Mini Zoo Theme Park @ East Traditional Cache
Mini Zoo Theme Park @ East
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Extract & courtesy from National Archives of Singapore :
"The Singapore Miniature Zoo was opened on 25 January 1957 at Pasir Panjang. Founded by animal dealer, Mr Tong Seng Mun； the two hectare zoo located on 189 West Coast Road featured animals such as lions, sun bears, panthers, camels, sea lions, penguins, tapirs, a rhinoceros, a baby elephant, baby orang utans, and a variety of birds and fishes. The zoo was opened daily from 9am to 7pm and visitors had to pay an admission fee of 50 cents for adults and 20 cents for children. The enforcement of international wildlife trade regulation as well as trade sanctions during Konfrontasi led to the zoo’s closure in the early 1960s. Mr Tong later served as a consultant in the establishment of the Van Kleef Aquarium, Jurong Bird Park and the Singapore Zoo. It is believed that there were at least five other menageries in Singapore in the past namely, the Whampoa Gardens Private Zoo set up in the mid-1800s, the Singapore Botanical Gardens’ Miniature Zoo established towards the end of the 19th century, the Punggol Zoo opened in 1928, the Tampines Zoo started in 1954 and a second Punggol Zoo founded in 1963."
In a recent local news, there was a report of another mini zoo in this area. An owner of a semi-detached house in Tanah Merah who create a mini ‘theme park’ in his home. The owner placed statues of animals and cartoon characters outside his home. The statues of animals placed outside the house, including a rhinoceros, parrot, cow, tortoise, and monkey. There are also sculptures of cartoon characters like Batman and Green Lantern to draw in younger visitors. He also kept more than 30 parrots and converted his courtyard into a mini theme park or a mini-zoological garden as he would call it. He has always loved animals since young.
The cache is a few tens meters away from the actual location; enjoy and have fun in this caching.
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