<span style="color: #222222;">Amid the COVID 19-triggered lockdown, lakhs of people, in search of some solace, have logged in to the social media pages of Patna zoo over the past week to take a virtual tour of the menagerie, which houses at least 800 animals and birds.<br />'' <br />'' Several wildlife enthusiasts, following their virtual visit of the Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyaan, have also shared their experiences on its YouTube channel and Facebook page.<br />'' <br />'' The Bihar forest department launched the initiative a week ago in a bid to keep the locked-down people, especially children, engaged and entertained. Its principal secretary Dipak Kumar Singh said today that within a week of the launch of their department's  YouTube channel –DEFCC Official — more than nine lakh animal lovers across the globe virtually visited the zoo. He said, the channel has premiered six episodes so far, featuring tigers, birds, rhinoceros, chimpanzees, giraffes and elephants.<br />''<br />''Children, who tune in to the videos on social media, will get to learn a thing or two about animal behaviour, their food habits and habitat.</span><br />