{"id":89344,"date":"2019-04-01T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/?p=89344"},"modified":"2019-04-01T20:57:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T12:57:38","slug":"pampermytravels-prepare-amazed-intelligent-birds-jurong-bird-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pamper.my\/news\/lifestyle\/travel-play\/pampermytravels-prepare-amazed-intelligent-birds-jurong-bird-park\/","title":{"rendered":"#PamperMyTravels: Prepare To Be Amazed By The Intelligent Birds At Jurong Bird Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before the Singapore Zoo was built, Jurong Bird Park<\/a> was the first wildlife park to open in Singapore on 1971 and till today, it remains as Asia’s largest bird park! This 20.2-hectare hillside haven for more than 3,500 birds over 400 species, of which 20% are threatened has over 850,00 visitors annually and is a must-visit!<\/p>\n

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We went on the Bird’s Eye Tour which got us a guided tour with Grace, our friendly tour guide of Jurong Bird Park. Not only she shared us little-known facts about our avian friends but her warm personality also kept us excited throughout the tour.<\/p>\n

Read on to find out what awesome experiences we had at Jurong Bird Park!<\/strong><\/p>\n

1.Meeting The Hornbills At The Wings of Asia<\/h3>\n
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Sally the Hornbill was so cute and smart!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jurong Bird Park’s newest aviary has one of the world’s most comprehensive and coveted collection of Asian birds of 135 species. Wings of Asia plays a key role in conservation with plans to make the aviary home to assurance colonies for some of the region\u2019s most endangered birds. Iconic birds in the aviary include the Bali mynah, black-winged starling and Luzon bleeding-heart dove.<\/p>\n

It also houses over 27 spacious and naturally landscaped aviaries over an area of 2,000m\u00b2 where you can see 19 hornbill species. At the same time, during the Hornbill Chit Chat Session, we got to pet and get to know, Sally the Oriental Pied Hornbill who was super friendly and adorable.<\/p>\n\r\n