The most interesting piece of news for me today is how a jaguar escaped from its enclosure in the Singapore Zoo a few days back. The ingenious (or cunning depending on whose side you are on) animal leapt 3 meters through a hole of A4 size towards freedom! *gasps* But of coz it was captured/sedated without any harm to the public after a short while. Anti-climax!

 

This reminded me of another similar case in the JB Zoo a coupla years back. It was a jet black panther which escaped, oso leaping dunno how many meters high to freedom. Tat one was luckier. It managed to escape capture for days and if I am not wrong, even weeks! Tat was pretty cool. Well, its not cool if u are staying around there but I don't.

 

On a related note, the zoo is one of my favourite places to go. I can go there everyday if only I had lotsa money (and lotsa time). There's just so much to see there. I want to see all the animal feedings, all the different behaviour of the animals at different times of the day. Early morning is good becoz they are active then. Its simply mesmerizing. I was there last Dec, and I managed to see a pack of african wild dogs running around in their large enclosure. They were like splashing in the shallow waters, running up the small hill chasing each other. Simply amazing. I could stay there the whole day just watching them run about. Oh I oso saw the feeding of the komodo lizards. Wah! They hang a huge leg of some animal for them to devour on. Impressive! XQ was very amused when I told her how much I liked the zoo. Seems like oni kids should get so enthused over it. And yes I did enjoy the many times I went to the zoo when I was smaller. There's always something new in the Singapore Zoo, whether its an exotic animal borrowed from another zoo (read Grizzly bears, big nose monkeys, etc.) or new attractions like the Elephants of Asia section. But I've never been to zoos in other countries though. Would be nice if I can visit the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo in the future if I have the chance.