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Location: National Zoo, Selangor, Malaysia
Date: 16 October 2008, 3.42pm
Camera: Nikon D60 with Aperture: f/6.3, ISO Equiv.: 100

16th October 2008 (A half-day outing to rediscover National Zoo Malaysia/Zoo Negara)

Its been awhile since I last visited National Zoo Malaysia. I decided to revisit National Zoo Malaysia (Zoo Negara Malaysia) to capture some photos with my brand new Nikon D60 DSLR camera. In addition, I wish to see for myself if there is any new addition to their animal family.

As usual, I boarded a bus to Kota Raya. Next, I took a Metrobus (Number 16) to National Zoo. The bus fare is RM2 for one way trip. The bus finally arrived after a 40 minutes of hot and sweaty wait. If you are planning a trip to National Zoo Malaysia with public bus, it is advisable to inform either the bus driver or conductor of your destination. I find this very useful because they will inform you when the bus has reached its destination. The bus trip from Kota Raya to National Zoo took about 1 hour++. It was a SLOW, LOUSY and 'ENDLESS' trip. I was so MAD with the bus driver...he was driving at a snail's pace and along the way...the driver and the conductor was trying to get more passengers!

At the National Zoo, I bought an entrance ticket for RM15 (with MyKad). Those who brought along a video camera need to top-up another RM5. I requested a map to plan my half-day discovery. The map is very informative! It has detailed information about different section of the zoo. The map is viewable at this URL http://www.zoonegara.org.my/map.html

Firstly, I saw some giraffes having their lunch of green leaves. The leaves were tied together on top of a piece of metal pole...an interesting method used to feed these long-legged mammals. The giraffes look elegant with their enormous size and also gentle manner.

After that, I move to the zoo's lake. I can see lots of milky storks around the lake. Some of them storks were standing still, while others were having their spread-wing postures. The milky stork feathers are simply AMAZING! It has a mixture of white, green, black and a bit of metallic colour.

Next, I move to the buffaloes, cows and deer enclosure. These animals are HUGE! Out of a sudden, a cow moves closer to me...away from the herd! It has a huge pair of light brown horns. The cow protrude its tongue occasionally and trying hard to eat some small plants around the enclosure. I picked up my camera and snap a few more photos.

coming soon...National Zoo Malaysia Part 2 (The Mammal Kingdom and The Savannah Walk)

Here are some photos I took during my recent trip to National Zoo Malaysia:

Picture 1 - "Fallen but not forgotten"

Picture 3 - Another green warp.

Picture 4 - Into INFINITY! Caution...the black hole!

Picture 5 - I LOVE the type of plants with bended and folded leaves. The outcome is usually superb!

Picture 6 - Centre of the leaf.

Picture 7 - Swirling and twisting. Look like a green umbrella.

Picture 8 - Another twisted outcome.

Picture 9 - Let's do the TWIST!