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1. Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai.
Located on Chennai’s GST road, the Arignar Zoological Park offers great wildlife viewing opportunities, not to mention a cool respite from the summer heat. Sprawled over 602 hectare of lush greenery, the zoological park is home to over 46 endangered species that once roamed the jungles of Western Ghats. Special features of the zoo include an Asiatic Lion enclosure, which can be explored on a 15-minute lion safari, this in addition to the Nocturnal Animals House, Reptile House, Aviary, Pre-historic Animal Park, Zoo school and a lake. The lake opens up bird-watching opportunities, what with migratory birds such as storks, ibis, herons and egrets visiting in winter months.
2. Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Zoo, Nainital.
Home to a variety of endangered species such as the snow leopard, Tibetan Wolf and Himalayan Black Bear, this High Altitude Zoo is a popular drawcard for tourists to Nainital. The only zoo in Uttarakhand, it a great place to come up close to the Siberian Tiger, the rare white pea fowl, sloth bear, Himalayan Martin, Himalayan Civet, and discover a wealth of avifauna including pheasants, parakeets and owls. Nestled on the Sher ka Danda hills at an altitude of 2100 meters (7000 feet) above sea level, this zoo was set up in 1984 to conserve the delicate ecology of the high-altitude Himalayan ranges.
3. National Zoological Park, New Delhi.
Spread out over 214 acres of lush greenery, Zoological Park of Delhi is home to more than 2000 species of animals and birds from Africa, America, Australia, and Asia. Set up in 1959, it is regarded as one of the finest zoos in Asia. If you are visiting on a weekend, you will see family groups with kids in tow, flocking here to enjoy a picnic. Stroll on the pathways made of red Badarpur gravel fringed by green shrubs. A popular picnic destination, especially in winter months, the park is tucked away in a peaceful area, far away from the humdrum of city life.
4. Gulab Bagh and Zoo, Udaipur.
Gulab Bagh (Rose Garden) or Sajjan Niwas Garden is the largest garden in Rajasthan, on the banks of Lake Pichola at Lake Palace Road. Built in the 1850s by Maharana Sajjan Singh, this lovely rose garden is sprawled across 100 acres of land. Look out for its variety of roses, and the arrangement of flower beds. This peaceful garden is a virtual forest of flowers with unusual rose beds, palm trees, orchids and acres of lush lawns. Gulab Bagh is a favorite haunt of the locals especially on weekends owing to the greenery it affords and the toy train within the garden premises.
5. Napier Museum and Zoo, Trivandrum.
A sprawling 19th century Indo-Saracenic structure with a dash of Chinese and Mughal styles, the Napier Museum is home to a treasure trove of archaeological finds. It is an architectural landmark in Kerala’s capital city and houses a zoological garden and the popular Sree Chithra Art Gallery within its premises. The original structure was erected in 1855 by the Maharaja of Travancore. A new structure was conceived by Chisoln in 1874, the consulting architect of the Madras Government. The building was completed only in 1880, and named after the erstwhile Governor of Madras Presidency, Lord Napier.
6. Mysore Zoo, Mysore.
One of the oldest zoos in the world, it was established in 1892 and spreads across 250 acres. This zoo is the only one in India to have African elephants. They also breed them here. The other attractions include giraffes, tigers, and zebras. The Mysore Zoo also holds the honor of being the only zoo in South Asia that plays home to a gorilla. Exotic birds ranging from emus, pelicans and swans add another feather in the zoo’s hat. The crocodile and snake variety is also impressive
7. Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai.
Located on Chennai’s GST road, the Arignar Zoological Park offers great wildlife viewing opportunities, not to mention a cool respite from the summer heat. Sprawled over 602 hectare of lush greenery, the zoological park is home to over 46 endangered species that once roamed the jungles of Western Ghats. Special features of the zoo include an Asiatic Lion enclosure, which can be explored on a 15-minute lion safari, this in addition to the Nocturnal Animals House, Reptile House, Aviary, Pre-historic Animal Park, Zoo school and a lake. The lake opens up bird-watching opportunities, what with migratory birds such as storks, ibis, herons and egrets visiting in winter months.
8. Bharat Ratna Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant Zoo, Nainital.
Home to a variety of endangered species such as the snow leopard, Tibetan Wolf and Himalayan Black Bear, this High Altitude Zoo is a popular drawcard for tourists to Nainital. The only zoo in Uttarakhand, it a great place to come up close to the Siberian Tiger, the rare white pea fowl, sloth bear, Himalayan Martin, Himalayan Civet, and discover a wealth of avifauna including pheasants, parakeets and owls. Nestled on the Sher ka Danda hills at an altitude of 2100 meters (7000 feet) above sea level, this zoo was set up in 1984 to conserve the delicate ecology of the high-altitude Himalayan ranges.
9. Gulab Bagh and Zoo, Udaipur.
Gulab Bagh (Rose Garden) or Sajjan Niwas Garden is the largest garden in Rajasthan, on the banks of Lake Pichola at Lake Palace Road. Built in the 1850s by Maharana Sajjan Singh, this lovely rose garden is sprawled across 100 acres of land. Look out for its variety of roses, and the arrangement of flower beds. This peaceful garden is a virtual forest of flowers with unusual rose beds, palm trees, orchids and acres of lush lawns. Gulab Bagh is a favorite haunt of the locals especially on weekends owing to the greenery it affords and the toy train within the garden premises.
10. National Zoological Park, New Delhi.
Spread out over 214 acres of lush greenery, Zoological Park of Delhi is home to more than 2000 species of animals and birds from Africa, America, Australia, and Asia. Set up in 1959, it is regarded as one of the finest zoos in Asia. If you are visiting on a weekend, you will see family groups with kids in tow, flocking here to enjoy a picnic. Stroll on the pathways made of red Badarpur gravel fringed by green shrubs. A popular picnic destination, especially in winter months, the park is tucked away in a peaceful area, far away from the humdrum of city life.
11. Katraj Snake Park, Pune.
The brainchild of Neelam Kumar Khaire, one of the country's leading herpetologists, the Katraj Snake Park, located on the Pune-Satara highway, is one of the nation's leading conservation zones. In 1999, the park was integrated with the Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park and Wildlife Research Center. Today, it houses a zoo, and is a much preferred picnic spot. Even though the snakes and reptiles are the prime attractions, the spacious enclosures of the zoo are home to leopards, bears, monkeys, porcupine, sloth, sambar, white tiger, Royal Bengal Tiger, nilgai, black buck, chinkara, etc.
12. Napier Museum and Zoo, Trivandrum.
A sprawling 19th century Indo-Saracenic structure with a dash of Chinese and Mughal styles, the Napier Museum is home to a treasure trove of archaeological finds. It is an architectural landmark in Kerala’s capital city and houses a zoological garden and the popular Sree Chithra Art Gallery within its premises. The original structure was erected in 1855 by the Maharaja of Travancore. A new structure was conceived by Chisoln in 1874, the consulting architect of the Madras Government. The building was completed only in 1880, and named after the erstwhile Governor of Madras Presidency, Lord Napier.
13. Mysore Zoo, Mysore.
One of the oldest zoos in the world, it was established in 1892 and spreads across 250 acres. This zoo is the only one in India to have African elephants. They also breed them here. The other attractions include giraffes, tigers, and zebras. The Mysore Zoo also holds the honor of being the only zoo in South Asia that plays home to a gorilla. Exotic birds ranging from emus, pelicans and swans add another feather in the zoo’s hat. The crocodile and snake variety is also impressive