Jurong bird park- one of the largest bird parks in the World
This week for something different I thought I would talk about Jurong Bird Park, Singapore, one of the larges t bird parks in the World. We visited Jurong Bird Park in April 2017. It was a very hot and humid day, I think about 35 degrees and extremely high humidity. I have a theory that on very hot days in Singapore, there is rain coming. Jurang Bird Park is closing in 18 months time, to be relocated permanently closer to Singapore Zoo at Mandai. It is scheduled to be reopened in 2020. It rained mid afternoon for us, thunderstorms galore. However, I got to meet some lovely Singapore locals whilst sheltering, and heard about their lives in Singapore and what Jur o ng Bird Park meant to them as children growing up. They were visiting the park for the last time before their beloved park moves to Mandai. Surprisingly, as locals, they didn’t even have an umbrella! I thought umbrella’s were compulsory in Singapore. These are African Grey Parrots, A.J's favourite par...
