Asia Album: Singapore's rich biodiversity

Source: Xinhua| 2021-05-22 14:10:22|Editor: huaxia

Photo taken on Feb. 24, 2021 shows two grey herons, a water monitor lizard and a red-eared slider in the mangrove forest of Pasir Ris Park, Singapore. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

SINGAPORE, May 22 (Xinhua) -- Singapore harbors both terrestrial and marine native biodiversity. A large variety of animal and plant species can be found in their natural habitats and public parks.

A family of smooth-coated otters resides in the Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, May 17, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A mangrove pitta ruffles feathers in the mangrove forest of Pasir Ris Park, Singapore, on May 19, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A plantain squirrel (L) preys on a black-naped oriole hatchling in Singapore Botanic Gardens, March 22, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A black bearded gliding lizard rest on a tree in the forest of Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore, March 12, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

Two Asian glossy starlings hunt for food in Gardens by the Bay, Singapore, March 16, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A colugo with its young rest on a tree along the road on the outskirts of Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore, April 12, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A long-tailed shrike rest on top of a tree in Changi, Singapore, May 19, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A bronzeback snake rest in the forest of Thomson Nature Park, Singapore, March 24, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A tiger shrike rest on a tree branch in the forest of Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore, April 5, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A millipede moves about on a tree trunk in the forest of Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore, April 6, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

A juvenile barred eagle owl rest on a tree branch in the forest of Central Catchment Nature Reserve, Singapore, April 6, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)

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