Monday, March 7, 2011

Inside the ZOO NEGARA... FLORA & FAUNA..

Zoo Negara is a 120-acres land...the OLDEST & LARGEST ZOO in Malaysia... Zoo Negara is a MUST VISIT for anybody who come to KUALA LUMPUR... ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS/CHILDREN that surely will love Zoo Negara Malaysia...


Beside its more than 5000 FAUNAs representing 500 species... it also has a lot of FLORAs...
in Zoo Negara..


 Zoo Negara is inclusive with more than 100 species of TREEs, 10 species of BAMBOOs, 800 species of WOODY SHRUBS and HERBACEOUS PLANTS....


So, for anybody who loves FLORAs & FAUNAs.... Zoo Negara Malaysia is THE BEST PLACE TO VISIT..


In Zoo Negara Malaysia, There is a tree called Malayan Bayan (Jejawi by the locals).
It can be found from India to New Guinea.
It is very common in Peninsular Malaysia, often found in swampy ground & by the sea.
Jejawi trees in villages are often preserved & used for medicine.
This specimen in Zoo Negara may be ONE of THE BIGGEST in KUALA LUMPUR. 
YOU WILL ENJOY & HAVE FUN WITH THE NATURES... 
in
ZOO NEGARA
MALAYSIA

Inside the ZOO NEGARA.. the INSECTS ZOO..

WELCOME to the NATIONAL ZOO of MALAYSIA....

ONE OF THE BEST & THE LARGEST IN SOUTH EAST ASIA...

Today...you will see the 1st Insect Zoo in Malaysia, located in this zoo, only about 13km from the heart of KUALA LUMPUR...

INSECT ZOO provides all the visitors with a lot of UNIQUE INSECTS, with more than 50 different species of insects..it is THE LARGEST INSECT ZOO IN SOUTH EAST ASIA.....

Some of the Insects are :


Butterflies, Moths, Scorpions, Spiders, Tarantula, Malayan Tarantula, Cicada, Beetles, 3 Horned Beetles, Dung Beetles, Sparkle & Shine Jewej Beetles, Katydids, Mantids, Dead Leaf Mantids, Moving Leaf Insects, Stick Insects, Prickled Stick Insects.....


And the UNIQUENESS of these insects are many of them are CAMOUFLAGE or diguise with the environment...so we can't see them...eventhough it is ACTUALLY THEIR PROTECTION FROM THEIR PREDATORS....

Can you SEE the STICK INSECTS ?