Tiger Safari in Nandan kanan park |2nd Largest Zoo of India

Nandankanan Zoological Park ( ନନ୍ଦନକାନନ ଜୀବ ଉଦ୍ୟାନ ) is a 437-hectare (1,080-acre) zoo and botanical garden in Bhubaneswar, Nandankanan Zoological Park Bhubaneswar is India's 2nd largest Zoo. This vlog is on Nandankanan Zoo in 2021. Nandankanan zoo bhubaneswar is now opened after the pandemic and people can now visit 2nd largest zoo of India in Bhubaneswar Odisha. Nandankanan has an area of around 437 hectares. , Odisha, India. Established in 1960, Nandan kanan was opened to the public in 1979 and became the first zoo in India to join World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) in 2009. Nandan kanan zoo also contains a botanical garden and part of it has been declared a sanctuary. Nandankanan, literally meaning The Garden of Heaven, is located near the capital city, Bhubaneswar, in the environs of the Chandaka forest, and includes the 134-acre (54 ha) Kanjia lake. The very name of “Nandankanan”, in mythology, delineates the ecstatic but imaginary beauty of the celestial garden.The zoo is enriched with 210 enclosures with at Nandankanan. Nandan kanan zoo has the significance of having both the cages and open moat enclosures. There are 116 cages and 94 open moated enclosures to house all the captive animals of Nandankanan. India's second biggest zoo has the glory of having 156 species of animals which includes 41 spp. mammals, 83 spp. birds, 26 spp. reptiles and 6 spp. of amphibians. Nandankanan has huge number of animal collections. There are 3004 no animals, including 1175 mammals, 1546 birds, 262 reptiles and 21 amphibans. In these 156 species, 103 are indigenous and 53 are exotic.There are 15 spp of mammals, 120 spp of birds, 15 spp of reptiles, 85 spp of butterflies which are freely move inside the Nandankanan sanctuary.Nandankanan is the only zoo in India with the credit of having Patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), Eastern Rosella (Platycercus eximus) and Open-billed Stork (Anastomus oscitans). Besides, Nandankanan park has the glory among the 2 zoos in India having Orang-Utan (others in Kanpur Zoological Park, Uttar Pradesh), Indian Pangolin (others in Jhargram Zoo, West Bengal), Spotted Munia (Others in Sayajibaug Zoo, Gujurat) and Burmese Python (others in Culcatta Snake Park, West Bengal). Nandankanan zoo, India's 2nd biggest zoo is among the three zoos of India having Green-winged Macaws and Cinereous Vulture.Nandankanan has created its unique place for successful captive breeding of endangered Gharials in 1980.
-Nandankanan has largest enclosures for housing Gharials and Hippoptamus.
-Second Largest heronry for open billed storks (more than 12,000) in Odisha.
-Has Captive Fodder farm (over 33 Acs.) and a Slaughter house to cater the dietary needs of animals housed in the Zoological Park.
-First zoo in the country to become a member of World Association of Zoos & Aquariums (WAZA).

Nandan kanan Zoological Park | Tiger Lion Safari |2nd Largest Zoo of India
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Nandankanan also includes the 134-acre (54 ha) Kanjia lake.
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