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@Zooish, I mean if you don't mind, would you please provide a species list of the Singapore night safari, I mean there has never been a species list of the Night Safari, and I reckon there is one for the zoo which is incomplete. And we all Zoochatters absolutely love a species list. So would you......
 
As requested, here's the current species list for Night Safari. It includes species that only appear in the shows and keeper talks.

Mammals

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Indian rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
Nile hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Ankole cattle (Bos taurus)
Markhor (Capra faconeri)
Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci)
Indian sambar (Rusa unicolor unicolor)
Malayan sambar (Rusa unicolor equina)
Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Brow-antlered deer (Panolia eldii thamin)
Axis deer (Axis axis)
Indian hog deer (Hyelaphus porcinus)
Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
Lesser mousedeer (Tragulus kanchil)
Yellow-striped mousedeer (Moschiola kathygre)
Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus oi)
Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)
African lion (Panthera leo)
Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Serval (Leptailurus serval)
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Red Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
White-bearded masked palm civet (Paguma larvata leucomystax)
Sumatran palm civet (Paradoxus musangus)
Small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)
Hog badger (Arctonyx collaris)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
Common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Malayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura)
Red-and-white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus)
Spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans)
Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)
Spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum)
Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
Lesser dog-faced fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis)
Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus)
Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Birds

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
Spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo)
Buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu)
Barn owl (Tyto alba)
Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
Northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
Sunda scops owl (Otus lempiji)
Collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)

Reptiles

Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
Asian giant pod turtle (Heosemys grandis)
Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
Burmese rock python (Python bivittatus)

Fish

Giant pangasius (Pangasius sanitwongsei)
Striped wallago (Wallagonia leerii)

Invertebrates

Chaco golden-knee tarantula (Grammostola pulchripes)
Mexican redleg tarantula (Brachypelma emilia)
Asian giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer)
Madagascan hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Gray's twig (Lonchodes brevipes)
Giant African land snail (Achatina fulica)
 
@Zooish, thanks a lot Zooish, I am so surprised that bongos are the only antelopes being held at the park currently and that is so disappointing! But the species list is very interesting! Thank you once again.
 
Zooish said:
As requested, here's the current species list for Night Safari. It includes species that only appear in the shows and keeper talks.

Mammals

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Indian rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
Nile hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Ankole cattle (Bos taurus)
Markhor (Capra faconeri)
Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci)
Indian sambar (Rusa unicolor unicolor)
Malayan sambar (Rusa unicolor equina)
Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Brow-antlered deer (Panolia eldii thamin)
Axis deer (Axis axis)
Indian hog deer (Hyelaphus porcinus)
Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
Lesser mousedeer (Tragulus kanchil)
Yellow-striped mousedeer (Moschiola kathygre)
Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus oi)
Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)
African lion (Panthera leo)
Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Serval (Leptailurus serval)
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Red Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
White-bearded masked palm civet (Paguma larvata leucomystax)
Sumatran palm civet (Paradoxus musangus)
Small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)
Hog badger (Arctonyx collaris)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
Common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Malayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura)
Red-and-white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus)
Spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans)
Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)
Spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum)
Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
Lesser dog-faced fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis)
Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus)
Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Birds

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
Spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo)
Buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu)
Barn owl (Tyto alba)
Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
Northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
Sunda scops owl (Otus lempiji)
Collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)

Reptiles

Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
Asian giant pod turtle (Heosemys grandis)
Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
Burmese rock python (Python bivittatus)

Fish

Giant pangasius (Pangasius sanitwongsei)
Striped wallago (Wallagonia leerii)

Invertebrates

Chaco golden-knee tarantula (Grammostola pulchripes)
Mexican redleg tarantula (Brachypelma emilia)
Asian giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer)
Madagascan hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Gray's twig (Lonchodes brevipes)
Giant African land snail (Achatina fulica)
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Is the night safari really this mammal centric?
 
the racoon has spoken said:
Is the night safari really this mammal centric?
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Considering how there are few species of birds active in the night (especially those that are not owls) then I wouldn't expect too many birds.

I wouldn't expect fish in a self proclaimed safari park.

I'm surprised about the low amount of reptiles and amphibians, but as with fish I wouldn't expect to see one in a self proclaimed safari park. Plus, correct me if I am wrong, wouldn't most reptiles be inactive in the night because it being colder without sunshine.
 
Zooish said:
As requested, here's the current species list for Night Safari. It includes species that only appear in the shows and keeper talks.

Mammals

Asian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Indian rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
Nile hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)
Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer)
Gaur (Bos gaurus)
Lowland anoa (Bubalus depressicornis)
Ankole cattle (Bos taurus)
Markhor (Capra faconeri)
Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus)
Bharal (Pseudois nayaur)
Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci)
Indian sambar (Rusa unicolor unicolor)
Malayan sambar (Rusa unicolor equina)
Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Brow-antlered deer (Panolia eldii thamin)
Axis deer (Axis axis)
Indian hog deer (Hyelaphus porcinus)
Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)
Lesser mousedeer (Tragulus kanchil)
Yellow-striped mousedeer (Moschiola kathygre)
Bornean bearded pig (Sus barbatus oi)
Babirusa (Babyrousa celebensis)

Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
Sloth bear (Melursus ursinus)
Malayan tiger (Panthera tigris jacksoni)
African lion (Panthera leo)
Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica)
Sri Lankan leopard (Panthera pardus kotiya)
Clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa)
Serval (Leptailurus serval)
Leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis)
Fishing cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Red Dhole (Cuon alpinus)
Fennec fox (Vulpes zerda)
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus)
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)
Striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena)
Binturong (Arctictis binturong)
White-bearded masked palm civet (Paguma larvata leucomystax)
Sumatran palm civet (Paradoxus musangus)
Small-toothed palm civet (Arctogalidia trivirgata)
Hog badger (Arctonyx collaris)
Asian small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus)
Kinkajou (Potos flavus)
Common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla)
Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica)
Southern three-banded armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus)
Aardvark (Orycteropus afer)
Capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)
Indian crested porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Malayan porcupine (Hystrix brachyura)
Red-and-white giant flying squirrel (Petaurista alborufus)
Spotted giant flying squirrel (Petaurista elegans)
Luzon slender-tailed cloud rat (Phloeomys pallidus)
Sunda slow loris (Nycticebus coucang)
Spectral tarsier (Tarsius spectrum)
Large flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus)
Lesser dog-faced fruit bat (Cynopterus brachyotis)
Bennett's wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus rufogriseus)
Common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula)
Sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps)

Birds

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)
Spotted whistling duck (Dendrocygna guttata)
Eurasian eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)
Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata)
Spotted wood owl (Strix seloputo)
Buffy fish owl (Ketupa ketupu)
Barn owl (Tyto alba)
Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae)
Northern white-faced owl (Ptilopsis leucotis)
Sunda scops owl (Otus lempiji)
Collared owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)

Reptiles

Indian gharial (Gavialis gangeticus)
Asian giant pod turtle (Heosemys grandis)
Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis)
Reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus)
Burmese rock python (Python bivittatus)

Fish

Giant pangasius (Pangasius sanitwongsei)
Striped wallago (Wallagonia leerii)

Invertebrates

Chaco golden-knee tarantula (Grammostola pulchripes)
Mexican redleg tarantula (Brachypelma emilia)
Asian giant forest scorpion (Heterometrus spinifer)
Madagascan hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Gray's twig (Lonchodes brevipes)
Giant African land snail (Achatina fulica)
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What subspecies are the dhole and the striped hyena?
 
Junklekitteb said:
Are these still housed next to the RRHogs/dholes/aardvark respectively or have they been moved?

Are these still kept in the old giraffe exhibit?

Are all in Naracoorte Cave?
Thanks.
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Anoa are between the Malayan tiger and babirusa along the East Lodge Trail. RRH are currently not on display at Night Safari.

Bearded pigs are after the dholes on the tram ride.

Aardvark exhibit is the former serval exhibit. I believe you're thinking of bat-eared fox, which have been phased out (their former exhibit is empty now). Fennec foxes can only be seen during the Creatures of the Night show.

Ankole temporarily share (or time-share) an exhibit with Indian sambar. The old giraffe enclosure is closed for renovations to become an Indian rhino exhibit.

Yes all the invertebrates are in the cave.
 
Zooish said:
Anoa are between the Malayan tiger and babirusa along the East Lodge Trail. RRH are currently not on display at Night Safari.

Bearded pigs are after the dholes on the tram ride.

Aardvark exhibit is the former serval exhibit. I believe you're thinking of bat-eared fox, which have been phased out (their former exhibit is empty now). Fennec foxes can only be seen during the Creatures of the Night show.

Ankole temporarily share (or time-share) an exhibit with Indian sambar. The old giraffe enclosure is closed for renovations to become an Indian rhino exhibit.

Yes all the invertebrates are in the cave.
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Thanks alot. If I may ask, where are the rhinos, hog deer and sambar currently kept?
 
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Chapman'szebra said:
@Zooish, thanks a lot Zooish, I am so surprised that bongos are the only antelopes being held at the park currently and that is so disappointing! But the species list is very interesting! Thank you once again.
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I think think the Night Safari was always more geared towards rainforest S.E. Asian fauna. Bongo seem a bit out of place there. Would have fit better with the Zoo part.

This is all going to change soon with the new Zoo development.
 
@Zooish, so does the Night Safari exhibit Sunda slow loris, because their website says Javan slow loris? I always thought that the night safari has three species of slow loris, Bengal slow loris and the other two mentioned here.
 
Chapman'szebra said:
@Zooish, so does the Night Safari exhibit Sunda slow loris, because their website says Javan slow loris? I always thought that the night safari has three species of slow loris, Bengal slow loris and the other two mentioned here.
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WRS holds both Sunda and Javan slow loris, but I understand it is the Sunda that is displayed at Night Safari. The Bengals have died out.
 
Kifaru Bwana said:
I think think the Night Safari was always more geared towards rainforest S.E. Asian fauna. Bongo seem a bit out of place there. Would have fit better with the Zoo part.

This is all going to change soon with the new Zoo development.
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Bongo might get relocated to the new Rainforest Park South, which will be largely (or perhaps entirely?) African themed.

Going forward Night Safari will focus less on Southeast Asian animals and more on true nocturnal species, save for the large ungulates seen on the tram ride. Hence the recent and upcoming collection changes to include more owls, South American species, and the upcoming displays of Tasmanian devils and kiwi. I understand WRS is keen to acquire aye-aye and night monkeys too, but I'm not sure how that is going.
 
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