Jan
9
2013

Hippopotamus @ Singapore Zoo

After visiting our local zoo and seeing how sad all the caged monkeys and the rest of the animals are, we don’t really quite like zoos anymore until we came across Singapore Zoo. Their Orang Utans there are free-ranged and dangled freely on trees. All other animals have their own spacious enclosures and no one was in cages.

Ethan especially loves the hippopotamus. He has never imagined a hippo to be so graceful until he saw with his own eyes those hippo tip toeing in the water!

Hippos in Singapore Zoo

Here in Singapore Zoo, the hippos swim freely and visitors get to see their entire features in that glass enclosure.

Singapore Zoo

Ethan was tickled by the way the hippo tip toed across him. Hippos can’t swim so they walk in water.

Hipopotamus in Singapore Zoo

These two are a couple. I forgot their names.

Can hippos swim?

We even got to see the hippos feeding.

Hipopotamus feeding

Nom nom nom. We love the Singapore Zoo very much and are saddened that our local zoo is in such a deplorable state. I wish something will be done to improve our local zoo :(

Tags: Singapore, Zoo

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Yan January 9, 2013 at 3:09 pm

Ethan looks so different in these pictures. May be because his hair style. He looks so small next to the hippo.

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  Merryn January 9, 2013 at 10:55 pm
  
  He sweat and I kept wiping his hair until flat liao ..
  
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suituapui January 9, 2013 at 4:09 pm

Aiyorrrrr!!!!! I hope when Ethan sees me, he will not think that he has seen me somewhere before. Muahahahahahaha!!!

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  Merryn January 9, 2013 at 10:53 pm
  
  LMAO Arthur!! You cracked me up with this comment! Hahahhahhaa..
  
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Hayley January 9, 2013 at 5:15 pm

Wow, the hippo is so much relax there compared to Malaysia’s zoo! Haha xD

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  Merryn January 9, 2013 at 10:55 pm
  
  They definitely look happier too!
  
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Alien January 9, 2013 at 10:49 pm

haha! now i know hippo got tail!!! so cuteee!

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  Merryn January 9, 2013 at 10:53 pm
  
  Yeah la! If harap our zoo, we can only see the TOP of the hippos dipped in murky water.. Sad, so sad..
  
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yuhjiun January 9, 2013 at 11:00 pm

Wow first time i see a hippo! cuteeeee

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Caroline Ng May Ling January 10, 2013 at 9:56 am

That’s why i never fancy our local zoo! >.<

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henrytan January 10, 2013 at 1:22 pm

so next time if ethan cant swim, he will walk instead? =p

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Carolyn January 10, 2013 at 2:12 pm

Yeah Singapore Zoo is really world class. We saw the same hippos too. They were kissing in fact. I took some pictures but unfortunately my skill is terrible. So the pictures turned out dark. Didn’t bother to post it in my blog. Sigh.

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Choi Yen January 10, 2013 at 2:27 pm

I heard that Singapore Zoo was awarded something like Best Zoo bla bla bla, I’m not sure how true is it???

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Ken January 11, 2013 at 1:48 am

never been to Singapore zoo nor i like to go to zoo, i prefer to observe my cash (for the entrance fees duh) than looking at animals HAHA

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I am a mother to two boys; Ethan and Ayden and a wife to Darling William. I'm a stay at home mum who blogs to break the monotony of life and to avoid feeling jaded. Would love to get to know all the Super Mommies and Daddies and Babies or Singles out there with the hope that we can learn more from each other. Most of all, I am a happy person, and I hope YOU are too.