Thursday, November 17, 2011

Malaysian Endangered Journey - Tiger and Sunbear @Zoo Negara


Tram ride from the elephant enclosure to the tigers


Meat for the tiger


Chunks of raw meat was placed on a hook and reeled in into the enclosure.
The tiger caught whiff of the meat and leaped at it


An ice block filled with pieces of raw chicken was thrown by the edge of the pool for the tigers to claw and grab


The tiger enjoying an icy chicken treat


Looking at a photo that compared the size of a polar bear compared to an adult human


Han wanting a closer look at cruel animal traps


Getting snared in a metal hoop is very painful as this volunteer found out


In the Education Centre, we untwined gunny rope. The thinner fragments of the rope was used to make props for the tigers.
Raffia string can not be used as it will cut into the animal's skin


Preparing paste out of corn flour for the tiger's prop

Using the paste to stick on toilet roll tubes onto a box.


The kids were asked what animal they wanted to tiger to hunt. The kids said "Tiger!"


So the box was to resemble a tiger and raw meat will be placed within for the tiger to maul at.



Bamboo logs
The sunbear has claws like Wolverine of X-Men and uses it to claw out food from deep within the bamboo


Holes bored into the bamboo log



Stuffing sunflower seeds and raisins into the bamboo logs. These were for the sunbears



The boys trying their hand at boring holes using a hand drill



Concentrating hard at fitting the seeds into the holes

Bread is lathered with honey and stuffed into the bamboo logs. Each slice of bread is separated by a piece of banana leaf.




Parents were ready to take over when the kids lost interest and wandered off

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