2 Jurong Hill
Singapore 628925
Singapore 628925
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| The stunning King penguins with Humboldt |
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| the beauty of puffins while resting |
So let the journey
begins: Penguin Coast is the place where different species of
penguins and puffin make their home in this breathtaking rocky and frigid
water. I grew up in a remote area in the Philippines and the only source for us
to see these beautiful creatures is just on TV and some media ads (poor me
ahahaha!). Seeing these species firsthand is a captivating memento that I
guess pretty much significant to share to everybody who hasn't seen these
creatures for real (hehehe!). We’ve never been yet to Antarctica, South
Africa, New Zealand and Australia where this cuddly creature's habituate but
being here in Singapore’s Jurong Bird Park is the closest encounter that I and
Balong can get (ahahaha!). We do have plan to visit those countries but don't
know yet when (sponsors pleaseee!! ahahaha). As of now, since we have no
budget for that trip better focus on the beauty of Penguin Colony in here first
(ahahaha!)
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| view of the colony from the platform |
This is the
first attraction in Singapore's Jurong Bird Park that will greet you just 10
meters away from the entrance. Penguins were divided into two sections: the
first section is composed of penguins that live in the glacial continent of Antarctica
and the second section are penguins that can adapt to tropical country like the
Singapore.
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| So what do you think? It's a pirate ship, ayt? :) |
The first
exhibit is just on your right when you get in. It is an air conditioned controlled
room that replicates the habitat of penguins in chilly continent of Antarctica.
The interesting part is the façade design that resembles to one of the ship
used by Jack Sparrow aka Johnny Deep in the movie “Pirates of the Caribbean” (ahahaha!).
That is just what I thought when I first saw the ship. Kids will truly love it
and I have to admit, I LOVE it too (ahahaha!). Look at the picture above for you
to judge if what I think is correct or not (ahahaha!).
The exhibit will
lead you to the path indoors to a spacious dome with plinth for visitors. The
vicinity is slightly lit, just enough glow for visitors not to stumble. All the
signage with concise info about penguins, puffins and the like is the only
source of light in the area. They were enclosed by a viewing glass panel
complete with ice blocks, rugged coastline, towering rockscapes and underwater
viewing where visitors can see how penguins swim and catch fish. I know that
these species should be in the wild but most of these birds were already
endangered. Placing them on their natural habitat might lessen their numbers of
existence and having them here sheltered and meticulously breed is a must.
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| The way penguin swim |
As per
information they have 4 species of penguin; however, the only breed I am
familiar with is the stunning King Penguin. I was searching for the Rockhopper,
the Macaroni and the Humboldt species but I can’t really identify which is
which as they are a 'bit' blurry because of the mist in the window pane. I just
snap and snap all corners of the pen inorder to have good shots and fortunately
I accumulated some. On the same enclosure, more than 20 puffins known as
"sea parrots" or "clowns of the sea" is on the right corner
socially mingling with each other.
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| At last, i found several Humboldth in the crevices at the beack. |
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| Info about penguin that you will learn just in the entrance. |
We suppose to
attend one of the two feeding sessions but unfortunately because of the time
constraints we weren't able too as there are still so many features around the
park that we need to explore.
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| Lovely jackass lying on the man made cave :) |
Right after we visit
the 1st section, we step-out and transferred to the 2nd exhibit just opposite to
the ‘Pirate Ship’. A memento to behold! (ahahaha!). At first, we were
unaware that there are penguins in there (raw stupidity strikes again
ahahaha). We thought it was just an ordinary fence for ducks because when
we sit there we’ve seen only lovely double crested cormorants swimming. We are
really unaware as we thought these ‘african hut’ (like the picture below)
is just a shade for visitors who are tired of roaming around the park; however,
to our amazement when we wander around the vicinity, we’ve seen colony of
African penguins lying on the sand beneath a manmade cave in the right corner
of the enclosure (ahahaha!).
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| The enclosure on the right is where the endangered African pennguins stay. |
I don’t know how many penguins dwell in
there but we’ve seen 8 of them (ahahaha!), I can’t help myself but
astonish and cover my mouth while laughing so that no sound will come out (ahahaha!).
If watching the King Penguin, the Macaroni, the Rockhopper and the Humboldt is
divided by glass windows, in here, you can almost touch them just about a meter
away in front of us (waaaaaaaaaaaa too near yet 'NO TOUCHING' allowed (ahahaha!).
An amazing and wonderful experience for REAL (ahahaha!). One signage
specifies that they are actually called jackass penguin, well, they sounded
like donkey, though (ahahaha!). They always bray while playing just like
little kids, so cute and so adorable (ahahaha!).
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| Look how adorable they are, so cute!!!! |
However, we
can't set aside the fact that these creatures are already endangered. Please
stop to all of the information/reminders around the area on how we can take
care of them. It is an enlightenment on how we could help save these species. Hope
to see them increase their volume in the near future for our kids and kid's
children to witness this lovable and so beautiful species.
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| When we passed in here these 'jackass' do play like children and shout bray like donkey..... |
I have nothing else to say but thank
you Lord for this magical experience.
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| Come to Daddy, come on... ahahahaha!!! |
The colorful world of Flamingo Lake
is up next…..
Cheeerrrrrrrrrrriooooooosssss…..
Enan signing off….
:)
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