A short visit to Zoo Negara

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September 17, 2007. I was invited by my friend to visit the National Zoo of Malaysia; Zoo Negara. The zoo is located in the northern part of Kuala Lumpur city.

When I reached there, I was shocked to find out a lot of birds (introduced by the staff from the Zoo) are building nests on the trees of the zoo....& they are allowed to fly in & out of the zoo, anytime!!! Amazing!

Here are some pictures taken inside the zoo:


A Stork, Mycteria sp.:





A Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala:






A Painted Stork is carrying the leaf litter. (material for building nest)




Alone....

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Pelican, Pelecanus sp.




Is this Marabou Stork, Leptoptilos crumeniferus ???





Close-up picture; same species as above:





African Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus; escaped from the cage:

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Malayan elephant, Elephas maximus (captured from the jungle of West Malaysia):




The leopard (Panthera pardus):






The sleeping lion, Panthera leo:




Malayan tiger, Panthera tigris jacksoni (subspecies of tiger):





The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius):




More coming up....