FRIENDLY REMINDER:
BETTER NOT visit Ocean Park in weekend / Public Holiday
Or else, enter the park BEFORE NOON
Otherwise, it will be CAPTURED by people from COUNTRY C, how CHAOTIC;-I
Have Fun~
It's a beautiful day! We're looking for something dumb to do!
The marine creatures are so WEIRD LOL
We Are Coming - Hong Kong Ocean Park
Old Hong Kong
I like these scenes so much, let's reminiscing~
This British telephone booth has disappeared already......
Some fools wanna clear the trams in Hong Kong Island away:-/
Then we take the cable car from The Waterfront to The Summit. Thank God! No need to queue~
View from The Summit
The Abyss
Rainforest Why Zone
Ocean Park Tower
The we go up Ocean Park Tower taking a panoramic view. It is so beautiful!!!
DONE! Then we are heading to the Ferris Wheel.
Because of the unhappy experience in Warner Bros Movie World in Gold Coast, I am afraid of playing ride... What I wanna play in Ocean Park are Ferris Wheel and Flying Swing. Thank God again, no need to queue too~ This is first time go up this Ferris Wheel, I just find that the carts are not closed, look dangerous LOL
View from the Ferris Wheel
Then we play the Flying Swing. This is first time play Flying Swing too. I didn't play it in Sydney Royal Easter Show. I feel dizzy and look pale afterward, haha
Then we visit the Chinese Sturgeon Aquarium. I haven't seen the national treasure before. It look cool!
"Chinese sturgeons are born in the Yangtze River. They begin migrating towards the ocean when they are several months old. When they reach sexual maturity, they travel over 3000 km to migrate back to the river of their birth to spawn..."
Then we go to Rainforest Why Zone
Macaws
"Macaws are social birds. They form flocks with 10 to 30 members and communicate through vocalisation. Macaws are usually monogamous, staying as couples until one of a pair dies. Their bonding is strengthened through sharing food and preening feathers..."
So Much In Love
Toco Toucan
"Toco toucans are the largest toucans in the world. Their large beaks make up one-third of their total body length..."
Pygmy Marmoset
"Pygmy marmosets are the smallest monkeys. Their body size allows them to stay on slender tree branches. These agile marmosets can leap up to 5m..."
Unknown, I think it is beautiful!
Green Iguana
"Green iguanas live in trees. With body temperature that changes with the environment, they bask in the sun to get warm and facilitate digestion. They feed on leaves, fruits and flowers, and therefore help with seed dispersal..."
Electric Eel
"Electric eels have three organs for producing electricity, which occupy about 80% of their body. They can emit a strike as high as 650 volts to attack prey or defend themselves..."
South American Lungfish
"South American lungfish live in waters with low oxygen content and fluctuating water levels. They are born with external gills during the wet season. Around two months later, they start breathing air with a pair of lungs and stay near the water surface. The gills are then regressed..."
Red Bellied Piranha
"These piranhas feed on fish, insects, snails and aquatic plants. Though portrayed as aggressive man eaters, they are very unlikely to attack humans..."
Poison Dart Frogs
"Poison dart frogs secrete a poison through their skin as defence. By showing bright colours and being active during the day, they advertise their toxicity and warn potential predators..."
Then we up to South Pole Spectacular and North Pole Encounter via Thrill Mountain.
AS WEIRD AS Luna Park in Sydney LOL
North Pole Encounter
Don't be deceived by these sculptures~ Neither Beluga Whale nor Polar Bear here LOL
Spotted Seal
"They congregate on the shore or on the ice, which makes smell an important sense for spotted seals to maintain relationships among individuals, especially between mating pairs and between mothers and their offspring..."
California Sea Lion
"California sea lions sometimes travel or forage with dolphins, porpoises, whales and seabirds..."
Yawning
Pacific Walrus
"They plunge these large teeth into ice to make breathing holes, or to pull their bulky bodies out of the water. Male walruses also use them aggressively to defend their territory and protect their harems..."
It is so lovely / boring swimming back and forth!
South Pole Spectacular
Penguin is the most loveliest creature in the world
Gentoo Penguins
"Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimmers among all birds, with a speed of up to 36 km per hour. Gentoo penguins build nests to hold their eggs. Males have to find the best site for a nest so as to attract females. After forming a couple, they start the construction with pebbles, vegetation and even moulted feathers. When one of them returns with a pebble, its mate will bow a few times to show acceptance...."
King Penguins
"Unlike many other penguins, king penguins do not build nests. Laying a single egg each time, the parents take turns to incubate and carry it around on their feet under their belly. Hatching takes about 55 days. The parents also take care of their baby in this way for 30 to 40 days after hatching..."
Then we take Ocean Express from the Summit back to the Waterfront.
Santa is coming to town~
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Treasures
Miss you forever Jia Jia:-(
Sichuan Golden Snub-nosed Monkey
"The fur of Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys changes throughout the year. In spring, they moult and grow shorter hair for summer, showing a brownish grey look that blends into dense forests. Then they moult again to give a golden orange coat with longer hair. This blends into the fallen leaves in autumn which are yellow, orange or brown, and also provides warmth in winter..."
Giant Panda
"Tiny newborn giant pandas weigh about 100 g. When they grow up, they can weigh up to about 100 kg, or 1,000 times heavier than when they were born. Giant pandas need 4,300 to 5,500 kilocalories of food per day to survive, the equivalent of 20 bowls of rice or 20 hamburgers for humans..."
The Grand Aquarium
Last Checkpoint, feel like smaller than the previous one@@ It is so NOISY when crowded with people from COUNTRY C. Drive me CRAZY!!! So we go through rushly!!!
We leave at 16:00, there have been CAPTURED by people from COUNTRY C, how CHAOTIC;-I And many have just arrived / are coming! How come visit the park near closing@@ Cannot comprehend LOL
Reference:
Hong Kong Ocean Park - Animal and Plant Guide
