A Trip to the Zoo
New Year Day was celebrated at Singapore Zoological Gardens with my family. It’s a pity that Dad and Jackie couldn’t join us on the ‘excursion”.
The last time I went to the zoo was 16 years ago when Inuka, the 1st and only polar bear born in the tropics was born. There’s currently 2 polar bears in Singapore. However, the hot climate in Singapore is unsuitable for polar bears and the bears are reported to have shown abnormal behaviour due to heat stress. ACRES (Animal Concerns Research and Education Society) has called for the Zoo to send Inuka away when his mum passes away. Inuka’s mum, Sheba at the age of 29 has way past the normal life expectancy of a polar bear of 25 and is too old to withstand the travelling.
I did not get to watch any animal show this trip but I got to see a sesame plant for the 1st time of my life. I also saw turtles mating and got to touch and feed goats for the very 1st time.
