VOC park and zoo


V O Chidambaranar park and zoo is a zoological garden and amusement park located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. As of 2013, the park houses around 890 animals including 335 birds, 106 mammals and 54 reptiles. The park is named after freedom fighter V O Chidambaram Pillai and is managed by Coimbatore city Corporation.

Park and grounds

There is a park, children's play area and ground associated with the zoo. The park also has a toy train, Jurassic Park and aquarium. This Park also holds the memory of the 2017 Jallikattu protest conducted by the youngsters in Coimbatore which was one of the biggest protests conducted in the state of Tamil Nadu after the country's independence. The grounds are used for conducting fairs and events including the annual Independence day and Republic day celebrations. The park has over 200 species of trees including Sandalwood. A rosy pelican hatchling was born in the zoo after 14 yrs, this species is known to have a low fertility rate.

Exhibits

The park has 29 species of mammals, birds including rosy pelican, Sarus Crane, Adjutant Stork, night heron and reptiles.
Animals at the park as of 31 March 2017 include:
GroupNumber of speciesNumber of animals
Mammals0796
Birds16381
Reptiles0666
Total29543

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