Mandai Wildlife Group's press release on the new Civet walk-through and South American mixed exhibit is in the link below (with photos). New walk-in civet exhibit and new species debut at Night Safari
Update: Tripod, the clouded leopard will be moved into the former leopard enclosure according to a keeper
Oh and the malay sambar deer exhibit has no animals inside, does anyone know the reason for their absence? The spotted wood owl exhibit was also blacked out
Interesting, when I visited this Monday, the spotted wood owl exhibit is still open. Couldn't see the owls clearly though, only a silhouette.
Does anyone know the full species lost of animals brought out during creatures of the night show as of now?
Iirc Asian small-clawed otter, binturong, raccoon, spotted hyena, buffy fish owl, Eurasian eagle-owl, fennec fox, serval and fishing cat
I understand that both clouded leopards might move to the former leopard exhibit. The clouded leopard exhibit will then be taken over by fossa (Mandai has 2.2 fossa so a pair will probably remain at the Zoo).
I thought the clouded leopards are related and they don't want them to breed? Fossa might only take over the exhibit left by Tripod (the exhibit closer to the lion lookout).
The map has been updated and there seem to be 2 clouded leopard enclosures, one where the Sri Lankan leopards formerly were and their OG habitat, with a 3rd one with the fossas. The new civet walkthrough as well as the Brazilian porcupines and night monkeys are finally on the map. Also the antlers on the sambar deer render are gone...
clouded leopards housed together with fossas? this is the first time to see that and it's quite unique!
Probably just the cassowary enclosure, it was closed from January to June and the map still labels it as such even though it is open now
I've learnt that there are plans to redevelop the last stretch of the tram route. I don't have exact details but a set of "finale exhibits" are in the works. The first step is to vacate the Asiatic Black Bear exhibit. The 1.2 bears are slated to be exported (later this year or early next year) and the species will be phased out of Mandai's collection.
