Singapore Zoo

The Singapore Zoo was formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens. It is also locally known as the Mandai Zoo. The zoo is covered by an area of 28 hectares of land on the margins of the Upper Seletar Reservoir in heavily forested central catchment area of Singapore. Singapore Zoo was built by the Government of Singapore at a cost of SGD $9m and was opened on 23 June 1973 for the public.

The Singapore Zoo is an effort initiated by Wildlife Reserves.

Singapore (WRS) that also manages and maintains other two major attractions in the region namely; Night Safari and Jurong Bird Park. Mostly known as a world-class leisure attraction, Singapore Zoo serves a noble cause of education, recreation and natural environment conservation.

The zoo attracts more than 1.3 million visitors from all over the world every year. The zoo is a unique and rare shelter for world's most precious and endangered species of animals and birds. Singapore Zoo is known to follow the modern trends of popularizing animals in a natural and open environment. With more than 315 species of animal, which include about 16% endangered and threatened species, the zoo attracts more than 1.4 million visitors every year. The zoo is built as a model of the 'open zoo' concept, where the animals are kept in large, landscaped enclosures.The zoo organizes various activities, among which "Breakfast with an Orangutan" is a major attraction. The zoo serves the dual purpose of education as well as conservation. The zoo is engaged in various rescue and conservation initiatives to protect wild and endangered animals.

Singapore Zoo has earned many names and fame in the field of wildlife conservation and safety.

The zoo is the proud recipient of many prestigious awards, such as

ASEAN Tourism Association Awards for Excellence
Best Leisure Attraction (6th Awards)
Best Leisure Attraction Experience (20th Awards)
Best Managed Tourism Attraction (1st Awards)
Best New Attraction in ASEAN for Hamadryas Baboons Exhibit
Leisure Attraction of the Year (5 times)
Singapore Tourism Awards

The zoo is also regarded as the top 10 Best Family Experience and is voted as one of the best loved pro-family businesses location. Enjoy your best time with Singapore Zoo while you are in Singapore.

Singapore Zoo is also referred to as Taman Haiwan Singapura. It is also commonly referred to as Mandai Zoo. The zoo was formerly referred to as Singapore Zoological Gardens and is built on an area of 0.28 square kilometers. It is situated near the Upper Seletar Reservoir. It took S$9 million to build the zoo that was opened for public use from 27th June 1973.
The operating body of the zoo is Wildlife Reserves Singapore. The zoo features approximately 2530 animals belonging to various species – almost 16 percent of these species belong to the threatened category. The zoological garden experiences approximately 1.6 million visitors per year.
Right from the time it started the zoo has been keeping its inhabitants in open enclosures that give an impression of naturalness. The zoo has one of the bigger collections of orangutans.

Following are the various types of animals that visitors will be able to see at the zoo:

Sumatran Orangutan
Burmese python
White Tiger
Sail-finned water dragon
African Lion
Bearded dragon
Cheetah
Australian frilled lizard
Giraffe
Green anaconda
White Rhinoceros
Common boa
Zebra
Western diamondback rattlesnake
African hunting dog
King cobra
Banded Mongoose
Alligator snapping turtle
Caracal
Rhinoceros iguana
Jaguar
Green iguana
Leopard
Gila monster
Mountain Lion
Ring-tailed lemur
Asian Elephant
Malayan Flying Fox
Chimpanzee
Tree-Kangaroo
Mandrill
Grey Kangaroo
Douc Langur
Emu
Proboscis Monkey
Koala
Spider Monkey
Burmese Python
Hamadryas Baboon
California Sea Lion
Polar Bear
Cotton-top Tamarin
Sun Bear
Greater Flamingo
Saltwater crocodile
Guanaco
Cuvier's dwarf caiman
Leopard Cat
False gharial
Malayan Tapir
Spitting cobra
Maned Wolf
Komodo dragon
Pygmy Hippopotamus
Reticulated Python
Inuka

So dont wait and get a chance to see large variety of animals at one place.

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