At the entrance to the Singapore Zoo. |
Place where Cotton-top tamarin dwells. |
Wildlife Reserves Singapore Conservation Fund: “Please donate here”. |
Jeep is found not far from the entrance. |
Saki monkey. |
Lemurs in the Treetops Trail zone. |
Brown lemur is on the wet branch under the rain. |
Gazing brown lemur. |
Treetops Trail offers you a view of canopy animals at eye level. |
Proboscis monkey's feeding time starts at 11.30 am. |
Pointer directs you to the animals. |
Asian small-clawed otters. |
Asian small-clawed otters on the outdoor ground level. |
On the way to the dwelling of Malayan tapir. |
Like most rainforest animals, the tapir is threatened with habitat loss. |
Malayan tapir. |
Malayan tapir likes to bath in the water. |
Babirusa “pig-deer” are notable for the long upper canines in the males. |
The upper canines of babirusa emerge vertically, curving backward over the front of the face and towards the forehead. |
White tiger. |
The white tiger exhibit puts the world of the tiger within a child's reach. |
Giant river terrapin. |
Painted terrapin. |
Alligator gar “Atractosteus spatula” looks like a northern pike. |
Bird with a curved down beak. |
Pygmy hippo. |
These fish have the ashy grey color. |
Lizard with a blunt tail. |
Larvae used as food for lizards. |
Small lizard. |
Grey kangaroo. |
Thorny bushes. |
One of the pathways in the zoo. |
Fence was created from the bare stumps. |
Hamadryas baboon. |
The hamadryas baboon “Papio hamadryas”. |
Hamadryas baboon in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia. |
The Hamadryas baboon exhibit features a colony of more than 90 baboons. |
The Nubian ibex “Capra nubiana”. |
Nubian ibex in the Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia. |
Skull adorns the inscription which reads “The Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia”. |
Murky waters in the moats are full of different fish species. |
Nature photographer is photographing animals of the zoo. |
Douc Langur. |
Douc Langur live in small family groups headed by one adult male. |
Douc Langur has a beautiful multi-coloured coat and orange-coloured face. |
Guided Tram Ride. |
The open-sided tram car gives you an opportunity to make the 2.2km journey by the roads of the zoo. |
“Elephants of Asia” show time: 11.30 am, 3.30 pm . |
Curved pathways to the elephants. |
Wooden pathway lays through the jungle of the zoo. |
Wide wooden pathway. |
“Elephants of Asia” viewing platforms equipped with the benches. |
“Meet the ladies” because all five of the elephants in the zoo are female! |
Two female elephants. |
“Elephants at Work and Play Show” is held in this place. |
We are on the way from “Elephants of Asia” to “Primate Kingdom”. |
Black and White Colobus monkeys. |
Colobuses live in territorial groups of about nine individuals, based upon a single male with a number of females and their offspring. |
Sulawesi crested macaque. |
Celebes crested macaque “Macaca nigra”. |
These macaques are very social and can often be seen spending their day grooming one another. |
Tufted capuchin “Cebus apella”. |
Brown capuchin. |
Extensively hunted for meat, brown capuchins are also kept as pets in many parts of the world. |
Lion-tailed macaques don't want to look into my camera. |
Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre. |
“Rainforest Fights Back” show in Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre. |
There is designated wheelchair zone at the Shaw Foundation Amphitheatre, which can accommodate up to 6 wheelchairs. |
Thicket of the zoo. |
The path slopes down towards “Primate Kingdom”. |
Primate Kingdom, feeding times: 11 am, 2 pm. |
The cafe offers an icy slush. |
Two pelicans. |
African penguins. |
African penguin “Spheniscus demersus”. |
African penguin while swimming. |
African penguin is a pursuit diver and feeds primarily on fish and squid. |
Mature african penguins in the pen. |
The average lifespan of an African penguin is 10 to 27 years in the wild, and possibly longer in captivity. |
African penguins grow to 60-70 cm (24-28 in) tall and weigh between 2,2-3,5 kg (4,9-7,7 lb). |
A tiny waterfall in the zoo. |
Free-range orangutan island. |
Orangutan. |
Orangutan looks up at the sky with the hope. |
The Singapore Zoo is the first zoo in the world which features a free-ranging area for the orangutans. |
The Singapore Zoo is proud to have bred tens of orangutans. |
The Singapore Zoo is home to two species of orangutans: the Bornean orangutan and the Sumatran orangutan. |
Orangutan furtively peeks from behind a tree. |
Orangutan has come here from the Scarlet Flower tale. |
Sincere eyes of orangutan. |
Sun bear “Helarctos malayanus”. |
Pygmy marmoset “Cebuella pygmaea”. |
Black-tufted marmoset “Callithrix penicillata”. |
“Marmoset” came from a French word “marmouset”, which means “dwarf”. |
Indian spotted chevrotain. |
The spotted mouse-deer is a solitary and very shy animal. |
The males of the mouse-deer have longer and sharper upper canines or tusks. |
Prevost's squirrel “Callosciurus”. |
Kinkajou “Potos flavus”. |
Common ground squirrel. |
Leopard cat “Prionailurus bengalensis”. |
The leopard cat's name is derived from the leopard-like spots. |
Rhino iguana. |
Rhinoceros iguana “Cyclura cornuta”. |
The rhinoceros iguana is a species of lizard belonging to the genus Cyclura. |
Monitor lizard. |
Komodo dragon “Varanus komodoensis”. |
Aldabra giant tortoise “Aldabrachelys gigantea”. |
Aldabra giant tortoise feeding time. |
The main population of the Aldabra giant tortoise resides on the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. |
Reptile Garden. |
Crotalus atrox, the western diamondback rattlesnake, is a venomous rattlesnake species found in the United States and Mexico. |
Black-necked spitting cobra “Naja nigricollis”. |
Cave-dwelling rat snake “Orthriophis taeniurus ridleyi” also known as the Cave racer. |
Corallus caninus, commonly called the emerald tree boa. |
Green iguana “Iguana iguana”. |
Small turtle. |
Despite their name, green iguanas can come in different colors. |
Red-footed tortoises “Chelonoidis carbonaria”. |
Cave racer “Orthriophis t. ridleyi”. |
Black and yellow mangrove snake “Boiga dendrophila”. |
Mangrove pit viper “Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus”. |
Reticulated python. |
Reticulated python “Broghammerus reticulatus”. |
Python reticulatus. |
Ahaetulla prasina, commonly known as the Asian vine snake or the oriental whipsnake. |
Red-tailed racer “Gonyosoma oxycephalum”. |
The red-tailed green ratsnake “Gonyosoma oxycephalum”. |
This pointer will help you to get to the intended animals. |
Artificial sculpture of proboscis monkeys was installed near their pen. |
Black river toad “Bufo asper”. |
Four-Lined tree frog “Polypedates leucomystax”. |
White's tree frog, or Australian green tree frog “Litoria caerulea”. |
Common greenback “Rana erythraea”. |
A forest specialist, the Malayan horned frog has remarkable camouflage. |
Malayan horned frog “Megophrys nasuta”. |
Large flying fox “Pteropus vampyrus”. |
Tarantula. |
Large flying fox hangs on the tree. |
Ducks and drakes are resting at the waterfall. |
Crowned pigeon is the blue bird with red eyes. |
Crowned pigeon “Goura”. |
Ordinary duck carelessly smeared its food on the ground. |
Unique photograph of the newborn mouse-deer. |
A newborn mouse-deer. |
Lesser mouse-deer “Tragulus kanchil”. |
Awesome photograph of the newborn mouse-deer with its mother. |
Newborn mouse-deer not yet dried up, the photograph was taken just after the birth. |
Tourists are inside “Fragile Forest”. |
“I like to move it move it, Ya like to (move it!)”. |
Ring-tailed lemur “Lemur catta”. |
The large flying fox is among the largest species of bat. |
Ring-tailed lemur is floating through the air. |
Ring-tailed lemur and the large flying fox. |
As for me, ring-tailed lemur is the best animal in the zoo. |
We had an opportunity to be very close to lemurs. |
I am stroking the lemur. |
I and my son are stroking the lemur. |
Two-toed sloth. |
Two-toed sloth and the large flying fox. |
Two-toed sloth spends much of its life upside down, whether it's eating, sleeping or even giving birth. |
Two-toed sloth have to take a bath. |
Two-toed sloth knows about feeding time. |
Two-toed sloth is living upside down all the time and only descends to the ground to defecate. |
Three colourful orange parrots. |
The opportunity to stroking the lemurs will bring you the happiest emotions. |
Eos is a red parrot with the black blue tips of the wings. |
White pigeon with the black tips of the wings. |
Anteater. |
Saki monkey is a small-sized monkey with long, bushy tail. |
Apple, orange and carrot serves as a dish for the huge Madagascar hissing cockroach. |
An old Cree Indian saying. |
Proboscis monkey “Nasalis larvatus”. |
The Singapore Zoo has one of the largest collections of proboscis monkeys among the zoos in the world. |
Proboscis monkey likes to lounge on a tree branch. |
A thin glass panel separating you from these unique primates. |
Proboscis monkeys in the wild never live too far from water. |
Proboscis monkeys can swim underwater for up to 20 metres in depth. |
On hot days you might spot proboscis monkeys diving from the tree branch into the exhibit's water pool. |
Honey, what did I do wrong? |
The large pendulous nose of the male proboscis monkey helps resonate their calls. |
Clan leadership in the troop of proboscis monkeys is decided based on the size of their sniffers. |
Male proboscis monkey with the biggest nose is also the most attractive to the ladies. |
Proboscis monkeys have big noses, so big that they often have to push them aside to eat! |
Proboscis monkeys enjoying a snack at 11.30am every day at their exhibit at the Rainforest Walk. |
Possessing over 98% of the genetic blueprint of humans, chimpanzees are highly intelligent animals. |
Chimpanzees, sometimes colloquially chimps, are two extant hominid species of apes in the genus Pan. |
Chimpanzee exhibit is equipped with a jungle “gymnasium” for our intelligent primate friends to exercise both body and mind. |
A multi-tiered timber platform structure. |
Steam locomotive is covered with flowers. |
Rainforest Kidzworld. |
Obstacles and puzzles for chimpanzees. |
Poster reads: “Naked mole rats can live for over 28 years, which is unusual for small rodents”. |
Babies of the naked mole rat “Heterocephalus glaber”. |
Leopard “Panthera pardus”. |
African lions. |
Giraffes are well-known in the world because of their height, thanks to their super long necks. |
Attractive appearance and gentle demeanour easily make giraffes one of the most popular animals. |
Other than their necks, the giraffe also has the longest tongue in the animal kingdom. |
Warthog “Phacochoerus africanus”. |
Warthog is standing on its knees. |
The warthog is the only pig species that has adapted to grazing and savanna habitats. |
Warthogs will wallow in mud to cope with high temperatures and huddle together to cope with low temperatures. |
Meerkat “Suricata suricatta”. |
A meerkat standing upright on a branch to get a better view. |
Grant's zebra “Equus quagga boehmi”. |
The zebra's striking black and white stripes make it one of the most distinct inhabitants of the African savannah. |
Black wildebeest or white-tailed gnu “Connochaetes gnou”. |
White rhinoceros “Ceratotherium simum”. |
Holding the title of the second largest land mammal, a white rhinoceros can charge at 50 kilometres per hour. |
Nyala “Nyala angasii” or “Tragelaphus angasii”. |
There are only about 20,400 white rhinoceros in the wild today. |
Male Nyala. |
One male and several female nyalas. |
Polar bear “Ursus maritimus”. |
Go nose-to-nose with Inuka, the world's first polar bear born in the tropics, right here at the Frozen Tundra. |
Frozen Tundra. |
Funny orangutan is walking. |
The troop of orangutans is sitting, bowing their heads. |
One orangutan suggests to one of its neighbors to play a game. |
Ouch! Do you wanna to take part in my smart game? |
The orangutan says: “You, loser, don't refuse from my suggestion!”. |
The orangutan continues: “Wow, you are agreed to play my game, aren't you?”. |
Orangutans are living high on the trees. |
Hammocks have been installed for the orangutans on the high trees. |
Pygmy hippos spend a large part of their lives submerged in water, either in a swamp or a river. |
Over 1.6 million visitors come to the Singapore Zoo every year. |
Greater flamingo “Phoenicopterus roseus”. |
Restroom has been built on the open air and is surrounded by flowers and plants. |
False gharial “Tomistoma schlegelii”. |
Gharial “Gavialis gangeticus”. |