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A rain of fish was recorded in Singapore in 1861, when during three days of torrential rain numerous fish were found in puddles. Raining snakes, 1680. A rain of animals is a rare meteorological phenomenon in which flightless animals fall from the sky.
In March 2006, the Singapore Zoo opened its S$3.6-million Wildlife Healthcare and Research Centre. [36] The 1,600 sqm building includes a fully-equipped operating theatre, as well as extensive treatment facilities able to give advanced care to the animals housed in the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and Bird Paradise.
A weather radar with a range of 240 km (150 mi) was set up at Kallang Airport in 1948, and an upper-air observatory was formed in 1953 to study the vertical profile of the atmosphere by releasing weather balloons. [5] With Singapore's independence from Malaysia in 1965, the observation network in Singapore seceded from the MMS and became ...
Singapore has roughly 80 species of mammals (out of 11 different orders) including 45 species of bats and three species of non-human primates. [9] Currently, the only introduced non-domestic mammal species in Singapore is the variable squirrel. [10] The abundance of bats however has been decreasing rapidly due to habitat loss of over 95%. [11]
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Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve [a] is a nature reserve in the northwest area of Singapore.It is the first wetlands reserve to be gazetted in Singapore (2002), and its global importance as a stop-over point for migratory birds was recognised by the inclusion of the reserve into the East Asian Australasian Shorebird Site Network.
Some of the park's African animals, such as white rhinos and yellow mongooses, were born and raised on site rather than in warmer climes so are more used to British winters. The park said all of ...
NPS spokeswoman Daphne Yun said the agency would also provide additional parks police patrol in the area, where animal rescuers said at least eight animals were found dead or maimed since late July.