Monday, December 17, 2012

Christmas at the London Zoo

I don't mean for Malaysia to be a copycat but then again, good things should be copied shamelessly as what a colleague used to say. Isn't there an idiom that goes something like to be copied is the best form of flattery?

I saw two pictures in The Star that capture the spirit of Christmas, of all places, at a zoo. It's the London Zoo and the animals even receive gifts. How sweet!

It got me wondering if our Zoo Negara (National Zoo) too celebrates our major festivals with the animals or create a festive atmosphere both for the animals as well as for visitors.

Maybe they do now. I'm guilty of not having visited the zoo in the last ten years or so even though I pass by it quite a bit. Come to think of it, anyone who commutes to work using the stretch of the Middle Ring Road 2 (MRR2) in the Ulu Kelang area passes by the National Zoo at least once a day.

Here is the location of Zoo Negara. It is worth a visit when you visit Kuala Lumpur.


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And now a look at Christmas at the London Zoo..

A lion holds a "Christmas gift" during a photocall marking Christmas at the London Zoo on December 12, 2012. - AFP - 13 December, 2012

A penguin eats a fish next to a Christmas tree at London Zoo on December 12, 2012, during a photocall to mark Christmas. - AFP - 13 December, 2012

Merry Christmas, everyone! The End of the World has been postponed.

11 comments:

  1. wow, how humanitarian!! animals in the zoo also receives their christmas gifts?? that's warm.. hahaha, never even try to think of such thing to happen in our zoo~~ :p

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  2. I find it very thoughtful and caring of them that they would care so much for the animals to do that. Heart-warming is right. Thumbs up!

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  3. Ho Ho Ho zoo zoo zoo..animals having a fair share in Xmas

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  4. Visited a friend in the hospital after his heart operation and was 'shocked' when he said his Church does not celebrate Xmas and there is no such person as Santa Claus. Huh my jaws dropped. OK Bananaz learning day by day, now dunno should say Merry Xmas to Christians or not? He will say Happy Holiday instead.

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    1. Bananaz, I know what you mean. I used to have a colleague who excused her child from school whenever his class held a birthday party.

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  5. merry chirstmas to you in advance..
    won't be around.. kekekeke

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    1. Have fun wherever you may be, work or leisure.

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  6. I've not been visiting Zoo Negara for a very long time! But I feel like visiting the Singapore Zoo more! Haha!

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    1. The grass is always greener on the other side but wait, we'll be having our very own on-loan Chinese pandas soon though they won't be in Zoo Negara but near Putrajaya, if I remember correctly.

      Btw, if you are in Sydney, don't miss the Taronga Zoo.

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  7. tQ for the reminder have 'kah liew' with the etymology of the word heart which looks like the muscular heart. Enjoy another great sunshine day

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  8. Great, you must-see christmas celebrating in london zoo. Lion and more animals celebrating christmas in zoo.
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