Kings dethroned

[dennisthetiger]

my heart sank when i enter the holding area of a zoo, seeing my beloved tigers and a lion in these conditions. The behind the scences of the zoo is not as beautiful as it seems along the visitor path. i took a few pictures of them in it, clearly their expression tells it all.

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[erictan8888]

quite sad really...
but that is life....
at least they get to move around the exhibit area which looks much better than the holding area...
on the bright side, they serve to educate the public on the need to save the environment and that we share the earth with these animals.

eh, how did you get into the holding area?
just curious

[knpan]

what happen to these animals?

[stor]

At night behind a cage and sleeping or resting on concrete floor. Daytime show time where they get a bit more breathing space with some man make greenery. It is just like putting one behind a prison a night and sleeping on cold hard floor. Daytime...go out of the cell and walk around the prison courtyard all day long.

Originally Posted by knpan what happen to these animals?

[Alex chong]

Although kept in tight spaces, I am sure they are better off than their wild counterpart. They look well fed and healthy although bored.

[dennisthetiger]

Originally Posted by erictan8888 quite sad really... but that is life.... at least they get to move around the exhibit area which looks much better than the holding area... on the bright side, they serve to educate the public on the need to save the environment and that we share the earth with these animals. eh, how did you get into the holding area? just curious

this zoo happens to have an access to it's indoor holding area, it has an outdoor exhibit too, which i did not see a single animal on broad daylight, dunno what the keepers are doing..well if i were to manage a zoo, i would as least make the holding area look natural enough, not with concrete and bars, but with grass, rocks, water etc

Originally Posted by knpan what happen to these animals?

as explained above, i think the keepers of this zoo rather let the animals stay inside than letting them go into their outdoor exhibit, since visitors are allowed to enter the holding area..

Originally Posted by stor At night behind a cage and sleeping or resting on concrete floor. Daytime show time where they get a bit more breathing space with some man make greenery. It is just like putting one behind a prison a night and sleeping on cold hard floor. Daytime...go out of the cell and walk around the prison courtyard all day long.

sad life to have

Originally Posted by Alex chong Although kept in tight spaces, I am sure they are better off than their wild counterpart. They look well fed and healthy although bored.

well i would rather say the wild counter part is much better off, yes they might not be well fed as those in the zoo, but at least they are free, fitter cos of hunting activities, and they can display their natural behaviour like scent marking, territory guarding, fighting for mate etc

[nuanda]

i was wondering where since Singapore Zoo's 3 tigers are all white tigers.

[dennisthetiger]

Originally Posted by nuanda i was wondering where since Singapore Zoo's 3 tigers are all white tigers.

since 2001, if you want to see the orange ones, u need to visit the nigth safari. i believe you had not been to the zoo for ages...

[lerlind]

as sad as it gets..
but human kill/eat/control/waste/etc other animal and lifes..and mostly not for our own survival purpose..but what can we do..?

Originally Posted by Alex chong Although kept in tight spaces, I am sure they are better off than their wild counterpart. They look well fed and healthy although bored.

the first time i went safari was on a halloween night..and got very frighten by the huge and fierce tiger charging at us..as there re only us in the dark and jz got scared by the halloween path.. ;D
but the second time we went..the tiger looks weaker/thinner/loose skin..according to my bf..but i cant really tell..is it?or is aging..?

[dennisthetiger]

Originally Posted by lerlind as sad as it gets.. but human kill/eat/control/waste/etc other animal and lifes..and mostly not for our own survival purpose..but what can we do..? the first time i went safari was on a halloween night..and got very frighten by the huge and fierce tiger charging at us..as there re only us in the dark and jz got scared by the halloween path.. ;D but the second time we went..the tiger looks weaker/thinner/loose skin..according to my bf..but i cant really tell..is it?or is aging..?

well there can be a few factors, it might be a female as they are not as big and muscular as the males, the loose skin might be endemic to the subspecies(malayan tiger in this case), different subspecies have slightly different look in size, colour, and strip patterns. and yes old age can be a factor too(if its really really old), but i believe night safari won't display animals that are too old and weak.

[nuanda]

Originally Posted by dennisthetiger since 2001, if you want to see the orange ones, u need to visit the nigth safari. i believe you had not been to the zoo for ages...

Thanks. I was wondering cuz I saw the white tigers a few weeks back. only went Zoo, not NS.

[bresson]

I saw a book at Kino featuring animals that are being caged up in B & W. The photographer somehow managed to invoke the viewer with emotions of these animals caged up are as good as human beings in prison. Damn good photographer.