The Zoo Trip (17 Dec 2018)

When Daddy took leave to take us out to Singapore Zoo and River Safari, we kids were excited.   (Mummy was working. Too bad).

 We are scared of mosquitoes. Let's spray some mosquito repellent!

 Ha! Rayden cannot wait to enter. Look at that grin!

 Randall: 大哥, Thank you
Rayden: 大哥, When can you help me spray? I cannot wait!
大哥: Aiyo. Everything me.

 Randall: 大哥, enough already. Mosquito don't want to eat me.
Rayden: 大哥, why you never spray for me?
大哥: Be Patient!

 Rayden happy that 大哥 help him spray mosquito repellent.

 Rayden: Am I Cool?
Randall: Where is the helicopter? Where?

 Randall: Still cannot see!
Rayden: Faster go in lah!

 大哥: Cannot eat snacks here. Later the zookeeper scold how?
Rayden: (Throw Tantrum) Who say here cannot eat?

 Visiting the Giant Freshwater Stingray!
Randall:大哥, I so scared!!!!!

 Randall wants to be....... bunny!

 The Giant Salamander 
The world's largest amphibian, reaching 1.8m and 30kg. It has poor eyesight and hunts mainly by sensing vibrations. Lifespan is over 50 years in captivity but it is excessively collected in the wild for the food trade.

 Let's take Reservoir Cruise down the Upper Seletar Reservoir!

 Very Hot! Very Hot!

 Enough photos already!

 Randall: Why so bright?
Rayden: Why so long?   (Cause' boat not moving)

 Giant River Otter
The World's largest otter, it can grow to a length of 18m and weigh up to 34kg. Great hunting skills earn it the nickname, river wolf. It's diet include piranhas.

 Electric eel
SHOCKING DEATHS
An electric eel can make enough electricity to stun a horse. Humans can suffer heart failure from multiple shocks.
HOW MUCH POWER?
Human: 0.01-0.1 volts 
Socket: 250 Volts
Electric eel: 600 volts 
All living things generate electrical energy or bio-electricity. However, only about 500 types of animals such as stingrays, eels and catfish generate sufficient power to kill prey.
SHOCK AND KILL
An electric eel has about 6,000 special cells called electrocytes that store power like tiny batteries. During a hunt, these cells fire a burst of about 600 volts to kill prey such as fish and amphibians.
Habitat: River      Pond
Diet: Fish     Amphibian       Bird       Small Mammals

 Rayden: So scared. Later the electric eel jump out how?😱

 How to read? Let's find out!

 Let's read more about Electric eels!

Yay! Daddy bought a lion soft toy for me! 

 Randall: Giraffe, let's look there!

 Daddy bought for me a giraffe soft toy?

Sea Cows 
Manatees and dugongs are known as sea cows because they spend lots of time feeding on vegetation, just like cows do. Their upper lip is split and used for grasping vegetation. They have teeth with a large surface to grind tough plants matters. Manatees are able to replace worn out teeth throughout their life. Our largest manatee, a female weighs about 1.200kg and eats some 100kg of food daily. Manatees and dugongs can eat 8-lool of their body weight in a day. 
Manatees
Manatees are more closely related to elephants. Like elephants, they can live up to 70 years. VULNERABLE STAGE 
Habitat: River, Shallow Coastal Water
Diet: Water Grass, Aquatic Plants