Young Cheetal deer at Guindy National Park in Chennai...

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Guindy National Park is a protected area of Tamil Nadu, located in Chennai, South India. It is the 8th smallest National Park of India and one of the very few national parks situated inside a city. The park is an extension of the grounds surrounding Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Tamilnadu, India. There are over 14 species of mammals including Blackbuck, Chital or Spotted deer, Jackal, Small Indian Civet, Common Palm Civet, Bonnet Macaque, and three-striped palm squirrel. About 22 acres (8.9 ha) of the Guindy National Park has been carved out into a park known as the Children's Park and play area at the northeast corner of the national park with a collection of animals and birds. Animals in the Children’s Park include black buck, sambar, spotted deer, porcupine, hyena, jackal, python, grey pelican, night heron, cormorant, cockatiel, parrot, mongoose, common peafowl, crocodile, common otter, rhesus monkey, bonnet monkey and common langur. The Children's Park also exhibits a fossilised tree specimen which is estimated to be about 20 million years old. This park has been carved out in to a park known as the Kids Park. This is one of the best entertainment places for children.

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