V O Chidambaranar park and zoo (abbreviated VOC park) is a

zoological garden A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden ...

and amusement park located in

Coimbatore Coimbatore (Tamil: kōyamputtūr, ), also known as Kovai (), is one of the major Metropolitan cities of India, metropolitan cities in the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on the banks of the Noyy ...

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. 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 Vallinayagam Olaganathan Chidambaram Pillai (5 September 1872 - 18 November 1936) was an Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, businessman, Tamil scholar, and politician. He founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to compete against ...

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. 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 Sandalwood is a class of woods from trees in the genus ''Santalum''. The woods are heavy, yellow, and fine-grained, and, unlike many other aromatic woods, they retain their fragrance for decades. Sandalwood oil is extracted from the woods. Sanda ...

. A rosy pelican

hatchling In oviparous biology, a hatchling is a newly hatched fish, amphibian, reptile, or bird. A group of mammals called monotremes lay eggs, and their young are hatchlings as well. Fish Fish hatchlings generally do not receive parental care, similar t ...

was born in the zoo after 14 yrs, this species is known to have a low fertility rate.

Opening Timing

The park opened from 4.00PM To 7.30PM on weekdays and 10.00AM to 7.30PM on weekends. Tuesday is Holiday. The zoo is currently temporarily closed for visitors.

Exhibits

The park has 29 species of mammals, birds including rosy pelican,

Sarus Crane The sarus crane (''Antigone antigone'') is a large nonmigratory Crane (bird), crane found in parts of the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia. The tallest of the flying birds, standing at a height of up to , they are a c ...

, Adjutant Stork, night heron and reptiles. Animals at the park as of 31 March 2017 include:

Gallery

File:Voc1.jpg File:Voc2.jpg File:Voc3.jpg File:Voc4.jpg File:Voc5.jpg File:Voc6.jpg File:Voc7.jpg File:Voc8.jpg File:Voc9.jpg File:Voc10.jpg File:Voc11.jpg White ibis voc park cjb.jpg, White ibis in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore White pelican and crane voc park cjb.jpg, Great white pelican and white necked stork in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore Goose voc park cjb.jpg, Goose in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore Peacock voc park cjb.jpg, Peacock in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore Mugger crocodile voc park cjb.jpg, Mugger crocodile in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore Baby mugger crocodile voc park cjb.jpg, Baby mugger crocodile in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore Civet voc park cjb.jpg, Civet in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore Sambar deer voc park cjb.jpg, Male Sambar deer in VOC zoological garden, Coimbatore

References

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