Potpourri!

The next section had parakeets; I love these kinds of birds a lot!!! I didn’t know there are so many kinds of them. There were round red necked parakeets, yellow necked parakeets, long tailed parakeets and many. The zoo even had a Scarlet Macaw, and it was just beautiful as a rainbow!! Prettier than Scarlet Johnson… :) And there were little birds like the lapwings, cockatoos, partridges, cockatiels too. They were the ones that can make people feel cool
under the hot sun!!

And there were two huge parrots in one cage… Guess they were Mountain Parrots. Those two were eating Bread and Red Chilies and were happily singing. Bladezz and I were recording that in a mobile and we whistled at them to grab their attention. The birds reacted to our whistle and

sang back in the same tone. We were amazed. We didn’t know these birds have had such good talents!! And bladezz has that video but he is in Bangalore right now!! So will post the video as soon as he comes… till then take care….

The Lion-tailed Macaque is a sociable creature found only in the Western Ghats of South India and is listed in the endangered species. There number in the wild comes to around 2500. Efforts have been taken to improve there number. Perhaps this animal is the most nursed one at the Vandalur Zoo. Protein rich food is provided. We had a chat with the keeper of these animals and he said that they were given boiled eggs every day. Only this animal is fed with boiled eggs whereas others are provided with the raw ones. The Lion-tailed Macaque is a soft animal and is nearing extinction.

Chimpanzee:

There are two Chimpanzees at the zoo. I have seen them for years. Of course Chimps are long living ones. These Chimps play a lot and are most attractive among the animals. The Chimp does its human stuffs and amazes the visitors. It even folds its legs to sit like a man. But there are no watchers for this animal. People shout at these animals and some even throw stones. They bully the animal and it hurts. People will never realize that it is wrong. And may be for this reason or so one of the animal had preferred its stay at a man made rest i guess!!

Some Facts:

• Chimpanzees share more than 98 percent of the human DNA.
• Chimpanzees are vulnerable to many human diseases

General Facts of the White Tiger:

• The White Tiger is only born to a Bengal Tiger.
• It is white in color because the animal lacks the necessary yellow pigments.
• The White Tigers found now across the world are the sons and daughters of the first white tiger named Mohan (male). It was found in the Govindgarh forest in 1951.
• White Tigers are generally less ferocious than the colored ones.
• A good swimmer.
• Only 200 white tigers are left in the world.

Arignar Anna Zoological Park, popularly known as the Vandalur Zoo, is one of the largest zoos in South Asia. It covers an area of 600 hectares and provides home for more than 1500 animals. The zoo is around 32 km from Chennai city and is easily accessible through the town buses and EMU trains. The zoo restricts and discourages the use of plastics inside the premises. The visitors are strictly advised not to feed the animals. It's not the same as other zoos but instead they provide the experience of reserved areas. The place is just apt for animals to roam free. But of course, the maintenance of the zoo is terrible. The animals are fed well but no care is taken regarding their health.

I won't be writing on how we enjoyed our day because obviously everyone must have been to the zoo and know how it would be. So I would be writing about the animals there and how they are been kept and fed with some interesting facts on them and followed by their dwindling numbers in the wild.

Please create awareness of these poor animals. Nearly every species in the world is endangered because of man's greed over land and the increasing population. His sixth sense has proved worthless.

Will be posting on the animals very soon…. Bladezz would be helping me with the pictures and videos.