Hyderabad, Sept. 24 -- By Bastine Suman Rodrigues

Hyderabad: Hyderabad's Nehru Zoo Park (NZP) is set to welcome new attractions after several years, including a mandrill from Jamshedpur, Hoolock Gibbons from Nagaland, and Zebras from Gujarat. These animals are being brought to the zoo as part of an inter-zoo exchange program, which is likely to be completed in a period of a few months from now.

As a part of the exchange, the NZP will send an African Lion to the Tata Zoological Park, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, in exchange for the Mandrill. The Mandrills, the world's largest Old World monkeys, are native to west central Africa, and are known for their vibrant, colourful appearance.

Additionally, the NZP has also proposed to acquire more than...