Conserving Biodiversity - Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Conserving Biodiversity - Wildlife Reserves Singapore
Conserving Biodiversity - Wildlife Reserves Singapore
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Nila Utama is the first elephant calf born to Night Safari after a hiatus of nine years. He is named<br />
after the Palembang prince who founded the kingdom of Singapura.<br />
The upcoming Breeding and Research<br />
Centre will enable Jurong Bird Park to<br />
breed more endangered bird such as<br />
these hyacinth macaws.<br />
The cotton-top tamarin is<br />
among the critically endangered<br />
species successfully bred by<br />
<strong>Singapore</strong> Zoo.<br />
Night Safari recorded the first successful<br />
birth of a Sunda pangolin conceived in<br />
captivity. Sunda pangolins can be<br />
found in the forests of <strong>Singapore</strong>.<br />
Number of animals bred (1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011)<br />
Jurong Bird Park<br />
Significant hatchings:<br />
• Great pied hornbill<br />
• Oriental pied hornbill<br />
• Plain pouch hornbill<br />
• Black hornbill<br />
• Bar-pouched hornbill<br />
• White-crowned hornbill<br />
• Blue-eyed cockatoo<br />
• Black palm cockatoo<br />
• Moluccan cockatoo<br />
• Hyacinth macaw<br />
• Scarlet macaw<br />
• Malay fish owl<br />
• Eurasian eagle owl<br />
• Roseate spoonbill<br />
• Rhea<br />
Night Safari <strong>Singapore</strong> Zoo<br />
Significant births:<br />
• Sunda pangolin<br />
• Asian elephant<br />
Significant births:<br />
• Douc langur<br />
• Proboscis monkey<br />
• Siamang gibbon<br />
• Sumatran orang utan<br />
(critically endangered)<br />
• cotton-top tamarin<br />
(critically endangered)<br />
• white rhino<br />
• pygmy hippo<br />
Significant hatchings:<br />
• River terrapin<br />
(critically endangered)<br />
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