CC updates! :D

Hey guys, it's me again, updating this precious cc family blog(: There has been quite a buzz going on in CC recently, so here are some updates!

1) some of the 09 Docents from various stations have decided to seek permission from the zoo management to include sharks and tigers conservation into CC station for the whole of the CNY period (till Feb end). To know more about tigers conservation and facts, you can visit HERE for more information.. We're still collating information and waiting for the management's response!
For those who are very passionate and have the time to join us in this conservation projects (not restricted to CC docents only), please join us! Click HERE to leave us a message on the wall OR simply speak to us on our tagboard (scroll down, at the right hand column) :D

2) please join "Wildlife Reserves Singapore" on Facebook! It's quite an efficient platform to learn about more about the animals you love! Click HERE to join! If you love animals and your docents job, here's the best place to get the updates of things which most visitors will not know (from behind the scenes!!!) :D

3) PP station has some newborn primate babies and some of them are endangered species in the WORLD! Pictures follow..Lion-tail macaque (above) - the most endangered macaque in the world. Don't they look like lions with their mane-stuff around the faces?

Black and white Columbus monkey

The baby is pure white in colour! As they grow older, they will turn into black and white, just like their mum and dad in the pictures!!

Family

Black Howler Monkey (female). The female is yellow to light brown in colour for their hair. As for male, theirs is black in colour. See the picture below for the baby!


Baby black howler monkey is also light brown in colour! Wonders which colour it will turn into when it grows up!

*pics courtesy of Tristan Huang from PP (09 Docents). Thank you Tristan for your willingness to share your pictures and knowledge! (=

cheers,
Angel

Gd news! (:

Night Safari expecting birth of rare baby pangolin

Wed, Jan 13, 2010 my paper

A BABY pangolin - a nocturnal mammal covered in scales, and which is also known as the scaly anteater - is expected to be born at the Night Safari as early as March this year. In a routine check on one of its four pangolins called Nita, zookeepers at the Night Safari found out that it was pregnant. They had seen it mating with its mate, Kepong, last October. The gestation period for pangolins is estimated to last five months. Mr Kumar Pillai, the Night Safari's assistant director of zoology, said: "In the wild, pangolins are becoming increasingly rare. This pregnancy is a wonderful testament to the dedication of our staff, who have been working tirelessly to ensure that this native species thrives under our care." The Night Safari introduced the pangolin habitat last February. Pangolins are delicate creatures that are notoriously difficult to keep in captivity, mainly because their diet consists solely of ants and termites, the Night Safari said yesterday.