School break is over. A week went by so quickly which is good because going to school would keep missy busy. We did not go out of town during this one week except for a one day road trip to Jeram which is near Kuala Selangor to check out a new resort. Missy went to play at her friend’s house and they had loads of fun chatting and checking out her friend’s new guitar. The tweens are so into music now and they know every song that’s playing on the radio.
As she and daddy love visiting the zoo, we decided to check out Zoo Negara on Saturday, together with our friend and her 3 kids. The last time we were there was missy was 6 years old. Ticket prices have increased to rm44 for adult and rm16 for children. The fee includes the entrance fee to the Panda Conservation Centre. We were pleasantly surprised to see some upgrading works being carried out at the entrance to beautify the zoo.
However, once we were inside, our joy turned to dismay. The animals look sad and dirty in their small ‘cages’. Some of the animals seemed lifeless, probably due to the heat and also the small space. Some have skin problem too. The sea lion show was a let-down. The birds and the bear cat (binturung) segments are still the same, just like what we saw 6 years ago. The live show was conducted in Bahasa Malaysia only and I wonder if the foreign visitors understand at all what was being transpired during the show. The reptile area was closed as they are doing some upgrading works. The kids were not happy.
The only highlight was the pandas. The daddy, mommy and baby pandas are very cute. They really enjoy their lives in the airconditioned center by eating imported bamboo, playing and sleeping all day.
Nevertheless, the kids had a great time eventhough it was 35 degree Celsius that day. We left at around 1.30pm without even visiting the lions and the elephants as it was too hot.
I don’t think we would go back to visit Zoo Negara for a few years to come. Taiping Zoo and Melaka Zoo are better choices if you plan to bring your kids to see the animals.
I have not stepped into Zoo Negara for very many years. I hate zoos coz I hate being roasted under the sun 😀 Won’t mind going to one in a cold country though 🙂