Chennai, which is the fourth largest metropolitan of India, possesses several parks. Among all these parks in Chennai, some are national parks. Some of these national parks in Chennai include Guindy National Park, Crocodile Park in Chennai, and Snake Park. All these national parks have received popularity as tourist destinations in Chennai. Lots and lots of money has been invested to make these parks in Chennai.
Guindy National Park is considered as the smallest of all the national parks in India. Occupying an area of two hundred eighty two square kilometers, this national park is situated within the Chennai's city limits. This park possesses a historical background. In the initial years, this was a game reserve owned by Gilbert Rodericks. After Gilbert Rodericks passed away in the year 182, the government of Tamil Nadu purchased it for the lump some amount of thirty five thousand rupees. In the year 1910, the place got recognition as reserved forests. Then Jawaharlal Nehru declared a part of the Guindy forest as children's park. In the year 1958, the Forest Department took control of this park. Finally in the year 1978, the whole of the forest area was recognized as Guindy national park..
Guindy National park, which is the most famous of all national p[arks in Chennai, is composed of different vegetation zones chiefly tropical dry evergreen flora with more than three hundred fifty species of plants. These include shrubs, herbs, grasses, and climbers. There are about twenty four types of tress in this national park of Chennai. These include Atlanta Monoplylla, Azadirachta India, and Amona Squamosa. This part is also the home of several wild animals like Rare Indian Antelope, River otter, Bonnet Monkey, Jackals, Hedgehog, white bucks, common mongoose, and Hyena. Birds living in the Guindy National Park include buzzard, Crow Pheasant, Blue Faced Malkoha, Red Wattled Lapwing, Shrikes, pariah kite, Munias, Parakeets, Tailor Birds, Quails, Flycatcher, and black winged kite. This park remains open on all the days of the week, except on Tuesdays. Every day the park opens at nine o'clock in the morning and closes at 5.30 in the evening.
The Crocodile park is also one of the national parks in Chennai. Visit this park in Chennai to see different species of crocodiles lying around the poolside. With Mugger or Marsh variety of crocodiles, there are about seven thousand inmates in the Chennai Crocodile bank. It is also the home of Mexico's Morlet's crocodile, and Africa's Dwarf crocodile. IF you are interested about these species of crocodiles, you can get information about these animals.
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