 4 km. from the Visakhapatnam railway station on the National Highway at Mathurawada.

                                          

• Nearly eighty species of animals numbering to about eight hundred are present in the zoo.The Zoo Park has different sections for primates, carnivores, lesser carnivores, small mammals, reptiles, ungulates, and birds.

                                 

• Primates This section houses various species of monkeys - the common Langur, Rhesus monkey, Bonnet Monkey and other exotic fauna like Mandrills, Olive Baboons and Sacred Baboons.Rhesus Monkey, Panthers, Tigers, Lions, Pumas, Jaguars and lesser carnivores like the Wolves, Jackals, Wild Dogs, Hyenas, etc., 

                                    

• The Himalayan Black Bear and the Sloth Bear are housed in large moated enclosures.

                                    

• The Hippopotamus is a special attraction at the zoo. The Crocodile Complex has all the three Indian Crocodile species.