VOC park and zoo
| VOC park and zoo | |
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 VOC park | |
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| 11°00′21″N 76°58′15″E / 11.005718°N 76.970914°E | |
| Location | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Land area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
| No. of animals | 890[1] |
| Memberships | CZA |
| Website | coimbatore |
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.[2] 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.[3] The grounds are used for conducting fairs and events including the annual Independence day and Republic day celebrations.[4] The park has over 200 species of trees including Sandalwood.[5]
References
- ^ "New arrivals at VOC Park Zoo". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
- ^ Madhavan, Karthik (2014-07-30). "Zoo animal adoption programme in Coimbatore draws a blank". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "Plans on to revamp VOC Park". The Hindu. 2014-10-26. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "Republic Day celebrated with pomp, gaiety". The Hindu. 2015-01-27. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "Two sandalwood trees felled in VOC Park". The Hindu. 2014-08-21. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-04-16.