Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popularly known as the Mysuru Zoo and one of the oldest zoos of the country received two reptile species for breeding from Tamil Nadu on Sept. 6.
Four Rock Pythons (Two males and two females) and five Gharials (Two males and three females) were received from Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu as per the approval accorded by the Central Zoo Authority of India, New Delhi, under Animal Exchange Programme in the form gift for the purpose of conservation of breeding. The health conditions of the animals are stable, according to a press release from Zoo Executive Director C. Ravishankar.
