A crocodile attacked a zookeeper at Singapore's zoo, puncturing the 37-year-old's leg in seven places and leaving a tooth stuck in his calf -- the third incident of animals gone amok at the zoo in the year 2005.
The zookeeper was cleaning the crocodile's den when a 1.7 metre (5 ft 7 in) crocodile suddenly charged and bit him, the zoo said on Thursday in a brief statement on the April 10 incident. "When the crocodile bit me, all I could think of was to get my left leg out of the crocodile's mouth," zookeeper Jamaludin Abdul Wahid told The New Paper, an English daily.
On Sunday, a female jaguar escaped from its enclosure before being sedated and captured about an hour later. On Monday, a one metre (3 ft) wild African cat leapt off a stage during a performance and clawed a tourist's foot, causing an infection.
Zoo officials said measures are being taken to ensure the safety of its keepers and visitors.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Pools for Our Polar...
http://www.zoo.com.sg/whatsnew/PublicPoll_Inuka/index.html
Do your part, pls.
I am in favour of Inuka leaving for a temperate zoo.
1303 (32.74%)
I am NOT in favour of Inuka leaving for a temperate zoo.
2642 (63.90%)
I have no opinion on whether Inuka remains in the Singapore Zoo or gets transferred to a temperate zoo.
144 (3.36%)
Total Poll
4089
Do your part, pls.
I am in favour of Inuka leaving for a temperate zoo.
1303 (32.74%)
I am NOT in favour of Inuka leaving for a temperate zoo.
2642 (63.90%)
I have no opinion on whether Inuka remains in the Singapore Zoo or gets transferred to a temperate zoo.
144 (3.36%)
Total Poll
4089
Thursday, February 01, 2007
GOOD Reviews
1. If you are single, married, or a fmaily group, you should take the time out to go see this zoo! I loved the whole experience and the animals all look happy and well cared for :)
2. I love this place! staff are friendly! It is very clean! the animals are very fun! Everyone will enjoy it, its a very relaxing place.
3. A good place to bring the kids. I would like to suggest that you join as a member if you have young kids and go there at least 3 times a year and you could save a lot. You need not stay too long to actually see all the attraction there at one visit but go there again some other time if you are already a member. Many interesting animals for the kids to see.
4. This is the place to go. It is the BEST ZOO IN THE WORLD. The animals are not in cages, but instead they are in huge, spacious areas with a river or ditch seperating them from us. The enclosures are made to be exactly like the animals natural habitats, and they have done an excellent job at it. The animals are happy and the are places in the zoo where you can touch the animals. Like the goats. At the elephant show, pay only $5.00 and you can feed the elephants a basket of fruit.I HIGHLY recommend this zoo to anyone, whether they are an animal lover or not because this zoo has something for everyone.
5. My previous visit to the Singapore Zoo was about 20 years ago. And I must say that they have done a marvelous job of updating this zoo. Lots of trees and shades, so even if you don't take the tram ride, you can still manage to walk around the whole zoo. We did get the all-day tram ride, which I don't think is quite worth it (since there's only 4 stops, and the zoo is small enough to walk all the way around). Good scenery, surrounded by the Seletar Reservoir. Pretty good variety of animals for a somewhat small zoo, especially primates. Good clean stalls for animals. Good walking paths, easy for baby strollers. Location is abit out of the way from downtown city-centre, though easily accessible by transit. We took the MRT from City Hall station to Khatib station (closest MRT station to the zoo, S$1.50 per person), then a taxi to the zoo (S$8 for ride), which took us about 45min from city-centre (which apparently would cost over S$20 for taxi ride). Cost for entrance is S$15 for adults, with S$5 extra for tram ride. Overall good experience, certainly worth the time and money.
6. The Singapore Zoo beats all zoo's hands down. This place is amazing to see and is huge. It took my wife and I about 6.5 hours to walk every inch of this place, I recommend doing the night safari to those who cant take the heat though.I cant think of any animal that they do not have on display, including most birds, reptiles and rodents.If you want to have one of the greatest experiences you can have and have a day to spend, then I suggest you check out the Singapore Zoo.Its easily accessable from Bus and Taxi.
7. Amazing! This place beats out any zoo you've ever seen before because it's set in the natural rainforest. This means all the tropical animals- monkeys, etc- are in their natural habitat. There are no cages separating you. None of the animals are locked up in steel cages. When I was there a monkey came right up to me and I could touch him and play with him. They would cross the path in front of us, or climb the branches above us and surprise us. You feel like you are in the middle of a wild jungle because, well, you are. The more dangerous animals, like lions, are set off by ditches and things so they can't hurt you.
8. The Singapore Zoo is enormous, and it is practically impossible to see absolutely everything in a single visit. The zoo is set alongside a reservoir in some of Singapore's only remaining natural rainforest.You have the choice of walking the park by yourself, or taking one of the trams aruond the park. For the more athletic, I highly recommend walking the park, as there is a lot to see.Since Singapore's climate is so hot and humid, the zoo has small "air conditioning shelters" scattered throughout the park, for visitors to cool down and get a cool drink from a vending machine. It's touches like this that make the Singapore Zoo so worthwhile to visit.If you are planning a visit to the Singapore Zoo with several people, I do not recommend booking with a tour company. It is much cheaper (with several people) to take a taxi to and from the Zoo, and buy your entry ticket at the gate. Also, if you are planning on visiting the (in my opinion, superior) Night Safari next door during your visit to Singapore, you can buy joint Zoo and Night Safari tickets from either place, and save some money. The tickets do not have to be used on the same day.
2. I love this place! staff are friendly! It is very clean! the animals are very fun! Everyone will enjoy it, its a very relaxing place.
3. A good place to bring the kids. I would like to suggest that you join as a member if you have young kids and go there at least 3 times a year and you could save a lot. You need not stay too long to actually see all the attraction there at one visit but go there again some other time if you are already a member. Many interesting animals for the kids to see.
4. This is the place to go. It is the BEST ZOO IN THE WORLD. The animals are not in cages, but instead they are in huge, spacious areas with a river or ditch seperating them from us. The enclosures are made to be exactly like the animals natural habitats, and they have done an excellent job at it. The animals are happy and the are places in the zoo where you can touch the animals. Like the goats. At the elephant show, pay only $5.00 and you can feed the elephants a basket of fruit.I HIGHLY recommend this zoo to anyone, whether they are an animal lover or not because this zoo has something for everyone.
5. My previous visit to the Singapore Zoo was about 20 years ago. And I must say that they have done a marvelous job of updating this zoo. Lots of trees and shades, so even if you don't take the tram ride, you can still manage to walk around the whole zoo. We did get the all-day tram ride, which I don't think is quite worth it (since there's only 4 stops, and the zoo is small enough to walk all the way around). Good scenery, surrounded by the Seletar Reservoir. Pretty good variety of animals for a somewhat small zoo, especially primates. Good clean stalls for animals. Good walking paths, easy for baby strollers. Location is abit out of the way from downtown city-centre, though easily accessible by transit. We took the MRT from City Hall station to Khatib station (closest MRT station to the zoo, S$1.50 per person), then a taxi to the zoo (S$8 for ride), which took us about 45min from city-centre (which apparently would cost over S$20 for taxi ride). Cost for entrance is S$15 for adults, with S$5 extra for tram ride. Overall good experience, certainly worth the time and money.
6. The Singapore Zoo beats all zoo's hands down. This place is amazing to see and is huge. It took my wife and I about 6.5 hours to walk every inch of this place, I recommend doing the night safari to those who cant take the heat though.I cant think of any animal that they do not have on display, including most birds, reptiles and rodents.If you want to have one of the greatest experiences you can have and have a day to spend, then I suggest you check out the Singapore Zoo.Its easily accessable from Bus and Taxi.
7. Amazing! This place beats out any zoo you've ever seen before because it's set in the natural rainforest. This means all the tropical animals- monkeys, etc- are in their natural habitat. There are no cages separating you. None of the animals are locked up in steel cages. When I was there a monkey came right up to me and I could touch him and play with him. They would cross the path in front of us, or climb the branches above us and surprise us. You feel like you are in the middle of a wild jungle because, well, you are. The more dangerous animals, like lions, are set off by ditches and things so they can't hurt you.
8. The Singapore Zoo is enormous, and it is practically impossible to see absolutely everything in a single visit. The zoo is set alongside a reservoir in some of Singapore's only remaining natural rainforest.You have the choice of walking the park by yourself, or taking one of the trams aruond the park. For the more athletic, I highly recommend walking the park, as there is a lot to see.Since Singapore's climate is so hot and humid, the zoo has small "air conditioning shelters" scattered throughout the park, for visitors to cool down and get a cool drink from a vending machine. It's touches like this that make the Singapore Zoo so worthwhile to visit.If you are planning a visit to the Singapore Zoo with several people, I do not recommend booking with a tour company. It is much cheaper (with several people) to take a taxi to and from the Zoo, and buy your entry ticket at the gate. Also, if you are planning on visiting the (in my opinion, superior) Night Safari next door during your visit to Singapore, you can buy joint Zoo and Night Safari tickets from either place, and save some money. The tickets do not have to be used on the same day.
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