Proposed Outing to the Zoo & Night Safari on Jul / Aug 2005
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u r already on the dark sideOriginally posted by the Bear:lord, forgive me, for i am about to sin
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rhonda it's not impt.... just tell me.... when u bringing me to zoo?Originally posted by Rhonda:Ehh... what's happening??
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ZoOOoOOoooooooo
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when you come back?
Originally posted by Faye Valentine:ZoOOoOOoooooooo -
night safari preferred
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Early AugustOriginally posted by the Bear:when you come back? -
Wow... in that case, we should plan a visit to the Night Safari when you're home!Originally posted by Faye Valentine:Early August
Anyways, I need time for my injuries to heal too. So, August sounds perfect!
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Originally posted by Rhonda:Wow... in that case, we should plan a visit to the Night Safari when you're home!
Anyways, I need time for my injuries to heal too. So, August sounds perfect! -
Me's looking forward to seeing you again.Originally posted by Faye Valentine:Early August -
good good.. maybe by then, the car would have arrived and i don't have to figure out how to get to and from the place
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Oooooohhh!! Caaaaar!!! Niiiice! Niiiice!!Originally posted by the Bear:good good.. maybe by then, the car would have arrived and i don't have to figure out how to get to and from the place -
Soon, we shall be trooping down to the Night Safari!!
Faye Valentine is returning in early August so we have 2-3 weeks left before she's home again.
Get ready! Eat your carrots, those who have night blindness! Soon, we're going to the Night Safari!! Wheeeee!! -
So far, I've highlighted these two animals that are found in the Night Safari :
The Flying Squirrel
(Page 1 of this thread)
The Red Panda
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Hmmm... which Night Safari resident will be our focus next? Watch this space! -
flying squirrel seems like my distant cousins?
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Next...
The BARKING DEER!
They are called 'Barking Deer' because apparently, they DO bark like a dog! They are aka Muntjacs.
A definite identification mark to recognise a barking deer is from the two raised dark ridges on the forehead that extend into its antlers.
Barking Deers are shy and quite elusive. They are native to SE China and Taiwan, but they also live in the dense jungles of India. Barking Deers have also been introduced to parks in England and France. They mostly live in solitude and are only very rarely seen in numbers exceeding two. They rarely venture out into open grasslands and are mostly seen feeding near the edge of dense forests.
They are shorties - only 50 - 75 cms tall! They're also pretty light - they weigh 20 -30 kgs only. They have a life expectancy of between 20 - 30 years. Due to their low height and small stature, their main diet consists of grass, shrubs, and fallen fruits. They also strip bark from trees, causing damage to the trees.
Muntjacs bark when disturbed and in the case of females (does), when in season. They are active both day and night, but the main feeding periods are dawn, dusk and in the middle of the day, in other words, like us, they have breakfast, lunch, and dinner!
One other feature that distinguishes the Muntjac from other species of deer is that they have overgrown canines, known as tushes, that they use in combat, together with their pair of antlers. You can't see the canines unless they bare their teeth at you though!
These Barking Deer are actually the oldest known deer, appearing 15-35 million years ago!!
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Eh... then how come you cannot fly? Too lazy or too heavy?Originally posted by RaTtY81:flying squirrel seems like my distant cousins?
Actually, the Flying Squirrel probably inspired the creation of Pikachu! -
just 1 qns: do they still have B&J during the nite?
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The B&J's Scoop Shop located at the Night Safari is open from 6pm to 12am!!Originally posted by tare:just 1 qns: do they still have B&J during the nite?
Have! Have!! -
night time, maybe i don't bring camera...
besides, going to try to repair it on monday...
kinda sad the cam is dead
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so when when when r we going??!!Originally posted by Rhonda:The B&J's Scoop Shop located at the Night Safari is open from 6pm to 12am!!
Have! Have!! -
Looking back at the pervious threads..
Surprise surprise.. Didn't know there are ice cream lover...
So bear why don't u organize a ICe Cream outing ? Yummy..
hee... i want Chubby Hubby yummy..
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the only time u can use the cam is at the rest areas or any place where there's no animals. kinda pointless to bring laOriginally posted by the Bear:night time, maybe i don't bring camera...
besides, going to try to repair it on monday...
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The next creature's not so pretty. Or, rather, to be more politically correct, not so 'aesthetically pleasing'!
It's the BABIRUSA!
It's also known as the 'Pig-Deer' and its scientific name is pretty cute too - Babyrousa babyrussa. The name, 'Babirusa' actually means Pig (Babi) and Deer (Rusa) in Sulawesi local language. The Babirusa is only found on a few Indonesian islands: Sulawesi, Togian, Sulu and Burn Islands.
The Babirusa is a rare pig endemic to Sulawesi's rainforests. It's quite bizarre-looking too! Weighing up to 100kg, with a whiteish-grey, hairless, hippo-like body, its most extraordinary features are four amazing tusks, present only in the male: two upper tusks grow vertically through the snout, (developing from their canine teeth), and curve back around towards the forehead until it pierces the skull between the eyes, while two others curve out from the lower jaw. The tusks emerge at sexual maturity and are initially slender and tiny, increasing in size with age.
See that? Don't ever make the Babirusa angry!
These menacing tusks are, however, brittle, and can break off easily.
They are omnivorous, eating mainly fruit but also leaves, grasses, small animals and carrion.
The Babirusa live in groups of one or a few adult females and their young while the adult males are solitary. They spend much of the day in mud wallows, rubbing off the dried mud and skin parasites on trees afterwards.
When they mate, the males stand on their hind legs and 'box', presumably trying to break their opponent's tusks. 125-150 days after mating the females produce a very small litter of only 1-2 piglets, born in a nest of underbrush. She has only one pair of teats from which to feed them.
Babirusa rely most on their senses of smell and hearing, both of which are excellent. They mainly communicate with low grunts or moans, and by clattering their teeth when excited. -
Aiyah, tare... already said wait till Faye Valentine is back mah!Originally posted by tare:so when when when r we going??!! -
Is that so?!!!Originally posted by kopiosatu:the only time u can use the cam is at the rest areas or any place where there's no animals. kinda pointless to bring la
No fun!!!