Singapore Zoo

Written by ROD C, Australia, October 2011

Comment from ROD C

A lot o people don't like zoos, including me until I visited the Singapore Zoo last week. I worried that locking animals up in cages is just unnatural, and that making people pay money to see them locked up is somehow morally wrong. But Singapore Zoo does a good job of educating you about the animals natural habitats, if and why they are endangered, and what's happening to protect each of their respective homelands.

The Zoo is so well run that you have no doubt the animals are well cared for and humanely treated. Keeping a few of each species in this type of environment in order to educate us humans about them seems a reasonable price to pay, and the delighted looks on the faces of kids suggests that many will grow up to be more thoughtful and caring for animals than they might have been in ignorance.

Singapore Zoo is brilliantly organised, and even though the days are hot there's plenty of shade and refreshments and entertainment. I got some great shots (attached here) and was even a little sad I couldn't make it back for the night safari, which is apparently wonderful. I talked to quite a few visitors while I was there -- it's amazing the number of nationalities you will find at a place like this -- and everyone was enjoying their visit. No negative input at all... that's pretty rare!

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Reply by ROD C, Australia, October 2012

This wild life park is an okay place to see your regular zoo animals, nothing special. You can feed the animals fruits and nuts provided. and theres a free bus to take you around the area as it is quite spread out. There are cafes but you best to buy your own food as its not very good quality.

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