The last time we visited the Zoo was before the Littlest Girl was born, hence I've been wanting to take her on her first visit to the Singapore Zoo.
Alas, the day we had planned to go turned out to be the first day of Phase 2 Hightened Alert! The government announced that there will be tightened measures which included not being able to dine in and group sizes reduced to 2. I checked the WRS website again and again but there was no indication that group sizes larger than 2 would be turned away (we are a family of 6). Hence, we decided to go ahead with the visit and hoped for the best.
The Zoo was virtually deserted when we arrived. At the entrance, the staff admitted all of us but reminded us to roam around in twos.
We were also told that the capacity for the animal shows were also limited to 50 hence they were mostly full by the time we arrived. We decided to skip the shows and tried our best to keep our distance from other people while wandering around the Zoo.
Proboscis Monkey
Our first stop was the Proboscis Monkey enclosure. We were in time to witness their feeding but didn't stay long enough as the enclosure was too stuffy.
I dressed the Littlest Girl in a pretty dress since we'll be taking lots of pictures and I wanted her to look good. But most importantly, at least she has an occasion to wear it before she outgrew it!
Babirusa
My boy was pretty fascinated by the tiger. It's always such a privilege to be able to see them upclose.
Pigmy Hippo
AUSTRALASIA
My memory of the kangaroo enclosure is of a huge open field which allowed people to wander into. Now it seems that they have built a new air-conditioned viewing gallery for you to view the animals in comfort instead!
Tree Kangaroo
We didn't get to watch the elephant show but my kids were contented spotting the elephants from far!
PRIMATE KINGDOM
SPLASH SAFARI
This area is new to me as we haven't visited in such a long time. Once again, there is supposed to be a show here but we missed it due to the restrictions.
There was also a small playground here, which looked fun but the kids couldn't play in it as it was too hot!
The huge dining area near the Orangutan enclosure was closed so we spent some time watching the orangutans.
Sumatran Orangutan
SUNBEAR
It was so hot that even the sunbear was taking shelter from the heat in his den!
REPTOPIA
This is a new enclosure which marries the indoor and outdoor exploration of reptiles. Despite not being a reptile lover, I ended up quite liking it.
Gotta love this weird looking lizard whose backside looks like its front to confuse predators and give it a chance to escape.
Getting to view the reptiles up close was quite fun for the kids!
WILD AFRICA
Giraffe
I will never visit the Singapore Zoo and not say hi to my favourite animal, the majestic giraffes! ❤️
Zebra
In the past, to escape the heat, we would head to Frozen Tundra, the old home of Singapore's polar bears. However, ever since the death of Singapore's last polar bear, Inuka, the exhibit has been closed for renovation in preparation for a new exhibit. We can only reminisce our last visit to see Inuka, the first and only polar bear born in Singapore!
The Eldest Girl's favourite animal is the polar bear, hence I bought her a small Inuka keychain as a souvenir. The Zoo shop was selling 2 keychains for $10, which was a really good price. There were a lot of other items on sale too! I did my part to support :)
After the Zoo, we headed to the River Safari next door. This was not our first visit. I've blogged about the River Safari in more detail during our first visit here.
That allowed us to have a fresh perspective of the park, like we were visiting it for the first time!
See this redtail catfish? We have a smaller one in our very own tank at home!
It's not a surprise that the hubby prefers the River Safari, seeing as he is such a fish-lover. Did you know that we have 6 fish tanks at home and counting? 😅
A visit to River Safari is not complete without visiting the Red Pandas and Giant Pandas (Kai Kai and Jia Jia)!
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This post is part of my MadPsychMum Fun in Singapore Guide to all things exciting for kids!
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