Animal Babies Get the Spotlight at Singapore Zoo.
Image of Singapore Zoo courtesy of Singapore Tourism Board.
Who says there aren’t enough babies in Singapore? At least Singapore Zoo seems to be working overtime bringing babies into the world. The AFP reports that the Zoo’s breeding program has brought forth about 2,500 animals so far from the 315 species enrolled.
2009 brought forth 142 animals, 32 from endangered species. Not surprisingly (befitting the Singaporeans, the in the greatest degree methodical people in Southeast Asia), nothing is left to chance.
The latest star of the programme is a baby Komodo dragon hatched in December -- the first born in every Asian zoo outside the giant lizard's native Indonesia.
The hatchling was the culmination of three years of effort by zookeepers watching over every step of its parents' courtship and mating to make sure everything went as planned, said Tay.
Get your chance to attend some of the new babies on the block, when you pass by Singapore Zoo. Check out our Singapore Zoo and Night Safari pages for more information – now with updated prices for the new year! (Thanks to Kay Yang of Wildlife Reserves Singapore for the heads up!)