Welcome back to another day in Singapore! We're at Jurong Bird Park today. Jurong Bird Park is
the largest bird park in Asia. Now, we don't know how many bird parks there are in Asia, but it's
the biggest. This Bird Park is home to more than 20 percent of endangered birds around the world,
so I'm really excited for the opportunity to see some birds that we probably can't
see anywhere else. I know you didn't know that, did you? I did not know that. I'm like
the Cliff Clavin of bird facts. So we have a lot to see today; we better go get started.
Zoos can be a little bit of a controversial topic for visiting them. People feel bad that
the animals are in the cages, and I get it. We're animal lovers ourselves. The four parks that we've
visited while we're here in Singapore are also Singapore's designated Wildlife Rescue Centers,
which means that they take in wildlife that's been found injured on the side of the road
or in people's backyards or in the parks, and they rehabilitate them and release those animals
back to their native lands. When you visit a park like this, you're enabling the local community to
support the local wildlife. Seems appropriate that a zoo known for conservation is also trying to
minimize the amount of plastic used. Now just because we're at a bird park
doesn't mean that all the birds have to be able to fly - we've got penguins here!
There is a bird in here that looks like it's three or four feet tall. It is easily one of
the biggest birds we've ever seen and it eats baby crocodiles, among a bunch of other small
animals, and it's just standing in the back so still that it looks like it's a statue.
It is really unique. Also its beak looks like it's maybe about a foot long and it weighs its
head down. We don't KNOW that it weighs its head down, but that's what it looks like.
One of the things all these national parks and zoos that we've been to today and yesterday have
in common is, they have these areas you're able to walk into. This one has birds. Yesterday we
were able to see some monkeys, butterflies, and wallabies. That's a lot of fun.
All the zoos that we've been at have had an endangerment sort of thermometer where you can see how
endangered the animals are. This eagle that we're looking at right now is critically endangered.
I don't know what you want me to do; Smart choice.
This is Bok Chor Me, and it's vegetarian style with "no chicken".
It looks really good. More noodles, I know I had noodles last night, but they're so good.
I'm super curious about the "no chicken". Like, does "no chicken" taste like chicken? So many
things taste like chicken. Ok, let's see. Oh, it is really good. Wait till you see what Bill's having
for lunch. What are you having, Bill? It's a very traditional Singapore dish. It's called schnitzel.
It's a "no chicken" schnitzel with fries and an apple and some other stuff,
green salad. Looks really good. Bill's also having his new favorite beverage again. 100 plus. All right,
give it a try Bill. All right, so here it goes. Looks really good, it's nice and flaky and juicy.
Does it taste like chicken? Yeah. Really? Yes. The worker told me to put the last of my
noodles into my soup, so I could try it both ways. You can eat this dish either dry or
wet. Wet, meaning with a broth, so I'm going to try the end with broth.
Oh, I really like that, plus this restaurant actually gave us napkins, yay! The place that we
ate at for lunch is called The Social Kitchen, and it's one of a few locations in Singapore. It's
a small chain that started during the pandemic, which is amazing. Their goal is to be the largest
provider of jobs - kitchen jobs - for disabled individuals and their caretakers, so if you
eat here, not only are you enjoying a delicious vegetarian lunch [not all are vegetarian] but you're also supporting
some really great people. If you happen to see one of these locations we would really
recommend it. It's nice to have a break from all the delicious meat in Singapore.
thank you very much
If you come here, you've got to go to the High Flyers Show. We just
went to that and it's fantastic. You see all these birds on here?
There were more birds in the production than you see on this poster!
They were flying all over the place and colorful and it just looked like utter chaos.
This is actually all planned. It's pretty amazing. Check it out. Also the place that we're standing in
right now smells like this weird mix of nuts and coffee and caramel and rum. We smelled it at the
Botanic Gardens as well, and I have to know what this is. If you're from the area or if you know
what it is, please, PLEASE comment below so that we know. Much like the butterfly garden, this is an
open area with birds in it, which means the chances of us getting pooped down are like 100%. Let's go!
They are SO loud! That's ALL birds.
There are 23 different kinds of birds all in this giant space that we're in.
So far, we haven't been pooped on!
Apparently that area was called the Lory Loft. It was by far the favorite thing that
I've done at the bird sanctuary so far. You might notice that I'm putting my jewelry back
on. That is because there are some birds in there who will come and peck the jewelry if it's shiny,
so I didn't want to take any chances, so we took them all off. Those birds were beautiful and their
songs that they sang were also beautiful, but incredibly loud! We filmed a thing or two in
there with voice, and I'm not even sure you can hear me, because the birds were that loud!
It was amazing! It was really cool. If you come to this park, make sure you do not miss the Lory Loft.
Are you trying to cross? You want to be with your friends?
Oh god, this one's coming for my toes.
oh my gosh! [nervous laughter]
It's a shaggy bird!
They're tonguing. Why are they doing that?
They love hanging by their beak! What the...?
The Waterfall Aviary is by far the largest of the ones that we've been to.
I mean, there's a whole waterfall inside of it, for crying out loud.
The whole Waterfall Aviary is a giant cage. Total Jurassic Park vibes, except birds.
Well, the waterfall aviary is about two hectares, says Bill. It's massive. It's very big. It really
is, and it feels so tranquil in here, unlike the other ones that we were at - but the birds aren't
as interesting, I think. I think I really prefer the ones that are so colorful. They're so
unlike the birds we have back home that I prefer the first one that we went in so far.
But again, this one is so tranquil and serene and the birds are very tame, too. They're not
really scared of coming within a couple feet of you. It's pretty amazing, that's for sure.
Something in here has the coffee smell. Do you recognize it? Actually it's more nutty than coffee.
If you see the plant in this area, it's really strong - please let me know.
Drink it, little guy!
It doesn't have eyes yet! This is at the Breeding and Research
Center, and as you can see, they are feeding some little baby birds. These are Sun Conures.
The birds are so young, they don't have feathers really yet, or eyes.
It must be a newborn.
So our first bird park - the only one we've been to - what do you think? One thumbs up, one thumb up?
That was pretty neat. It was really interesting. Maybe because we've never
been to one before? For me, the best part was actually all the areas where you could
interact with the birds. Some of the birds were very tame and would come up to you,
and others, you know, you had to look for a little bit. Yeah, the bird kennels (?) were really interesting.
I think they called them aviaries, right? It was kind of neat that this was included with our
ParkHopper Pass, so we got to go to all four parks. If you haven't seen that video, click the link!
Well, that's a wrap - see you next time! Don't forget to subscribe!
Here's where all the babies come from! Aren't these storks? No. Dammit!