Today our trip is going to Taiping Zoo...
Taiping Zoo.........
Named Taiping and sure it must be located in Taiping, Perak...
A female elephant,
which just born a baby elephant a few days ago I went there...
It looks cute!!!
But when we wanted to take pictures with the baby,
all those elephants walk near the baby so that they could protect it...
Malayan Elephant
Scientific Name : Elephas maximus
Classification :
Older : Proboscidea
Family : Elephantidae
Description : The subspecies occurring in Malaysia is Elephas Maximus Hirsutus.
Gestation period : About 20 to 22 months
Lifespan : 60 to 80 years.
Behavior : Females and their young live in small herds while adults males prefer to be alone. They rest during the hottest hours of the day, Each group has its own area where it forages for food. They enjoy swimming in rivers.
Habitat : In Secondary and Primary forests.
Similar species : African Elephants
Diet : Leaves, fruits, grass, stems
Did you ever look an Orang Utan which sized so big??
Just like a KING KONG???
Orang Utan...
Scientific name : Pongo Pygmaeus
Classification :
Order : Primates
Family : Pongidae
Description : The Orang Utan is tail-less, with small ears and a small nose. The coat is long and soft, and reddish brown in color. The arched eyebrows are not very conspicuous, and the jaws are prominent. The head is pear-shaped, the eyes small, and the lips mobile. The arms are very long and strong, and its prehensile feet gives it a 4-handed appearance. Length of head and body averages 96 cm (38.4 inch), standing height 137 cm (54.8 inch), weight 75 kg (165 lbs); females about 80-85% of height and 50% of weight of males.
Behavior : The Orang Utan feeds mainly on fruit, especially on figs, but it also eats leaves, bark, shoots and flowers. It is arboreal, rarely descending to the ground. It usually lives a solitary life, with mothers and offspring forming the only long-term bond. The adult males live on their own, and only join a female and her young on a temporary basis for mating. There is no evidence of fighting between adult males, and they do not appear to display any territorial behavior. The gestation period lasts between 233-263 days, and the single infant is nursed for many months.
Distribution : Borneo and Sumatra
Hornbill... This is the largest Hornbill I saw in the zoo...
Great Hornbill
Scientific Name : Buceros Bicornis
Classification :
Older : Coraciiformes
Family : Bucerotidae
Description : This is a large and very distinctive bird with black plumage and large white stripes on the wings and tails, not the longest but probably the biggest, heaviest hornbill of the region. The neck is whitish yellow in coulour, the sides of the face black. As with all the Bucerotidae, the beak is large and strong, curving slightly downward with an odd structure, known as a casque, on the upper half. There are differences between males and females in the beak colouring and in the ring arround the eye as well as the eye itself. The skull of the Great Hornbill, together with the casque, weights about 320 grams ( 11 ounces). There are two subspecies - B. b. Homrai, which is about 120cm long (47"), with the beak, in the male, up to 29.5cm in length (116"), and B. b. Bicornis, which is smaller, with the male's beak reaching 25cm(10"). A related species is the Rhinoceros Hornbill (B. rhinoceros).
Behavior : It nets in hollows, like all the other species of hornbill the male bricks in the hollow, leaving just a slit through which to feed the female and young, and to eject droppings, It feeds on fruits, invertebrates and small vertebrates. Call a harsh kronk, lower pitched than Rhinoceros Hornbill and not in duet.
Distribution : South East Asia
Habitat : Forests and woods from lowlands to 1,500m, mainly in northern and hillier regions but also down to coast.
Ahha... When we reach the reptile zone, we saw a large crocodile...
Although we have a Crocodile Farm in S'kan, but I still feel curious to this crocodile...
Because!!!
It won't move although we use ROCKS to throw it...
How dare us??? Haha...
Estuarine Crocodile
Scientific name : Crocodylus porosus
Classification :
Older : Crocodilia
Family : Crocodylidae
Description : The largest living reptile, the olive green Indo-Pacific or Saltwater Crocodile is one of the most powerful animals in the world. Sometimes called the Naked-neck Crocdile, this is the only species without large scales on the back of its neck.
Behavior : A strong swimmer, this ocean-going species has been recorded from India to Australia and from the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean to Fiji in the Pacific. Numbers have declinedin parts of its range.
Distribution : South East Asia to North Australia and South West Pacific.
Habitat : In coastal rivers, lagoons and estuaries ( occasionally in open oceans )
Reproduction : Lays 20-60 eggs.
I still saw some animal and took the pictures of them...
But I have no their description...
Let see together...
A kangaroo which has baby inside its pocket... :D
A camel which near the fences...
It attract my sis to touch it...
Yet, my sis was still not reach the height... Wakaka...
A dear which has a large and nice antlers... :)
