HYDERABAD, NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK

 

 

• The nocturnal house at the zoo artificially reverses night and day for the animals so that nocturnal animals are active while visitors are at the zoo. This exhibit includes fruit bats, slender loris, slow loris, civets, leopard cats, hedgehogs, barn owls, mottled wood owls, fishing owls, and great horned owls.

                                    

 

• The zoo runs several safari trips each day, such as the Lion Safari, Tiger Safari, Bear Safari, and Butterfly Safari Other attractions include elephant rides, a natural history museum, and a children's train. 

                       

   

• The lions, both African and Indian are exhibited in this Zoo. It is a treat for the visitors to visit the only safari park for Indian Lions in Asia, with almost natural forest setting. The Tigers both white and normal have their own forest glades. The Panthers (normal&black) are exhibited in large enclosures with rock cliffs. Others include the Wolves, Jackals, Foxes and Hyena. The Weasel group is represented by Ratel and others. 

                                         

HYDERABAD, NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK

• In this zoo, there are about 1,500 different kinds of animals are present.Nearly 100 species of birds, animals and reptiles are housed at the zoo, including indigenous animals and birds like the Indian rhino, Asiatic lion, tiger, panther, gaur, orangutan, crocodile, python, as well as deer, kangaroos, antelopes, and birds. 

                                

 

• The zoo's undulating landscape provides a natural setting to the animals and birds, which are displayed in large enclosures simulating natural habitats. The 200 year old 600-acre (240 ha) Mir Alam Tank, with its unique multiple arched bund (embankment), attracts hundreds of migratory birds, providing yet another attraction for the Zoo. 
   
  
   
• The A.P. Tourism Development Corporation has introduced a ferry-boat and speed-boat, which also attracts a visitors for boat rides.

HYDERABAD, NEHRU ZOOLOGICAL PARK

• Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad was established in 26 October 1959. It was opened to the public on 6 October 1963. 

                                 

•  The Nehru Zoological Park is run by the Forest department, Government of Andhra Pradesh, and is named after the first prime minister of the country, Jawaharlal Nehru.