Singapore Zoo - Babirusa

The babirusas only know how to eat and sleep...hahaha.

As soon as the zookeeper left some food in the enclosure and reopen the gate for them to re-enter, they rushed for the food...lol. What a funny sight.

The voices in the video belong to some tourists near me.

Singapore Mandai Zoo

White faced Saki Monkey

Mandrill - They looked so fierce.

There are so many different types of monkeys but I did not take much photos of them caused they are so active and jumping from trees to trees.

Singapore Zoo - Orang Utan

This is the sculpture of the famous Orang Utan of Singapore Zoo "Ah Meng". Ah Meng was the icon of the Singapore Zoo, she was first smuggled from Indonesia to Singapore and kept illegally as a housepet before she was discovered by a vet. You can read the rest of her story from Wikipedia.

Ah Meng passed away in 2008 due to old age. A sculpture was built to remember her. Not many animals get this priviledge but Ah Meng is so famous both locally and overseas that she get this special sculpture.

The enclosure of the Orang Utans.

The orang utans get to move around freely and they could actually climb out of their enclosures and move from trees to trees but they normally dont venture far. A zookeeper is around to keep an eye on them.

Ropes and nets are placed around the trees for the orang utans to move freely.

This short video is so cute, an orang utan watching the zookeeper feeding the arowana.

A short vdieo showing the orang utans moving from trees to trees and back to their enclosure.

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Singapore Zoo - Proboscis Monkey

Proboscis monkeys are found mostly in freshwater swamp forests of Borneo. Males have a distinctive feature – a pendulous nose that is believed to help resonate their calls and also as an attraction to females. The dominant male always has the largest nose. Often, the nose is so big that the male will need to push it aside while feeding. (Source: Singapore Zoo )

The above photo was taken by my son. I guess my son is the better photographer than me...lol

There's a glass screen between us and the monkey.

Singapore Zoo - Cotton Top Tamarin

As soon as we enter the Singapore Zoo, near the entrance, we saw these cute Cotton Top Tamarin. They are free to jump from tree to tree but they dont venture far, I guess cause there's ready food over here.

The concept of the Singapore Zoo is that most of the animals are not locked up in cages all day, they have spaces to move about. Singapore Zoo displayed animals in naturalistic, 'open' exhibits, i.e. with hidden barriers, behind moats and plants, etc.