River Wonders
Animals & Zones
Zones
Animals in Our Care
African pike
Altum angelfish
Arapaima
Australian lungfish
Azara's agouti
These 'jungle gardeners' are thought to be the only mammal that can open a Brazil nut due to their exceptionally sharp teeth!
Banded archerfish
Boeseman's rainbowfish
Capybara
The largest rodent on Earth, these semi-aquatic animals can sprint up to 35 km/h, and use their partially webbed feet to swim up to 8 km/h!
Cardinal tetra
Common squirrel monkey
Small and agile, squirrel monkeys can live in groups of up to a hundred, communicating with chirps, squeaks, calls, and sniffs.
Discus
Electric eel
Named for the electrical charge it releases to stun its prey and enemies, the electric eel can generate up to 800 volts of electricity, enough to kill an adult human.
Fairy cichlid
Giant freshwater stingray
As one of the world's largest freshwater fish, this stingray can weigh up to 600kg.
Giant panda
Come meet Singapore's resident giant pandas, Kai Kai and Jia Jia!
Giant river otter
This largest of all otters can grow to a standing height of 1.8m and take down small caimans.
Giraffe catfish
Goonch catfish
Great curassow
Males have a distinctive yellow "knob" on their beak which they use to attract mates and regulate their temperature.
Great green macaw
One of the largest macaws (rivalled only by the hyacinth macaw), known for their loud calls and their ability to mimic human speech.
Green oropendola
Social birds that weave long bag-shaped nests that dangle from tree branches, sometimes following red-throated caracaras to feed.
Harlequin rasbora
Helmeted curassow
These large, ground-dwelling birds, with distinctive bluish-grey casques on their forehead, grow up to 3.6kg in weight – like turkeys!
Hornet tilapia
Indian gharial
A narrow snout, attended by an array of fearsome teeth, helps the gharial catch its fish.
Jade perch
Lapradei bichir
Lemon cichlid
Manatee
Manatees and their dugong cousins are the only aquatic mammals to feed solely on plants.
Mekong giant catfish
Growing up to 3.2m long with a weight of almost 300kg, this large fellow is one of the world's largest freshwater fish.
Parkinson's rainbowfish
Rainbow shark
Red-and-green macaw
Also called the green-winged macaw, it is second in length only to the hyacinth macaw. Bonded pairs stay together for life.
Red-footed tortoise
Characterised by its distinctive bright red/orange feet and head, it’s most active during the day and immediately after rain.
Red panda
The red panda's fiery red coat is no doubt why its name in Chinese literally means 'fire fox'.
Red rainbowfish
Rummy-nose tetra
Saddled bichir
Scarlet macaw
Besides being the national bird of Honduras and having the ability to mimic human speech, these macaws also live up to 50 years in the wild!
Sturgeon
Sturgeons have rows of bony plates covering the head and along the body. The upper lobe of its tail fin is longer than the lower.
Tanganyikan butterfly cichlid
White-faced saki
Despite having long thick tails, they are not prehensile - they can’t use it to grip branches like some other monkeys.
White ibis
Highly gregarious, these birds can live in flocks and nest in large colonies that number in the tens of thousands!
Yellow-footed tortoise
Mating year-round, males tell females apart by watching for head movements - no response usually means it's a female.
