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Amirthi Zoological Park

Q: Where is Amirthi Zoological Park?

India. Amirthi Zoological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in India. Its coordinates are 12.732° N, 79.057° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Bandipur National Park, about 294 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Amirthi Zoological Park?

8 species. Citizen-science photos record 8 species at Amirthi Zoological Park, including Common Peafowl, Black-crowned Night Heron, Axis Deer, Asian Jackal and Grey Pelican. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Amirthi Zoological Park in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Amirthi Zoological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Black-crowned Night Heron (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas) and Axis Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park).

Q: When did Amirthi Zoological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1967, 8.0 ha. Amirthi Zoological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in India, opened in 1967 and covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 8 species are photographed there.

🇮🇳 India

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, India 8 spp. present

Amirthi Zoological Park is a zoo in Vellore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was opened in 1967 and is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Vellore city. The park is 25 hectares in size and has waterfalls. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

12.732° N 79.057° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

Medium

Species present

species

Opened

1967

Size

Medium

Visit

Getting there

vellore.tn.nic.in/amirthi_zoological_park.htm ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Nycticorax nycticorax

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas+ 138 more parks

Axis axis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Wilpattu National Park+ 17 more parks

Canis aureus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kanha National Park+ 13 more parks

Pelecanus philippensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Kaziranga National Park+ 5 more parks · Nearby records

Crocodylus palustris

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Yala National Park+ 11 more parks · Nearby records

Python molurus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

in Keoladeo National Park+ 2 more parks · Nearby records

Caprini

Daily sighting probability —

Not in our parks or cities

Before you go

Where is Amirthi Zoological Park?

India

Amirthi Zoological Park is a zoo or wildlife park in India. Its coordinates are 12.732° N, 79.057° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Bandipur National Park, about 294 km away.

What animals can you see at Amirthi Zoological Park?

8 species

Citizen-science photos record 8 species at Amirthi Zoological Park, including Common Peafowl, Black-crowned Night Heron, Axis Deer, Asian Jackal and Grey Pelican. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Amirthi Zoological Park in the wild?

Common Peafowl: Udawalawe National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Amirthi Zoological Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Common Peafowl (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Udawalawe National Park), Black-crowned Night Heron (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas) and Axis Deer (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Wilpattu National Park).

When did Amirthi Zoological Park open and how big is it?

Opened 1967, 8.0 ha

Amirthi Zoological Park, a zoo or wildlife park in India, opened in 1967 and covers about 8.0 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 8 species are photographed there.