Singapore has a new zoo/aquarium that is river themed. It’s divided into geographic sections that feature creatures that live in and beside the water. It also has pandas for some reason… that didn’t really fit into the ‘river’ theme.
There were two real highlights here. First, a HUGE manatee tank with a breeding colony of manatees. They were about as interested in me as I was in them — as soon as people looked through the glass they all swam over to the viewing window and stared back at us.
The other sight that made my jaw drop was an Indian prehistoric-looking crocodile thing called a gharial. In the underwater view it looked so much like a plesiosaur that I still can’t believe it.
