Al Khor Park hosts interactive animal show for Eid

Doha: Al Khor Park has offered children to interact with a number of animals under an interactive show being held at its premises during Eid Al Fitr.

The show is being held from 3pm to 5pm and will continue till the fourth day of Eid Al Fitr (tomorrow). Under the four-day programme, the Zoo Section of Public Parks Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment allows children during their visit to Al Khor Park to get closer with animals and interact with them in a bid to educate children about them.

Al Khor Park which opens for public from 8am to 10pm seven days a week features environmental section, a mini zoo harbouring birds and animals on 600 sqm area. The mini zoo of Al Khor Park is having over 100 animals and birds which were shifted from Doha Zoo in September last year. Al Khor Park was reopened after a major renovation in 2017.

Interactive Animals Show pulled big crowd on the first and second day of Eid Al Fitr at Al Khor Park which attracts thousands of visitors at weekends and other officials holidays. Children were very exited in interacting with animals, parents told The Peninsula. “My children always insist to visit Al Khor Park because of mini zoo,” Anwar Ali, a father of four children told The Peninsula.“I took my family to Al Khor Park on first day of Eid Al Fitr, we noticed a crowd at a place inside the Park premises when we get closer we found there were some animals surrounded by children,” said Ali.

“My five year daughter was very exited to see the monkey live in front of her. She loved monkey cartoons. Animal show made our trip to Al Khor Park more fascinating. My children were very happy and my little daughter is still recalling the monkey as it became an echoing thing to her sweet memory,” said Ali.

The mini zoo at Al Khor Park is equipped will all necessary facilities. The zoo has eight open stockades divided into two sections, 10 glass cages and one giant cage with water ponds, falls, bridges and trees where nests are hanged.

The zoo also has a veterinary room to check and treat animals and birds, six rooms for quarantine and observation, a laboratory, a pharmacy and a room for dissection. There is an attached building for preparing food for animals and birds.

Al Khor Park, a family-oriented park is located on 25,800 sqm and contains children’s play areas, football playground occupying 1,350 sqm, mini zoo, long walkway, rest areas and toilets among many more.

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قدم قسم حديقة الحيوان التابع لادارة الحدائق العامة بوزارة البلدية والبيئة عروضا تفاعلية للحيوانات بحديقة منتزه الخور بمناسبة عيد الفطر المبارك، وذلك بهدف إرشاد وتوعية الأطفال وتعريفهم بأنواع بعض الحيوانات البرية .. وإتاحة فرصة المرح والتواصل معها والتقاط الصور التذكارية .. كما تم توزيع النشرات والهدايا على الحضور .

هذا وتقام فعاليات عروض الحيوانات التفاعلية في منتزه الخور من الساعة الثالثة إلى الخامسة مساء وذلك حتى رابع أيام عيد الفطر المبارك.