With additions at the Guindy National Park, this is a good time to make a visit to the green space.
Two just-borns — peachick and an infant-Rhesus monkey — are enthralling visitors. Besides that, a white cobra has been introduced at the park.According to a Forest range officer, the reptile was caught at Thiruvallur district by the snake catchers of Irula community and brought to the national park.
“The cobra is a five-foot-long albino and it is the first of its kind at the national park. The snake is drawing a lot of attention from visitors," he adds. According to a senior official, despite Tuesday being a weekly off day, both the Guindy National Park and ArignarAnna Zoological Park in Vandalur will remain open on account of Independence Day, as many visitors are expected.
(With inputs from
D. Madhavan)
