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The 44-year old Madras Crocodile Bank spread over 8.5 acres of land on the East Coast Road is one of the unique and popular tourist attractions.
An official said that after a year-long gestation period, mares gave birth during night. The labour lasted for 8-10 minutes and the foal could run around by an hour.
The Al-Dabra Giant Tortoise is endemic to the Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles.
Spread over 18,200 sq.ft and 44 ft (or a five-storey building) high, the aviary will house over 100 species of rare, exotic and common birds, living their natural environs.
Stuck within the four walls of home amid the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, lakhs of people, in search of some solace, have logged in to the social media pages of Patna Zoo
Apart from making masks mandatory, the zoo authorities have also enforced social distancing norms on the premises.
The BMC will soon appoint a project management consultant and prepare a comprehensive master plan for the zoo which will be executed from its own resources.
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