V O Chidambaranar park and zoo (abbreviated VOC park) 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.[3] The park is named after freedom fighter V O Chidambaram Pillai and is managed by Coimbatore city Corporation.
VOC park and zoo | |
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Location | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Land area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
No. of animals | 543[1][2] |
Memberships | CZA |
Website | coimbatore |
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. [4] The grounds are used for conducting fairs and events including the annual Independence day and Republic day celebrations.[5] The park has over 200 species of trees including Sandalwood.[6] A rosy pelican hatchling was born in the zoo after 14 yrs, this species is known to have a low fertility rate. [7]
The park has 29 species of mammals, birds including rosy pelican, Sarus Crane, Adjutant Stork, night heron[8] and reptiles.[1]
Animals at the park as of 31 March 2017 include:[1]
Group | Number of species | Number of animals |
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Mammals | 07 | 96 |
Birds | 16 | 381 |
Reptiles | 06 | 66 |
Total | 29 | 543 |