Showing posts with label [Malacca] Malacca's Zoo. Show all posts
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Title: The TAPIR POSE 1
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:13am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/3.5, ISO Equiv.: 220
Tapir ride anyone? Nah...just joking :)
Title: The TAPIR POSE 2
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:13am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/4.0, ISO Equiv.: 250
A healthy looking tapir. It's HUGE!
Title: Hey CUTIE!
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:13am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.3, ISO Equiv.: 560
Lying comfortably on the muddy soil.
Title: Yawning
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:14am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 500
Look at those ears!! SHREK!! Where is Fiona?
Title: YES?? Can I help you?
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:14am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 640
I was making those 'chut, chut' sound to get this tapir's attention.
Title: Wet
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 10:57am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 1100
A close-up shot on a pony's hair. This picture reminds me of a person's forehead - with spiky hair :)
Title: Santa Claus's Reindeer?
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:28am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 1600
Santa's Reindeer just arrived for an early Christmas.
Title: Mouse deerLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:33am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 1600
These mouse deers are not shy at all. They are roaming freely in an extra large enclosure.
By mid-afternoon (Day 2 - Malacca Trip), it started to rain again. It was a gloom and cloudy afternoon - missed out opportunity to snap some nice and decent photos. But then again, I truly enjoyed my two hours trip exploring the second largest zoo in Malaysia.
Malacca Zoo has a HUGE collection of exotic animals - including the ever-elusive pygmy monkeys. These miniature monkeys are awesome! Small, adorable and hyperactive. It reminds me of those pesky creatures in the Gremlin movie :)
Another interesting attraction in the zoo are a group of large-sized adult fruit bats placed in an open enclosure. A pretty scary sight because these flying mammals seems to be aggressive and displayed their sharp teeth! I was worried sick whether these bats will get nutty and start a biting rampage in the enclosure! But, these are FRUIT BATS, so no worries.
Other than that, I nearly patted a big cutie tapir. I was standing so close to it! Well, it was a memorable trip to rediscover our treasured floras and faunas in their best environment.
Remember to follow my photo blog for the last two posts about my Malacca trip :)
Malacca Zoo has a HUGE collection of exotic animals - including the ever-elusive pygmy monkeys. These miniature monkeys are awesome! Small, adorable and hyperactive. It reminds me of those pesky creatures in the Gremlin movie :)
Another interesting attraction in the zoo are a group of large-sized adult fruit bats placed in an open enclosure. A pretty scary sight because these flying mammals seems to be aggressive and displayed their sharp teeth! I was worried sick whether these bats will get nutty and start a biting rampage in the enclosure! But, these are FRUIT BATS, so no worries.
Other than that, I nearly patted a big cutie tapir. I was standing so close to it! Well, it was a memorable trip to rediscover our treasured floras and faunas in their best environment.
Remember to follow my photo blog for the last two posts about my Malacca trip :)
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Title: Green Drops 1
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:08pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.3, ISO Equiv.: 200
These 'green drop' pictures were taken after a brief drizzle. Visible here were droplets of rainwater on the leaf.
Title: Bent it SOFTLY
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:09pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 200
A green leaf with uneven surface.
Title: Columns of GREEN
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:07pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 200
Interesting leaf.
Title: Green Drops 2
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:39pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 100
Droplets of rainwater in different size and shape.
Title: Green LUNGSLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:59m
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.0, ISO Equiv.: 200
Look like human ribs :)
Title: Green FolderLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:56pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 180
Seems to be folded and crumpled.
Title: Lighter
Location: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:34pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 200
A piece of green coloured leaf.
Title: Shade of GREENLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:52Pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 200
Different hues of green colour.
Title: ProtectionLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:50am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.3, ISO Equiv.: 2o0
This tree is protected with over thousands of sharp and tough needle-like structures on the trunk. An adaptation to prevent water lost or animals?
Title: BloomingLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 12:12pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 140
Not really sure about this plant. Look like lots of mini cauliflowers to me.
Title: JackfruitLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 1:07pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 200
This is a young jackfruit plant bearing fruit! (less than 30cm tall).
Title: RipenedLocation: Malacca's Zoo, Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia
Date: 17 March 2009, 11:02am
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/5.6, ISO Equiv.: 250
A plant with lots of berry-like fruits (or seeds?)
I boarded a bus to Malacca's Zoo on Day 2 of my trip. It was a 45 minutes bus ride from Malacca's Sentral (main bus station). I've heard so much about Malacca's Zoo - the second largest zoo in Malaysia managed by Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN). Mat Sallehs (westerners) have written some really good reviews about the zoo. They were impressed with the zoo environment that closely resembled the animals' natural habitat.
Hmmm....that's something positive about Malaysia's Zoo. Normally, Mat Sallehs thrashed us like worthless earthlings; especially the way we handle animals in local zoo. Trust me...Mat Sallehs really hate and despise the way Malaysian treat animals in zoo. I was shocked to read some really critical comments posted on TripAdvisor website!
I paid RM7 for a single entry to the zoo and get myself a map cum brochure. Navigating the zoo is pretty easy. I spent less than two hours exploring the entire zoo. The zoo features a handsome collection of more than 1,200 animals from the world over - with more than 200 species of birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians.
Overall, Malacca's Zoo is another not to be missed attraction. The zoo is a bit smaller than National Zoo. Nonetheless, the animals here are happier, healthier and friendlier compared to those caged in National Zoo.
