Zoo Safari Singapore

Since 1973, Singapore Zoo has been known for having among the most beautiful wildlife park settings in the world, where animals roam freely in open and naturalistic habitats. More than 2,800 animals representing over 300 species of mammals, birds and reptiles call Singapore Zoo home.

Singapore Zoo is also well-known for its walk-through exhibits that bring animals and visitors together in one space for incredibly intimate encounters. Singapore Zoo is also a Learning Zoo - where the guest experience involves understanding the animals at a deeper level through well-designed and interactive educational displays.

Whether you travel onboard one of our guided trams or trek on foot at your own leisurely pace, your experience will take you through some of the most distinctive global wildlife habitats of the world.

Over 1.6 million visitors come to Singapore Zoo every year. We’d love to see you soon!

 

The animal shows

The animal shows at Singapore Zoo are designed to maintain our animals’ natural instincts and behaviours through activities. Such activities help to deepen our understanding towards them and even participate in the wonders of their ways. Get ready for an awesome time with our star animals at three animal presentations — Rainforest Fights Back, Splash Safari and Elephants at Work and Play. Each presentation happens at least twice daily. Be sure to catch at least one, if not all, and be awed by the bond between the animals and their trainers.

 

Elephants Of Asia

Embark on yet another journey, this time to bombard your senses with a kaleidoscope of rich colours from exotic Asia. Since their domestication 4,000 years ago, Asian elephants have influenced the Asian way of life more significantly than any other animal. Revered as gods in Hinduism, regarded as sacred in Buddhism and tamed as servants for thelogging industry, elephants continue to play an important role in the lives of thousands of Asians.Elephants of Asia is a one-hectare exhibit that showcases the largest living land mammal, and the colourful history and cultural elements that are associated with these gentle giants. It boasts a mud wallow, bathing pool, viewing loft and rustic thatched huts with Myanmar-influenced architecture. Elevated boardwalks take you through the length of the eco-habitat.

 

Fragile Forest

Fragile Forest is dedicated to highlighting the fragility of ecosystems, in particular the rainforest and the mangrove habitat. The rainforest environment is recreated in the form of a 20,000 cubic metre flight area, one of the largest in the world. The flight area teems with a variety of rainforest species — butterflies, lemurs, mousedeer, sloths, fruit bats, lories, crowned pigeons and iguanas. Hundreds of mighty trees, delicate ferns, palms, shrubs and undergrowth flourish. The chorus of insects, achieved through soundscaping, effectively recreates the forest ambience. Cascades, logs and a misting system lend the final touch to landscaping.

 

Hamadryas baboons

As the name suggests, Hamadryas baboons — Great Rift Valley of Ethiopia replicates the Great Rift Valley. Inspired by the dry savannah bio-climatic zone of Ethiopia, this impressive eco-exhibit occupies an area of 8,000 square metres. Dramatic rocky escarpments, created using glass-fibre reinforced concrete, simulate the natural habitat of a troop of close to 90 Hamadryas baboons and a herd of Nubian ibexes. Weaving through the hilly outcrops, a group of banded mongooses come into view. The black-backed jackal and rock hyraxes can be admired through glass-viewing panels within stonewalled and thatched-roofed huts. The cultural elements of Ethiopia are powerfully conveyed through the replicas of the Konso and Amharic villages. Dwelling huts with earth floors and mud walls display authentic utensils, tools and storage containers to portray how the African tribes live under harsh conditions. Carved effigies of departed heroes stand guard at the entrances of the Konso village. A coffee ceremony hut completes the Ethiopian landscape.

 

Polar Bear

The opening of the Polar Bear Viewing Exhibit in 1988 marked the beginning of a new concept in displaying aquatic animals. It is a great thrill for guests to be able to observe the seldom-seen underwater behavior of the bears and to `rub noses' with them.