{"id":444,"date":"2008-03-08T23:12:14","date_gmt":"2008-03-08T15:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/?p=444"},"modified":"2012-05-19T18:54:33","modified_gmt":"2012-05-19T10:54:33","slug":"revisit-lok-kawi-zoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mysabah.com\/wordpress\/revisit-lok-kawi-zoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Revisit Lok Kawi Zoo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My last visit to Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Taman Hidupan Liar) was in Mar last year. That time there was no reptile house, sun bear, zebra, <a href=\"\/wordpress\/?p=442\">animal shows<\/a>, etc. The place is getting more interesting now. Still, I haven&#8217;t seen everything coz of the rain at 3pm. Next time I will come back to check out their elephant ride at Children&#8217;s Zoo, and also the Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308.jpg\" alt=\"Sun Bear and Zebra\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We can see crocodiles, lizards, tortoises and snakes in the Reptile House. A few snake got weird names such as Banana Snake (Ular Pisang) and Dog-Toothed Cat Snake. The main attraction is the big long King Cobra. The funniest thing is the crocodile pond looks more like a wishing well. Probably every Malaysian think crocodiles only eat money, like our &#8220;Buaya&#8221; politicians.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308_2.jpg\" alt=\"Money Croc\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ah&#8230; finally I got a few upclose decent shots of Proboscis Monkeys. Unlike other monkeys, it is very hard to get good picture of Proboscis Monkey, as they are relatively more timid. I have seen them in my trip to Klias and Kinabatangan River, but they flee before I could have a closer look of them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308_3.jpg\" alt=\"Proboscis Monkey\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last time they didn&#8217;t have any male Proboscis Monkey. Not only they got one now, they also two new baby Proboscis Monkeys born in the park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308_4.jpg\" alt=\"Proboscis Monkeys\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, to make the photos look like taken in the wild, I have to avoid the background with cage, fence, and man-make structures. To achieve this, I have to change the shooting angle, composition and depth of field setting. It can be difficult coz the hot weather would make the animals hide under the shaded area. I also need a lot of patient to wait for them to move to the good spot for photography.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308_5.jpg\" alt=\"Pygmy Elephant\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Overall, I am quite happy with what I got. Last year a photography society organised a photography contest in this zoo. At that time, I was not confident so I didn&#8217;t join. Hopefully they will organise again this year.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308_8.jpg\" alt=\"Pygmy Elephant\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This park will be my new favourite place for photo shooting. I also saw some interesting scenes along the way. I just shared them here. For example, the Orangutan below tried to chase away the baby otters during feeding time.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308_6.jpg\" alt=\"Orang Utan, Gibbon\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/2008\/20080308_7.jpg\" alt=\"Orangutan\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From their leaflet, they say they will build 1.4km forest walk, canopy walk, mountain biking track and the observation pavilion. I can&#8217;t wait to try them already. Please let me know if you find that they are completed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related Photo Gallery<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/lokkawi-zoo\/\">Lok Kawi Wildlife Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i><small>Photos taken in Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Sabah, Malaysia Borneo<\/small><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My last visit to Lok Kawi Wildlife Park (Taman Hidupan Liar) was in Mar last year. 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