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Michelle was very excited. She was ___1___ to the Night
Safari with
her parents that evening. "I can't wait for sunset,"
she ___2___ saying
throughout the day. It was about half past seven
when the family ___3___ the park. The Night Safari on Mandai Road is a quick
thirty-minute ___4___
by car from the city. Bus commuters need only to ___5___
the Trans Island Bus Service 171, get off at Mandai
Road and catch Service138 across the ___6___. That would take them right to this exotic
paradise of wildlife in captivity.
The park stretches over an ___7___ of 40 hectares of
secondary jungle.
It is ___8___ into halves- the East Loop and the West
Loop. Animals roam
___9___ through the lush grounds. Over 90% of these
animals are nocturnal
and are therefore most active at ___10___. The park is
___11___
to more than 1200 animals. There are over 110
species. Distinguished residents include the
one-horned rhinoceros, the blue sheep and the golden
jackal.
The Night Safari also ___12___ as a conservation centre.
Rare and
___13___ species of animals are bred here.
Visitors can either ___14___ along the well-lit walking
trails to
see the ___15___ at close quarters or take a tram
___16___
that weaves through the East ___17___ West Loop routes.
That will enable them to view the animals from the
comfort of the carriage.
Admission to the park is by ___18___ which are sold at
$15.45
for adults and $10.30 for children ___19___ the age of
13. The Night
Safari is an ___20___ not to be missed. |
