Today, I would like to share my experience of travelling to
Mysore Zoo. As the name itself denotes, this zoo is in Mysore. This is one of
the biggest zoo I have come across in my life with topiary gardens and well –
maintained animals. Lots of tourists as well as localites come here to enjoy
the beauty of the topiary gardens and to take a small ride on the electric
vehicles which are provided to the tourists on demand and by paying a sum as a
ticket. As we know, a common set of rules regarding feeding the animals,
maintenance of the zoo etc are briefly inscribed at the entrance.
I got a chance to visit this place on a trip with family
members. As we all know, visiting different places with family members is a
different experience compared to going for a trip with friends. At the
entrance, we were able to see a Giraffe who was grazing alone. Usually kids
become excited when they see animals and my cousins are no exceptions. They
were excited and started posing for pictures.
 |
| A fountain encircling the statue of Goddess |
 |
| The Lonely Giraffe! |
As we moved further, a variety of animals were displayed in a
row according to different sections like reptiles, birds and animals of
different species. Some parrots were lucky enough to reside in a big cage with
plants inside while some other birds had a smaller cage. Different species of
reptiles surprised me. Some looked creepy, some others looked like they are
about to gobble us up while some remained silent. When it came to animals, most
of the tourists, as you can see everywhere, were trying to break the rules by
feeding the animals. One of the caretakers(Ofcourse, an employee of the zoo!)
found this out and questioned them.
Moving on…
We were able to see different species of monkeys, tigers and
other animals. Meanwhile a group of school kids who were clinging on to the
electric vehicles screamed and howled at the animals as they passed by. A zoo
visit once in a while is good and makes people feel happy. The gardens and
topiaries of this zoo is note-worthy. One can never forget the beauty of the
zoo. It is well –maintained too.
 |
| A Caged Pelican |
 |
| Well - maintained Garden.. |
 |
| A Beautiful Flowering Plant |
Access to this zoo can be done via road. As I have mentioned
earlier in other posts, Mysore Railway station and Mysore Airport are the
nearest destinations from where one can hire a cab or a rickshaw to access this
zoo…
If you have more queries, please feel free to ask questions
on the comment section below.
Comments
Post a Comment