Nehru Zoo Park adds heaters, shade nets, wooden planks 'Cold Wave'

Winter has tightened its grip on the city, with temperature falling to single digits in several places, but the Hyderabad Zoo’s inmates are hardly feeling the pinch.

With a temperature of 8.5 degree Celsius recorded in Rajendranagar on Tuesday, enclosures in the Nehru Zoological Park turned warm as room heaters continued to buzz from dusk to dawn. 

In addition, shaded shelters, thick



gunny bags and dietary changes are helping the animals stay warm this winter season.

As part of the winter arrangements, the zoo installed around 100 room heaters, particularly in the habitats of carnivores such as tigers and lions and primates like monkeys and bears. 

Carnivores’ night houses have also been wrapped with gunny cloth to protect the animals from pneumonia caused by cold breeze.