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Singapore Zoo
Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 1°24?15.9?N 103°47?28.1?E? / ?1.404417°N 103.791139°E? / 1.404417; 103.791139
Date opened 23 June 1973
Location Singapore
Land area 28 hectares
Number of animals 2530
Number of species 315
The Singapore Zoo (Chinese: ?????? ; Malay: 'Taman Haiwan Singapura'; Tamil: ??????????? ????????? ????????????), formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens and commonly known locally as the Mandai Zoo, occupies 28 hectares (0.28 km?) of land on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. The zoo was built at a cost of S$9m granted by the government of Singapore and opened on 23 June 1973. It is operated by Wildlife Reserves Singapore, who also manage the neighbouring Night Safari and the Jurong BirdPark. There are about 315 species of animal in the zoo, of which some 16% are considered threatened species. The zoo attracts about 1.4 million visitors a year.
From the beginning, Singapore Zoo followed the modern trend of displaying animals in naturalistic, 'open' exhibits, i.e. with hidden barriers, behind moats and shrubbery etc. It also houses the largest captive colony of orangutans in the world. In 1977, primatologist Dr Francine Neago lived inside a cage with eighteen orangutans for six months to study their behavior and communication.
1 History
2 Present
o 2.1 Education and conservation
o 2.2 Rides
o 2.3 Friends of the Zoo
o 2.4 Organizing events
* 3 Incidents
* 4 Trivia
* 5 Awards
* 6 Gallery
* 7 See also
* 8 References
* 9 Notes
* 10 External links
* 11 Public Bus Services
History
Hamadryas baboons by a waterfall
The conception of the Singapore Zoo dates from 1969. At the time, the Public Utilities Board (PUB) decided to use some of its land holdings around reservoirs for parks and open recreational facilities. The then Executive Chairman of PUB, Dr Ong Swee Law, set aside 88 hectares of land for the construction of a zoological garden.
In 1970, consultants and staff were hired, and in 1971, the construction of the basic 50 enclosures started. Animals were collected from dealers and donated by sponsors. The Director of the Colombo Zoo in Sri Lanka, Lyn de Alwis, was hired as a special consultant to work out problems inherent in tropical zoos.
On 23 June 1973, the Singapore Zoo opened its gates for the first time with a collection of 270 animals from over 72 species, and a staff of 130. By 1990, 1,600 animals from more than 160 species lived in social groups, housed in 65 landscaped exhibits with boundaries conceived to look as natural as possible.
Present
A pair of white tigers
Today, the zoo is a model of the 'open zoo' concept. The animals are kept in spacious, landscaped enclosures, separated from the visitors by either dry or wet moats. The moats are concealed with vegetation or dropped below the line of vision. In the case of dangerous animals which can climb very well, moat barriers are not used. Instead, these animals are housed in landscaped glass-fronted enclosures.
The zoo has not expanded beyond the original 28 hectares. However, 40 hectares of secondary forest were later developed into the Night Safari. The remaining undeveloped land has been kept as wooded land. This and the waters of Upper Seletar Reservoir contribute to the Zoo, giving it a sense of natural, unrestricted space.
Among various attractions that the zoo offers,one highlight is the "Breakfast with an Orangutan" programme that allows visitors to meet and interact closely with the orangutans in the zoo, amongst which includes the famous primate matriarch Ah Meng, (died on February 8, 2008) who was an icon of the Singapore tourism industry. Animal shows, as well as token feedings coupled with live commentaries by keepers, are also the daily staple in the Singapore zoo.
Education and conservation
The Wildlife Healthcare & Research Centre was opened in March 2006 as part of the zoo's efforts in wildlife conservation. The centre further underscores Singapore Zoo and Night Safari’s commitment to conservation research, providing the infrastructure for the parks and overseas zoological partners to better execute their research programmes.
The zoo also embarked on various rescue and conservation efforts to protect wildlife.
Rides
White rhinos
The zoo also offers various modes of rides available within the premises: trams, animals, boat, pony and horse carriage rides. Additional modes of transportation which can only be rented include: strollers, wagon and wheelchairs.
Friends of the Zoo
The zoo also has a "friends of the zoo" programme, where people can sign up for a yearly pass which grants them special privileges such as:
* Free and unlimited entry to Singapore Zoo for whole year
* Free Zoo tram rides and parking
* A free quarterly "Wildlife wonders" magazine
* 10% discount at some participating retail outlets
Organizing events
Elephant show and the trainers
There are three event venues available in the zoo, Forest Lodge, Pavilion-By-the-Lake and Garden Pavilion. There are also three cocktail venues, Elephants of Asia, Tiger Trek and Treetops Trail. The Singapore Zoo also facilitates birthday parties and weddings.
Incidents
On 13 November 2008, two of three white Bengal tigers mauled a zoo cleaner to death after the man jumped into a moat surrounding their enclosure.[2]
Trivia
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* In 2002, teams of The Amazing Race 3 also came to the Singapore Zoological Gardens as part of a detour.
* Steve Irwin, the animal activist and conservationalist known as "The Crocodile Hunter", admired the Singapore Zoo greatly, adopting it as the 'sister zoo' to the Australia Zoo. He was at the Singapore Zoo in 2006 to officiate the opening of the Australian outback exhibit.
* The Singapore Zoo is the first zoo in the world to breed a polar bear in the tropics. Inuka was conceived on 26 December 1990.
Mural by Project SF members Josh Falk, Steve Holding and myself in the lobby of Boston based agency Genuine Interactive. Pin-striping by Kenji Nakayama!
Professor Christopher Levey gives ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering students a lesson on using the open-source Arduino platform (a single-board microcontroller) based on easy-to-use hardware and software for interactive projects.
Photo by Mayellen Matson
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Photos by Ryan Philip Spicer www.alterscapes.org
Photos by Ryan Philip Spicer www.alterscapes.org
In our fast and digital times of computers, networking and interactive mobile devices, there is only little room left, for different paces, concentration on quiet things. By utilizing old handcraft techniques such as Macrame – a knotted net using red ribbon wire –, this installation not only aims to preserve the knowledge of traditional artwork, but also the creation processes with time for talk and information exchange. By taking this individual work out of the context of private homes and placing it into public space, this project becomes a beautiful and poetical call for preserving old handwork techniques – also as an inspiring and creative resource for new structures and designs. We definitely enjoyed it !!!
IoT Ideathons, pitch contests, keynote, and panel discussions were held at Firehouse inside Fort Mason Center and also on the main stage!
Photo by Erskine Noel
Multimedia Studio's projects presented during the Night of Museums @ PJWSTK Warsaw. photos: Olga Wroniewicz
Measure Your Feelings
Let this equipment reveal your most secret of feelings. Do you react most to a roller coaster ride, a spider or a naked woman?
Outside of Card: Bottom right scallop 'flower' is actually inside the card - seen when card is closed... Outside just has circles.. Scalloped flowers for the other three are taped to inside of top - two sided paper, with another stamped 'circle' head.
Sentiment is also hidden inside.
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Hartlepool College staff and students attended Tees Valley Unlimited's Interactive Skills Event at the Seaton Carew Sports Domes on Thursday 7th November. Over 2500 young people from schools, colleges and academies from around the region visited the high profile event, with Hartlepool College offering a chance to have a go at a number of skills such as catering, hairdressing, beauty and sport.
ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering students get a lesson on using the open-source Arduino platform (a single-board microcontroller) based on easy-to-use hardware and software for interactive projects.
Photo by Mayellen Matson
Multimedia interactivo, en formato flash ejecutable, desarrollado para el Instituto Nacional de Turismo y el Fondo de Turismo del Estado Barinas, en Venezuela.
"Rumble Strips" are becoming increasingly popular in the design of highways: When you veer off the road, the notches in the side of the road cause your tires to make a buzzing noise that vibrates the car and, hopefully, reminds the dozing driver to wake up and drive straight.
This is, to me, a super low tech way of making a static object (the road) into an interactive interface that delivers error messages to the user when they do something wrong.
Is this interactivity? I think so.
“Plan 10″ is an interactive installation that uses sound, lights and animated video that users control trough a controlboard, where they can sequence and control events in a tactile miniature sciencefiction city."
Part of the exhibition "Intermation" - Marieke Verbiesen, Cassandra C. Jones & Jakob Ciocci.
EN: Wow! Interactive and dynamic displays! High school students from the Halifax area had the opportunity to connect with local Reservists to experience the many military occupations available on a part-time basis at the Willow Park Armoury, on 29 November 22.
If you're looking for a challenge and want to learn life-skills and serve as a citizen soldier, then ask your local recruiter for more info.
Photo by: Cpl Brad Upshall, 5th Canadian Division Public Affairs
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FR: Wow! Des présentoirs interactifs et dynamiques! Le 29 novembre 2022, les étudiants du secondaire de la région d’Halifax ont eu l’occasion de discuter avec des réservistes locaux pour faire l’expérience des nombreux emplois militaires qu’il est possible d’occuper à temps partiel au Manège militaire de Willow Park.
Si vous êtes à la recherche d’un défi, que vous voulez apprendre des compétences de vie et que vous souhaitez servir à titre de soldat-citoyen, demandez au recruteur de votre localité de vous fournir davantage de renseignements.
Source : Cpl Brad Upshall, Affaires publiques de la 5e Division du Canada
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ENGS 21 Introduction to Engineering students get a lesson on using the open-source Arduino platform (a single-board microcontroller) based on easy-to-use hardware and software for interactive projects.
Photo by Mayellen Matson
Multimedia Studio's projects presented during the Night of Museums @ PJWSTK Warsaw. photos: Olga Wroniewicz
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Japanese Rock Star Yoshiki visited the Bubble Wall, the Kinesis Studio installation at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital today. He stopped to pose during a tour of the new San Francisco health care facility with Salesforce CEO and hospital benefactor Marc Benioff. ( @Benioff, @UCSFChildrens )
Yoshiki Hayashi ( 林 佳樹 @officialYoshiki ) was a founding member of X Japan and has had records produced by Beatles producer, George Martin. Accompanying Benioff and Yoshiki on the tour was TheStreet.com founder and “Mad Money” television personality Jim Cramer. The Bubble Wall at UCSF Children’s is two and a half stories tall and deploys the latest generation Kinect 2 camera technology.