A trip to the National Zoo in KL

Here's to share another collection of photos from the local zoo in my state. It's only a half hours drive from my home.

These are Indian Gaur Bull, they look like cattle on steroids!!
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The Malaysian version of the Gaur, named 'Seladang' in the local language.
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Ankole cattle
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Capybara trio waiting it out in the rain
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Two tapirs lazing it out in the afternoon heat
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Malaysian gharial, locally named 'Buaya Jenjulung'
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Water monitors all piled up. I suspect it is to conserve heat and to get closest to the heat source which is the sun :)
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Aldabra tortoise, snoozing in the sun as well...
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Emu walkabout
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Wow thanks for sharing Alvin are awesome.
I like the Seladang and the Capybaras .


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WOW!!!! What a lot of lovely animals. I would surely love to go to that zoo !

I am completely stunned by those gorgeous bovines, - and the ghavial is awesome !!!!!!!!!

Thankyou very much for sharing

Wonderful pics again!! The Seladangs are my favourites

Yes Seladangs are wonderful And I love tapirs and Emu and other gaurs and them all Thank You for sharing great photos from the zoo

Thanks for viewing guys glad I can share these photos with all The animals there are mostly hand-raised from babies so they are quite used to humans. We can even feed the elephants by donating a couple of dollars for a small bunch of bananas or sugar canes, it was so much fun seeing their trunks take things so delicately out of our fingers....worth experiencing it!!!

These are awesome!

Beautiful animals! Thanks for sharing!!

Beautiful photos! I love the tapirs and the capybaras! Thanks for sharing!

Those Gaurs are amazing. I can hardly wait for the mojo gaur.

scot(t) wrote:

Those Gaurs are amazing. I can hardly wait for the mojo gaur.

And the MOJÖ emu

Thank you for the good pics Alvin

You're all most welcome, I hope this will make it easier for anyone who wishes to view some animals not in their local zoos

Note: I've made a mistake in the animal name, the 'Seladang' in the pic is actually not a gaur (Bos gaurus) but Bos javanicus, which in the local name is called 'Banteng'. It is a type of Indonesian wild cattle with a wide distribution across the Malay Archipelago. The Seladang / Malayan gaur is similar to the Indian Gaur but less stocky than the Indian subspecies unfortunately I don't have the pics.

Other animals:

Barking deer seeking shelter from the noon sun
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The ankole love their heads scratched
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A trio of binturongs having a siesta . They do smell butterish
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Chital deer
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Cassowary with soccer ball. Totally random.
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Sleepy cute face
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Giant snakeheads
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Neat pictures. I would love to see a gaur and an Ankole in real life.

Cool pics! Any big cats?

Fantastic photos!!!! Thanks for sharing them, I love the cattle, especially the wild types.

cattlecollector wrote:

Neat pictures. I would love to see a gaur and an Ankole in real life.

They are really magnificent animals. If you get a chance to see them up close you'll never forget the experience!

baltimore zoo wrote:

Cool pics! Any big cats?

Yep but pics are not very sharp will share here later

Philter4 wrote:

Fantastic photos!!!! Thanks for sharing them, I love the cattle, especially the wild types.

The Ankole and Banteng are used to humans, it's fun feeding them long grass and playing tug of war game

Awesome snakeheads,..but tiny tank! i love the Bantengs!