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" My Staycation & Jalan Jalan (Walkabout) solo free & easy day trip to Zoo Negara (National Zoo of Malaysia), Ulu Klang, Gombak, Selangor on Sunday April 2021 (09.30 > 14.30), travelling by own vehicle (using GPS or Waze); my 38th outdoor trip after the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO 1.0) by the Malaysian Government on March 18 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic & revised to Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) on March 5 2021 banning inter-state travels but allowing inter-districts; my last visit to Zoo Negara was probably 25 years ago "
Travel Itinerary (by self drive car): Subang Jaya > Ulu Klang, Selangor > Subang Jaya (approx 76km)
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| Subang Jaya (my home place) > Zoo Negara - 38km one way |
Total expenses incurred: Rm10 (petrol) + Rm10 (parking fee) + Rm23 (entrance fee, senior citizen) = Rm43 (US$10.30)
1) Zoo Negara (National Zoo), Taman Zooview, Ulu Klang, Gombak District, Selangor - covers 110 acres of land, officially opened in Nov 1963 by the 1st Prime Minister of Malaysia, the park is managed by a NGO known as the Malaysian Zoological Society, entrance fee for Non Malaysian Adult Rm88 (US$21), Malaysian Adult Rm45 (US$10.74), Malaysian Children 3-12 years old Rm18 (US$4.30), Senior Citizen above 60+ Rm23 (US$5.50), the ticket price includes admission to the Giant Panda Conservation Center (the main attraction), due to Ramadan (Muslims fasting month), the crowd was reported much less during this particular period !
2) Photography & Gift Shop, Zoo Negara
3) Signs & Directions, Zoo Negara
4) Giant Panda Conservation Center, Zoo Negara - given 10 minutes to view the 2 Giant Pandas inside the center & move on .... a very worthwhile & interesting visit & educational too as the display boards have a lot of information & facts written on Panda habitat & dietary habits etc, the center was established in 2014 to house the 2 Giant Pandas, Feng Yi & Fu Wa which was born in China in Aug 2006 & were on loan to Malaysia from China. Yi Yi is the 2nd Panda born in Zoo Negara !
5) Giant Panda - Yi Yi, the baby Panda, Zoo Negara; cute, plump looking & playful ! Have fun watching this cute creature ! Do you know that Pandas have 6 fingers, Panda's scientific name Ailuropoda Melanoleuca literally means "Black & White Cat Foot", the word "Panda" came from Nepali word "Poonya" means "Bamboo Eater", in China, Panda is called "Da Xiong Mao" meaning "Large Bear Cat" & Bamboo is actually a Grass !
6) Feeding Room, Washrooms, Zoovenir Center, Panda Cafe & Exit, Zoo Negara - buy a Panda toy for your kids to cuddle every night while sleeping ! I exited this center happily after the visit (long overdue), if you not seen a real Panda in action, make a date & just show up in Zoo Negara during one of the weekends !
7) Panda Cafe, Zoo Negara - if you have been walking for more than 1 hour in Zoo Negara, just sit back & relax in the Panda Cafe & enjoy a cup of hot coffee !
My Good Old Days - my free & easy visit to Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Sichuan, China (Sept 2014) - there are currently just 1,864 Giant Pandas in the world + 400 in the captivity !
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| Backpackers are Down to Earth ? Loners ? Friendlier ? |
My Good Old Days - my free & easy visit to Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling, Sikkim, India (Sept 2019) - there are currently less than 10,000 red pandas in the world !
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| Red Panda - an iconic landmark in Gangtok, Sikkim, India |
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| Red Panda is the state animal of Sikkim, India |
8) Bear Complex, Zoo Negara
9) Malayan Sun Bear, Zoo Negara
10) Brown Bear, Zoo Negara
11) Malayan Tapir, Zoo Negara - an endangered specie, its numbers have been decreasing over the years, approx 1,500-2,000 tapirs now in Malaysia, a tapir looks like a large pig with a trunk, although it is more closely related to the horse & rhinoceros !
12) Asian Elephant, Zoo Negara
13) Cheetah, Zoo Negara
14) Agile Wallaby, Zoo Negara
15) Javan Deers, Zoo Negara
16) Camels, Zoo Negara
17) White Rhinoceros, Zoo Negara
18) Nyala, Zoo Negara
19) Malayan Porcupine, Zoo Negara
20) Hyaena, Zoo Negara
21) Banteng, Zoo Negara
22) Red Legged Pademelon, Zoo Negara
23) Black & White Ruffed Lemur, Zoo Negara
24) Siamang, Zoo Negara
25) Stump-tailed Macaque, Zoo Negara
26) Lion-tailed Macaque, Zoo Negara
27) White Headed Gibbon, Zoo Negara
28) Children's World, Zoo Negara - kid's pet animals around the corner here !
29) Oriental Pied Hornbill & White-Bellied Sea Eagle, Zoo Negara - hidden somewhere ?
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