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At The Zoo

2008.08.09
Having fun with water at the Singapore Zoo



Ah Meng (circa 18 June 1960 – 8 February 2008) (Chinese: 阿明) was a female Sumatran Orangutan and a tourism icon of Singapore. She was smuggled from Indonesia and kept illegally as a domestic pet before being recovered by a veterinarian in 1971. She was then eleven years old and was given a home at the Singapore Zoo.

She was the head of her small clan, which lives in a large enclosure with about twenty other orangutans. She had five children and became a grandmother in 1990. Ah Meng died on 8 February 2008.







I believe this is a Milky Stork. An introduced species by the Singapore zoo.


One of my favorite birds in Singapore. The beautiful Crimson Sunbird. I was lucky to spot it flying behind us amongst the flowers.

2 Comments
Judith28 I love the first photo . . . pure joy!
Judith28 · 2008-08-21: 22:41
craftsman Yeah.. I was lucky to get them just at that moment! :)
craftsman · 2008-08-22: 01:47
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