Indira Gandhi Zoological Park

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is the third largest zoo in the country. The zoological park is named after the previous Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. It turned into d open to the public on 19 May 1977. It covers an area of 625 acres It is located in Visakhapatnam amidst the scenic Eastern Ghats of India. It is surrounded through the Eastern Ghats on 3 sides and Bay of Bengal on the fourth aspect. Nearly eighty species of animals numbering to approximately 800 are gift inside the zoo.

The Zoo Park has one of a kind sections for primates, carnivores, lesser carnivores, small mammals, reptiles, ungulates and birds caged of their natural atmosphere. The zoo park is set 6 kilometres from the Visakhapatnam railway station on the National Highway 5 close to Madhurawada. It has two Entrance and Exit gates oppositely. One towards National Highway five and the other towards Beach Road at Sagar Nagar. It is open to public on all days of the week except Monday. A Biosphere learning center and a Library are gift in the zoo park near the canteen.