S.E.A. Aquarium Singapore

I visited this aquarium 2 months ago but I still want to record down what I did and how I felt it was like.

The world's largest aquarium was jam-packed on April 20th, my birthday.I was together with my cousin mei , my two friends ( nat and andrea) plus my parents.When you first step into the aquarium, there is a big boat with a lion's head .There is smoke coming out of the lion's head and it has red eyes. It was quite creepy but we sat down on the seats to watch a show about a traveller in china called Zheng He. There is a show every few minutes.One is in Chinese with English subtitles while the other is in English with Chinese subtitles. The show is only 5 minutes . Those who are interested in Chinese history would enjoy it.

Next, we entered the aquarium.We passed the ticketing booth and saw some exhibitions about different cultures in Asia. It is quite a bore if you are not interested. We glanced through it then when down the escalator to the aquarium.

Yes, there are things to see before entering the main attraction:)

In the aquarium, there were many people squishing about because it was so crowded. There would be many people squeezing to look at the fish tanks. Even though it was crowded , we managed to see some fishes. We had to look out for each other in case we got lost. Whenever we got to one tank, we would look at the creatures and go "Ooooh" "Wahhh!!" "Look at this!" The creatures are very interesting. If I remember correctly, there was needle nose fishes, sea horses, eels , etc.

The touch pool 

Then, we went to the touch pool. over there, we touched a sea star! It was strange and bumpety so I wiped my hands after that . Beside the touch pool there was a super cool cylinder shaped tank and thousands of pretty fish were swimming around the coral reefs! We even saw two fishes playing 'catch'.

Because this aquarium is so big , I would list the highlights. 
The dolphins were so pretty! Everyone crowded around it so you would have to tippy toe to catch a glance of the dolphins. I feel that they should make the glass bigger so more people can see them.

There was also the gigantic fish tank, and there were humongous sting rays swimming. We sat there for about 15 minutes just staring in awe at the fishes. 

The gigantic tank 

The fish tunnel was cool  too and we saw some sharks!

When we finished seeing the  fishes, we went for this Typhoon thing. Before we entered the theater, this man would ask you to look in this tiny hut, and then suddenly, abuptly, a cobra would pop out and make a hissing sound. It's quite scary but it's funny to see other people's reaction.

In all, I feel that the SEA aquarium was enjoyable and educational.I would rate it 3  and a half stars.
:) 

Sources for pictures: Google images

some animal facts

Did you know...

1. Porcupines can FLOAT ?

2.Hippo's sweat are RED 

Female ants doing all the work

3.The only bird that can fly backwards is the hummingbird.

4.a goldfish has a memory span of 3 seconds

5.Lobster's blood is blue, spiders blood is whitish

6. Snails can sleep for 3 years

7. Female canaries cannot sing

8.Female ants do all the work

9.Honeybees kill more people that venomous snake does.

10.A beaver can hold their breath under water for up to 45 mins.




Reference:my Giant Book Of Cool Stuff

Haze In Singapore.

This is my perspective:
Do you think the haze affects animals? My dog seemed lethargic and even spat out her favourite treat! 
The recent haze in Singapore is so scary. Somehow, it feels like we're in a movie! While i'm typing this , the PSI has reached 371, Singapore's worst ever.I hope it does not increase!I know this post has got nothing to do with animal information but I'm sure animals would be affected too. Especially the animals in Indonesia. By using burning and slashing methods to clear land, i think animals in the forest would be killed! Not only does this haze affect people,animals and living things, it would also affect our environment! lets hope the haze decreases ! Wear masks, stay indoors and drink water! 

The barely visible Singapore Flyer :(

the Gerenuk

Name: Gerenuk

WICI: standing deer

Rate: ****

Size: body-head ( 140-160 cm)

More Information:

generuk 

Also known as Wallers gazelle, this mammal is what I would call very strange indeed!

It is classified under nearly threatened. The gerenuk can stand on it's hind legs and eat from trees! it can be found in Africa.

Here are some facts that I only recently found out:

1. Gerenuk means ' giraffe neck' in the Somali language.

2.   the gerenuk is believed to be independent of free water .  the  gerenuk is thought to obtain all the moisture it requires through its diet.
3.males weigh from 30-50kg and females weigh from 28-45 kg.

here is a short video:)














References: ARKive and Google and Youtube 

Giraffe Weevil

Name: Giraffe weevil

scientific name : Trachelophorus giraffa
WICI: A burnt giraffe wearing a red jacket with extra legs

Rate : *** ( Creepy and Alien like !!!)

Size: < 2.7cm

More information:


How do you think this creepy crawly got it's name ? By it's ultra long neck that resembles a giraffe of course ! You can find these insects in Madagascar only. However, only male giraffe weevils have  that distinctive long neck and red coat. if you look at that brown giraffe weevil below, you can tell the difference !
Enjoy the video of a giraffe weevil limerick.(Not by me of course)

male giraffe weevil

Female giraffe weevil 

Giraffe weevils are not endangered animals. They can only be found in Madagascar.They usually eat small tree leaves.

New Addition

There will be 2 new additions of a title to my posts. It is called : WHAT  I CALL IT , which also may be written as WICI :) 

There will also be a "rate" whereby I will rate how much i like that animal. 

Oh ya, and now, I will post videos from youtube more often.

enjoy :) :D 

The Singapore Zoo

Entrance of Singapore Zoo 

           Just a few days ago, my aunty and uncle brought my cousins and I to the Singapore Zoo.The Singapore Zoo is the worlds best rainforest zoo and has more than 2800 animals!
        

               A new safari is coming out soon too - River Safari opening in 2013 ! However , part of the animals from the River Safari is already opened to public ! Namely, the GIANT PANDAS ! Yep:) So first , we headed to the  preview of the pandas, Kai Kai and Jia Jia !

               Kai Kai and Jia Jia are really popular. you would have to book a time slot to visit them and pay a bit more money.Each time slot is 20 minutes. I am sure to visit the zoo earlier in the future ! The ticketing counter queue was so long !

             Anyway, when we first entered the enclosure,  we saw a beautiful bird and two super cute red pandas. When we walked a little furthur, we saw Kai Kai , the male giant panda sleeping.They say Kai Kai's head has a turf of hair which makes him look like an 'onion-head' but I could not really tell.

           After we walked through some panda information exhibition, we saw Jia Jia - the female giant panda ! Jia Jia was not sleeping. in fact, she was doing some sort of routine. She would walk through the bamboos, step on tiny logs,climb up the stairs,then rest .She did the routine over and over again! I wonder if Jia Jia misses China .

         Lastly, we visited the gift shop.My aunty bought my us some cute panda keychains! We were done with the pandas for now. Next, we decided to take a tram ride around the zoo.

         Just as we got on the tram, it started to rain! The rain was irritating.It kept getting heavier , then softer,then heavier and softer. My aunty did not want us to walk in the rain so on the tram, we circled 3 rounds around the zoo , looking at zebras,giraffes, orang utans ,elephants and much much more before stopping at Fragile Forest. However, when we just started walking in the enclosure,  my slipper broke and there was no way I could walk. So we asked a zoo keeper if there was any shop nearby that sold slippers .  Yes! Rainforest Kidzworld gift shop which was only 20 meters away. So my uncle carried my younger cousin on his back while I wore her slippers to the Rainforest Kidzworld. There, I got a pair of slippers.I felt a little 'pai sey' because my aunty had to spend money to buy me slippers :P

       Then, the rain got even more heavy! We seek shelter an the KFC there and had lunch at the same time. After lunch, we walked to Ah Meng restruant where my elder cousin got free ice cream(Because it was her birthday) Next , we went to catch the 'Elephants Of Asia' show. My cousins and me managed to squeeze at a spot in front. The elephants were really clever and strong.I also learnt how to differenciate an African elephant to an Asian elephant. Asian elephants have two domes on their head and have smaller ears while African elephants have larger ears.We also fed the elephants carrots ,apples and bananas at their end of the show.the elephants use their long trunk to take the food and put it into their mouth like a human's hand.

     We got on a boat after the show.The boat took us from pier 2 to pier 1 .We also saw a water monitor lizard swimming in the reservoir waters !

     Lastly , we headed for the Australian Outback, an enclosure which includes Wallabies,Kangaroos and cassowaries plus other Australian animals ! I loved the wallabies.

        Finally, we made our way back to the exit. I had a really good time at the zoo !!!!