India, Nov. 9 -- After more than two months of inactivity due to a bird-flu (CAN BE USED FOR CLARITY?) outbreak, the Delhi zoo reopened its doors to the public on Saturday, pulling in more than 8,000 visitors, including nearly a thousand enthusiastic students from 12 schools.

The reopening also introduced a new and convenient ticketing facility - "Insta Ticket Booking Service" - allowing visitors to skip long queues by scanning a QR code at the entrance and securing their tickets instantly.

"This made our visit so smooth; we did not have to wait at all," said a delighted visitor, who had come with her two kids, "My kids love visiting the zoo so we come here every winter. This time, my younger kid, who is only five, had been insisting on...