Considering the increase in number of animals and going
by the norms of the Central Zoological Authority (CZA) and diet chart of
the Aringar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur, the Coimbatore
Corporation Zoo has revised its diet chart by incorporating food items
that will help animals beat the summer heat.

A
healthy habitat has resulted in captive breeding getting a boost at the
Zoo and in the last one year alone there had been 85 new additions to
the number of animals. The Corporation Zoo in an area of 4.5 acres at
VOC Park as on date has nearly 42 species and over 600 in number. There
are 23 species of birds, 8 reptiles and 11 mammals .

Ever
since the Emu scam emerged, as many as 22 Emu birds have also been
brought to the zoo, says K. Asokan, a Veterinarian and Director of the
Corporation Zoo. Primary focus in revision of chart was in terms of the
quantity of the feed and also bringing in some nutritious fruit
varieties.

The total number of items on diet chart runs to 37, besides ice cubes for the monkeys and camel.

To
ensure that the diet is balanced, the Zoo has included salt and mineral
mixture as well as sun flower seeds, greens, fish, beef, poultry chicks
and mixed poultry feed. Mr. Asokan said.