Friday, December 22, 2006
Singapore Zoological Garden
Mother-India!
How very very true...indians then were so intelligent! and we the descendants are no less :)
Thats me!
Singapore's Zoological Gardens
The Singapore Zoo is a model of an open zoo concept. The animals are kept in spacious landscaped enclosures, separated from visitors by dry or wet moats. Oppressive cages which typify old zoos are absent. Animals are kept in well landscaped and spacious enclosures simulating their natural habitats.
Some Facts i bet u didnt know!
Opened in: 23 June 1973
Officiated by: Dr Goh Keng Swee
Total Land Area: 28 hectares
Initial Capital: $9 million (Government grant)
Total number of specimens: 3050
Number of visitors: 1.3 million per year
So we arrived at 11am we were actually very worried about the weather as its been pouring for the past few days but thank god our trip was well worth it! It didnt rain til we got home :P
WE walked thru the entire zoo and here are some snaps!
The closest i've been to cockroaches all my life...
I really liked this one.
This racoon type really liked my dad
Orang utans remain orang utans...
Did you know that Giraffes have the same number of neck bones as a mouse and human? 7 neck bones!
The surprised sun bear :)
An otter on sentry duty ;;)
The famous famous babe!
White rhino doesnt really seem white!
A butterfly sat on my head for more than a minute while i walked thru the open aviary
We also met Inuku the worlds largest polar bear...they live in a 3.5-metre deep pool to allow them to cool off, an air-conditioned den and a separate cubbing den for rearing cubs. Live fish are released so that the polar bears can go `fishing' as they would in the wild.
it was her 16th birthday!
