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Malacca Zoo

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Enjoy 5% of the Malayan Tiger population in the Malacca Zoo! This either means:

 

 

Unfortunately it’s the latter: there are less than 600 Malayan tigers in the wild and this number keeps on decreasing due to:

 

 

With a fine of only 15.000Rm for killing a Malayan tiger, Malaysia shows how much or rather how little it values to host the to ninth tiger sub-species.

 

It’s sad that a country like Malaysia that thrives on tourism and that we ‘foreign tourist’ love for what it has to offer doesn’t preserve its heritage better:
 

 

Why for crying out loud wants the Malaysian government a new firm in Malacca? What about locating it in somewhere in Malaysia where there is demand for factories?

 

Things to do in the Malacca Zoo

 

the malayian tiger

 

Apart from the Malayan Tigers (about 20) the Malacca Zoo offers:
 

 

Amongst the attractions the zoo offers:

 

 

I do recommend the Malacca Night Zoo, for the simple reason that during the day, it’s very hot in tropical Malacca Malaysia to stroll around!

 

The Malacca zoo surroundings have been set to simulate the natural habitat of the animals. Simulate however is only as much you can do on a small area of 22ha.

 

Apart from housing the varied species of animals, the Malacca Zoo also functions as a center for:

 

 

Malacca zoo map

 

malacca zoo

 

Malacca zoo is located about 13 km from Malacca town (on the road from Malacca to Hotel Seri Malaysia Melaka.

 

Admission is less than $2 : Adults pay MYR7 and children MYR4. There is a tram facility to get you around with an extra ticket price of MYR2.

 

People with a video camera need to fork out an extra MYR10. That’s why I recommend visiting Malacca Zoo with a sophisticated handphone with digital camera: 10Ringgit can buy you a delicious meal in Malaysia!

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