Hyderabad, Dec. 28 -- The Nehru Zoological Park (Hyderabad Zoo) welcomed over 1 lakh visitors between December 23 and December 28, with 23,044 visiting on Sunday alone.

isitors at the Hyderabad Zoo

isitors at the Hyderabad Zoo

According to a release by the zoo management, extra booking counters, adequate drinking water, additional security guards, and volunteers have been deployed to cater to the holiday rush.

Several animal keepers' talks and snake awareness shows were also conducted.

"With the addition of zebras, meerkats, Barasingha Deer, White Swan and the serval cat to its existing collection of 199 wild animals, the Hyderabad zoo has been witnessing an influx of visitors lately," the release read.

Additionally, the zoo is set ...