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Discussion in 'Singapore' started by Zooish, 6 Apr 2013.

  1. WhistlingKite24

    WhistlingKite24 Well-Known Member 10+ year member Premium Member

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    It's now official. River Safari have just announced the birth of a Giant Panda to Kai Kai and Jia Jia. The cub was born on the 14th August. A video of the pregnancy and cub's progress is on their social media page:

    "WHO is the #littleone? We can’t keep it in anymore…We are absolutely thrilled to present you our giant #panda FAMILY! Yes, Kai Kai and Jia Jia just had a baby. Congratulations to the new parents and their animal care team!"

    Source: WRS's Facebook page
     
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    Today I saw the animal in tank of the Mississippi River have been completed change to Congo river, like tigerfish, etc. Also there is new tank replaced the snake house of Mississippi River. So this theme will be completed removed?
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  5. Zooish

    Zooish Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Sorry to hear, sounds like a puzzle missed then.
     
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    DannySG Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Could anyone told me what kind of fish it is? I took the photo from the tank which was used for Mississippi River before. There are quite a lot of zebra tilapia in the same tank.
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    Chlidonias Moderator Staff Member 15+ year member

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    It's a Distichodus - looking at the species lists I would say D. rostratus.
     
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    Thanks a lot.
     
  10. noobmaster69

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    Almost all of those African species were already in different tanks around the park last time so completely replacing the Mississippi River area was a real shame. Gars, snapping turtles and paddlefish are really cool. At least they're all still around Singapore (the zoo and the aquarium) so they aren't completely gone
     
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    Why was a net added over the Ganges fish tank?
     
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    Channa spp. are notorious jumpers. And the Toman (Channa micropeltes) in that tank can do some serious damage to a guest who decides to stick their hands or heads above the tank.
     
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    will mandai add new animals in the amazon river quest ride? second thing, why did mandai remove the scarlet ibises in the amazon river quest ride?
     
  14. Zooish

    Zooish Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    If I recall correctly the netting of the aviary is damaged. There are plans to replace the netting but other spending needs have taken precedence.
     
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    ok, thanks!
     
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    Wonderful news. I assume this was attributed to their recent success with the birth of Le Le last year. Hopefully Kai Kai and Jia Jia will become successful again; after all, they are now a successful breeding pair.
     
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    Does river wonders still have maras?
     
  20. Zooish

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    There should still be a few at Amazon River Quest. There are also Maras at the Zoo's Rainforest Fights Back show and Bird Paradise's Crimson Wetlands.