Night Safari Trip to Wee

Went with Wee and family to the Night Safari because 3rd Aunt had free admission tickets for four. However, much to our dismay, it had been raining the whole day and traffic was slow along the way. It did not seem like a good start.

We were also entitled to some free Ben & Jerry's ice-cream, yoohoo! Their 'sugar cones' tasted more like plastic cones though.

We were then taken on a ride on the tram which took us around the whole compound, letting us witness the animals get busy with their nocturnal activities. First we passed by some animals whose names do not really tell you what they exactly are, like the Bharal, Markhor and Mouflon (they fall somewhere under the 'goat' family). Then we were plunged into darkness as our tram ventured further along a narrow and water-logged path flanked by tall and dense weeds on both sides. We kept our eyes peeled for any signs of animal movement around us, with the help of the oral walkthrough given by the guide on our tram.

We then passed by the otters' habitat but it stank. We came to the rhinos but we could not really see them as they were partially submerged in their pool. We then came to the Axis Deer (or rather, Bambi) which were allowed to roam freely and even onto the tram track.

After a couple of other animal enclosures, the tram came to a stop at a pavilion where passengers can alight and embark on this Leopard Trail to look at small creatures like the badgers, leopards, porcupines, civets and bats, just to name a few. Much to my disappointment, it was still drizzling and the trail was not sheltered, so in the end, we stayed put in the tram.

The tram then trudged on to the enclosures of the giraffes, zebras, bears (CUTE! but they were nowhere to be seen), foxes and the hyenas. At that point, a little girl beside us cooed "Ooooh, I love hyenas!". Eek! Where have all the girls who like flowers, rabbits and squirrels gone to?

What followed were the hippos, bearded pigs, tigers, tapirs and elephants (which I do not think look happy with their artificial environment). Then came my favourites: the capybaras and the anteaters (which sniff around and suck the ants and termites through their dangly snouts and ingest them)!

We missed out many animals like the mousedeers, fishing cats, owls, flying foxes, slow loris et cetera, as well as the animal show which was cancelled due to bad weather. Spoiler.

We braved the drizzle to cross the suspension bridge while hearing Wee wax lyrical about the surrealistic feel that she derived from the rain because rainforests generally receive frequent showers and high rainfall. Wee, I think you can gladly call this place your home.

I was cold and my slippers were soaked and it was plain miserable. We hurriedly left the Night Safari and headed to Blk 85 for a delicious tze char dinner.

Wee and I in front of the aquarium