Singapore's wildlife parks welcomed more than 400 babies this year

The four big animal parks in Singapore have all welcomed a new generation of creatures, with over 400 babies either born or hatched in Jurong Bird Park, Night Safari, River Safari and the Singapore Zoo this year. According to the Straits Times, nearly a quarter of the babies this year in Singapore are considered threatened species, including animals such as the Bali mynah, Javan langur, proboscis monkey and the Sunda pangolin — an animal native to Singapore and a critically endangered one too.  A pangolin was born earlier in July at the Night Safari, the seventh Sunda pangolins housed there. Reportedly, there are only 50 of the species left in the wild in Singapore.  Other notable births include a baby giant anteater and two giant river otters at the River Safari, along with two Asian lion cubs born earlier in September at the Night Safari.  The Jurong Bird Park also successfully bred a Goliath palm cockatoo — the largest cockatoo species — and eight Bali mynahs to increase the species' numbers in the wild.  Photo: Wildlife Reserves Singapore Facebook page