Odisha’s Nandankanan Zoo welcomes 8 new guests

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Dec 21, 2020 at 1:22 PM Updated On : Dec 21, 2020 at 1:27 PM

Bhubaneswar: The Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) situated on outskirts of Bhubaneswar welcomed 8 new guests on Sunday ahead of Christmas and New Year.

The animals were brought from the Kamla Nehru Prani Sangrahalaya in Indore under animal exchange programme.

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“The new guests included 2 Asian lionesses, 1 Indian fox (female), 3 gharials (two males and one female) and 2 Indian grey wolves (male),” informed the NZP authorities.

Recently, a six-member team led by veterinarian Dr Debdutt Mohapatra had visited Indore to bring the animals to Nandankanan.

Source said that the NZP will hand over 2 tigers (1 melanistic tiger and 1 white tiger) to Indore zoo authorities in exchange of 8 new animals under the animal exchange plan.