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Come to the Children’s Park, Guindy to watch the exquisite
Rosy or White Pelicans floating buoyantly in the water.
 The
very size of the birds catches the eyes of the visitors to the Park.
Larger than the vulture, two of the three rosy pelicans are one
of the oldest in the Park. The third one was added to the crew two
years ago.
Park Officials on the day-to-day basis feed 1.5 kg of fish to each
of these beautiful pelicans. White or rose tinged with a tuft of
yellowish feathers on the breast, the rosy pelicans have a slight
crest and the feathers on the forehead end in the point above the
bill.
Partly a winter visitor, the rosy pelicans are found from Punjab
to Assam and occasionally in South India. February to April is their
nesting season, which was recorded in the Great Rann of Kutch four
decades ago by the ornithologists.
Their nests are a bed of feathers, which are arranged on the ground,
and the larger-than-vulture bird lays two eggs at a time, ivory
white in colour.
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 Founded
by wildlife conservationist Romulus Whitaker, the Snake
Park, at Guindy, houses a variety of reptiles. Cobras, Pythons,
Kraits, Adders, Vipers, Monitor Lizards and giant Turtles
are some of the special 'draws' at the Park.
 Lecture-demonstrations,
by the hour, in Tamil, Hindi and English, helps inform and educate
visitors. For the adventurous, an opportunity is given to handle
the snakes at these demonstrations. Equally interesting is the venom-extraction
demonstration.
Open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Closed on Tuesdays.
 Adjoining
the Snake Park is the Children's Park. This huge park,
with spotted deer, peacocks, etc., has playgrounds, slides and swings
for the kids. Also available are elephant and pony rides on weekends.
This park also has a sizeable collection of birds.
Open from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm.
Closed on Tuesdays.
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