The zoo houses many species of wildlife, with monkeys as the major attraction, and is in the vicinity of reserve forest, permitting visitors the opportunity to also experience the flora and fauna there.

[6][4][2][9][10] [11] [12] [13][14][15] The park features spotted deer, sambar deer, white peacock, bonnet macaque, grey pelican, little egret, grey heron, turtle, marsh crocodile, star tortoise, plum headed parakeet, rose-ringed parakeet, a 58-year-old elephant Andal,[16] yellow-footed green pigeon (treron phoenicoptera), blackbucks and Bison.

The park recently received three Asian palm civets from Tiruvarur forest division and will be moved to enclosures for Visitors once Quarantine period is over[18] Animals at the park as of 31 March 2018[update] include:[4] In 2019 a butterfly garden was opened and 3D artworks of animals such as tigers and butterflies were created along the pathways inside the zoo.

A wide range of flowering plants was incorporated into the area close to the butterfly garden, with four beehives to facilitate cross-pollination.

[21] An elephant in zoo premises attacked and trambled mahout kaliappan, a 45 years old man died during this incident.