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Location
: Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh
Coverage Area : 400 Acres.
Main Attractions : First In India To Have Lion Safari And Tiger
Safari.
Best Time To Visit : Throughout the year.
Arrival
Information :
-- By Rail : Nearest railway station is at
Hyderabad.
-- By Road : Nearest airport is at Hyderabad
 Nehru
Zoolgical Park is located in Hyderabad and was declared open to the
public on 6th October 1963. It spreads over 400 acres and is the premier
picnic spot for the twin-cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.
Fauna :
Primates like Chimpanzee from Central Africa, Mandrill, Orangatun,
Chacma, Olive and yellow baboons (in open islands) etc. and Indian
primates include Rhesus, Bonnet, and Monkeys (stump-tailed, lion-tailed
and pig-tailed), Golden and common langurs are housed in the zoo.
Carnivores like African and Indian lions, Tigers, panthers, jackals,
wolves, hyenas, bears etc and reptiles like Giant/ Star tortoises, water
turtles, Estuarine crocodiles in open pools, Monitor lizards and
chameleons share enclosures, hooded Indian Cobra, Russels Viper, Giant
rock-python, tree snakes etc are all found in the zoo. Elephants,
Rhinoceros, Hippopotamus, Zebras, American bison, Antelopes, Black buck,
Chousingha, Chinkara, Deer, Sambhar, Brow Antler Deer etc. are the
herbivores you can enjoy watching
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