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The
Kurumbapatti
Zoological
Park is
a
mini
zoo,
situated
in
the
foothills
of
the
Shervaroyan
Hills,
10
km
from Salem,
Tamil
Nadu, India.
It
was
set
up
in
1981
as
a
small
museum
and
was
later
extended
to
31.73
Ha.
The
zoo
houses
many
species
of
wildlife,
with
monkeys
as
the
major
attraction,
and
is
in
the
vicinity
of
reserve
forest,
permitting
visitors
the
opportunity
to
also
experience
the
flora
and
fauna
there.
The
park
has
a
gentle
topography,
areas
of
bamboo
and
woodland
and
semi-perennial
streams. Facilities
include
a
children's
playground
area.The
park
has
been
recognized
as
a
small
category
zoo.
The
park
features
spotted
deer,
sambar
deer,
white
peacock,
bonnet
macaque,
grey
pelican,
little
egret,
grey
heron,
turtle,
marsh
crocodile,
star
tortoise,
plum
headed
parakeet,
rose-ringed
parakeet,
a
58-year-old
elephant
Andal,
yellow-footed
green
pigeon
(treron
phoenicoptera),
blackbucks
and
Bison.Four
Alexandrine
parakeets,
20
rose-ringed
parakeets
and
five
Plum-headed
parakeets
have
arrived
from
the Arignar
Anna
Zoological
Park in
Vandalur
to
be
displayed
in
purpose-built
enclosures.
Separate
enclosures
exist
for
the
parakeets
to
permit
better
viewing
for
visitors.
The
zoo
is
located
in
Kurumbapatty
reserve
forests
in
the
foothills
of
the
Shervaroys.
The
city
is
surrounded
by
hillocks
and
reserve
forests.
Consequently,
the
zoo
is
involved
in
the
rescue
and
rehabilitation
of
wild
animals
regularly.
The
injured
animals
are
provided
with
veterinary
care
at
the
zoo,
and
other
animals
are
quarantined
and
released
into
the
wild.