How to keep endangered animals in Singapore

Endangered animals get new lease of life in Singapore

Super urbanized Singapore is gaining a reputation as a successful nursery for some of the world's rarest animals, from jaguars and chimpanzees to Komodo dragons and manatees. The Singapore Zoological Gardens sees a steady stream of locally born additions to its collection, which currently numbers more than 2,500 animals. 

The Zoo has a breeding program for 315 species, around one in six of which are threatened. In 2009, 142 animals were born in the zoo, 32 of which were threatened species. 

The latest star of the program is a baby Komodo dragon hatched in December -- the first born in an Asian zoo outside the giant lizard's native Indonesia. The hatchling was the result of three years of effort by zookeepers watching over every step of its parents' courtship and mating to make sure everything went as planned.

So, if you've an endangered animal and want the best home for it, bring it to the Singapore Zoo.

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