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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 04/06/2026 16:14:00

One of the earliest zoos to abandon bars and cages in favour of open, moated enclosures, the Singapore Zoo opened in 1973 and helped pioneer a style of display in which animals appear to roam in landscapes that mimic their natural homes. Set on a wooded peninsula jutting into the Upper Seletar Reservoir, it has grown into one of the most admired zoos in the world. The open-concept design uses water, planting and hidden barriers rather than obvious fences, so that visitors see orang-utans moving...