What should Mandai add to its upcoming wildlife attractions (Speculation / Fantasy)

this might not be possible but maybe sumatran rhinos last zoo to display them if i rembered correctly was the cincinnati zoo but it s just a distant dream:(
 
I too had a similar thought that if Sumatran Rhinos were to be brought back in a facility outside of Sumatra. Realistically, it would be the Mandai Parks. Not just for geography and conservation reasons, but it would also give them another huge reason to draw in international visitors like myself :D. Just imagine the very marketable tagline of being the only place outside of Sumatra to see this critically endangered species. Wouldn’t that be so tempting? Of course, if they were to go somewhere; I hope it would be Rainforest Wild Asia (if they have enough land, that is). But if not, then perhaps the main Singapore Zoo would be my next option.
 
Austin the Sengi said:
I too had a similar thought that if Sumatran Rhinos were to be brought back in a facility outside of Sumatra. Realistically, it would be the Mandai Parks. Not just for geography and conservation reasons, but it would also give them another huge reason to draw in international visitors like myself :D. Just imagine the very marketable tagline of being the only place outside of Sumatra to see this critically endangered species. Wouldn’t that be so tempting? Of course, if they were to go somewhere; I hope it would be Rainforest Wild Asia (if they have enough land, that is). But if not, then perhaps the main Singapore Zoo would be my next option.
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Happy that another person would like to have sumatran rhinos outside of sumatra
 
Singapore Zoo
Do something with the Frozen Tundra land, tear it down and turn it into literally anything else as it's the biggest waste of space
Fill the pygmy hippo tanks with either turtles or surplus large freshwater fish from RW. Likewise, move the Chinese alligator back to its original enclosure in Reptopia

Night Safari
Pipe dream: aye-ayes
Introduce some new species to prevent the binturong and palm civet bloat; mostly small mammals, former species like the northern Luzon giant cloud rat or even present species that are off-display like their tamandua
Move the servals back here as they'd be way more active and visible in the night time

River Wonders
Bring in matamata to the dwarf caiman exhibit
Add more tigerfish, there's only one goliath left and the Nile River tank has too many tilapia
Anything to solve the glare issue especially in the Ganges and Mary River areas

Bird Paradise
Make some space for a raptor retirement aviary just like in Jurong. A large aviary for their Andean condor and king vulture would also be nice as well as on display aviaries for their Old World vultures and other birds of prey
Reacquiring birds which died out early on like palm-nut vultures in Heart of Africa and sarus crane in Wings of Asia
Cormorants would be nice either in Wings of Asia or Penguin Coast
Add glass windows to Winged Sanctuary to allow for slightly easier viewing of the birds especially the tiny ones. The common hill myna aviary is not very viewer friendly too
 
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NATY said:
Night Safari
Pipe dream: aye-ayes
Introduce some new species to prevent the binturong and palm civet bloat; mostly small mammals, former species like the northern Luzon giant cloud rat or even present species that are off-display like their tamandua
Move the servals back here as they'd be way more active and visible in the night time
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Speaking of Night Safari - monotremes for the Tasmanian Devil trail! ;)

NATY said:
Bird Paradise
Make some space for a raptor retirement aviary just like in Jurong. A large aviary for their Andean condor and king vulture would also be nice as well as on display aviaries for their Old World vultures and other birds of prey
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I really really miss seeing the raptors outside the show but I have no idea whether the park has the space to create these aviaries.

NATY said:
Bird Paradise
Add glass windows to Winged Sanctuary to allow for slightly easier viewing of the birds especially the tiny ones. The common hill myna aviary is not very viewer friendly too
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Isn't it better to place a sheltered pathway or some sort of shades for Winged Sanctuary? I find it hard to view the birds due to the glare and adding glass windows will just make it even worse (e.g. some tanks at River Wonders)
 
NATY said:
Singapore Zoo
Do something with the Frozen Tundra land, tear it down and turn it into literally anything else as it's the biggest waste of space
Fill the pygmy hippo tanks with either turtles or surplus large freshwater fish from RW. Likewise, move the Chinese alligator back to its original enclosure in Reptopia

Night Safari
Pipe dream: aye-ayes
Introduce some new species to prevent the binturong and palm civet bloat; mostly small mammals, former species like the northern Luzon giant cloud rat or even present species that are off-display like their tamandua
Move the servals back here as they'd be way more active and visible in the night time

River Wonders
Bring in matamata to the dwarf caiman exhibit
Add more tigerfish, there's only one goliath left and the Nile River tank has too many tilapia
Anything to solve the glare issue especially in the Ganges and Mary River areas

Bird Paradise
Make some space for a raptor retirement aviary just like in Jurong. A large aviary for their Andean condor and king vulture would also be nice as well as on display aviaries for their Old World vultures and other birds of prey
Reacquiring birds which died out early on like palm-nut vultures in Heart of Africa and sarus crane in Wings of Asia
Cormorants would be nice either in Wings of Asia or Penguin Coast
Add glass windows to Winged Sanctuary to allow for slightly easier viewing of the birds especially the tiny ones. The common hill myna aviary is not very viewer friendly too
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NATY said:
None as the park hasn't opened yet. But in seriousness, some okapis have arrived and are being kept behind the scenes in the zoo until Rainforest Wild opens and a large lemur walkthrough exhibit is being planned
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I have a wishlist of animals in mind which I hope will be there:

African Pygmy Hedgehog
African Pygmy Dormouse
Desert Hedgehog
Honey Badger
Striped Weasel
Gorilla
African Elephant
Camels
more chameleons
Madagascar Hedgehog Tenrec
Streaked Tenrec
...and those others they transfer from existing Mandai parks
 
Tarzanboy said:
I have a wishlist of animals in mind which I hope will be there:

African Pygmy Hedgehog
African Pygmy Dormouse
Desert Hedgehog
Honey Badger
Striped Weasel
Gorilla
African Elephant
Camels
more chameleons
Madagascar Hedgehog Tenrec
Streaked Tenrec
...and those others they transfer from existing Mandai parks
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Remember that this is a Rainforest Park. That eliminates about half of your species. Additionally, gorillas are highly unlikely due to the bacteria in Singapore's soil that is lethal to them, and African Elephants would pose too big of a potential danger of EEHV to asian elephants.

Lastly, while I understand that you are new, try to limit double posting. If you think of something you want to add after publishing your post, you have an hour to edit it.
 
KaiGoesMandai said:
Remember that this is a Rainforest Park. That eliminates about half of your species. Additionally, gorillas are highly unlikely due to the bacteria in Singapore's soil that is lethal to them, and African Elephants would pose too big of a potential danger of EEHV to asian elephants.

Lastly, while I understand that you are new, try to limit double posting. If you think of something you want to add after publishing your post, you have an hour to edit it.
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I did not know how to do it.
Anyway, hope that the smaller species can make it here.
 
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