Lifespan
15 years in the wild
Up to 30 years under human care
The following Park Experiences are temporarily suspended due to safe distancing measures:
Elephant Presentation | Keepers' Chit Chat
The Wet Play Area at KidzWorld is temporarily closed due to safe distancing measures. Pony rides, Falabella grooming and Rabbit petting at Buddy Barn at KidzWorld are temporarily suspended due to safe distancing measures.
Our shows are operating at limited capacity as part of the necessary Safe Management Measures. We seek your understanding that once full, we will be unable to accept more guests.
The following exhibit will be closed due to upgrading works:
Frozen Tundra (Until further notice) | White Tiger (10 Mar 21 from 1pm onwards)
There will be a Bi-Annual Emergency Drill on 8 - 9 Mar 21. The following park experiences will operate from 10.30am onwards:
Rainforest Kidzworld | Wild Animal Carousel | Tram Services
You can now book seats for animal shows! Booking portal opens 90 minutes before show time, and can only be accessed onsite. Find out more
Lifespan
Up to 30 years under human care
Diet
Flowers and fruit
Habitat
Forests and swamps
Range
Continental and Southeast Asia.
Flying foxes are threatened by over-hunting and deforestation. They are hunted as exotic meat and also consumed as a traditional cure for asthma. Previously, it was thought that flying foxes eat up the flowers of the durian tree and many orchard owners set up nets to trap them.
Studies using camera traps have confirmed that these bats are probably the most effective pollinators for durian trees.
Pollen sticks to their fur as they feed on the nectar, and is transferred when they move off to feed on the flowers of another tree. If flying foxes were to go extinct one day, so might durians. That alone is reason enough to conserve them.
Near Threatened
Likely to become vulnerable in the near future
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is widely recognized as the most comprehensive, objective global approach for evaluating the conservation status of plant and animal species.
Unknown risk of extinction
At relatively low risk of extinction
Likely to become vulnerable in the near future
At high risk of extinction in the wild
At very high risk of extinction in the wild
At extremely high risk of extinction in the wild
Survives only in captivity
No surviving individuals in the wild or in captivity