Taiping Zoo, Perak, MALAYSIA

May 18, 2008

The signboard at the entrance roundabout

We set out early from Bagan Serai to go up Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill) in Taiping. The man at the counter told us only 1pm ticket was available. We had 3 hours before our ride up the hill, so Taiping Zoo came up as a good place to kill the time.

Anas fooling around with his cousin, Ayman

3 bears showing off their skills in dehusking coconuts or just plain hungry

The zoo is located in the vicinity of the Taiping Lake Garden. It is a scenic spot set against the backdrop of the hills. It is a popular site for the local people to go on family outings. At the time of our visit, there were bus load of visitors.

Resting With Mrs, getting old..

Killing Time

Lotus Pond

The zoo was smaller in size. We stopped at the huts many times mostly to buy time for our ride up Maxwell Hill. I was particularly impressed with the zoo. It may not have the size of the national zoo in Kuala Lumpur, but the exhibits were well put. Even the crowd was relatively bigger.