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151st Video of ROUNDS TUBE describes about the Spectacular Singapore-A Nation for Safe and Clean Environment. It has the second greatest population density in the world. There are four official languages of Singapore: English, Malay, Chinese and Tamil. English is the lingua franca. Singapore is one of the most important entrance gates in Southeast Asia. Singapore is known for its clean streets and its modern and tall buildings. It makes every effort to ensure that the streets are always kept clean by passing some strict laws on vandalism, littering, public urination, and spitting on streets. However, the original legend was that a long time ago, a 14th century Sumatran prince spotted an auspicious beast upon landing on the island after a thunderstorm, which he was told was a 'lion'. Thus, the name Singapore comes from the Malay words “Singa” for lion and “Pura” for city. Modern Singapore was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles as a trading post of the British Empire. In

The Singapore Zoo was initially called as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or the Mandai Zoo. It is now commonly known as the Singapore Zoo. It occupies 28 hectares i.e. 69 acres on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within the heavily forested central catchment area.  Singapore Zoo was built by the fund granted by the Government of Singapore and opened on 27.06.1973. Here birds and animals are kept in spacious and landscaped enclosures which separated from the visitors by dry and wet moats. The moats are concealed with vegetation or dropped below the line of sight. The dangerous animals that can climb well are housed in landscaped glass-fronted enclosures. Many shows such as King of the Skies show, High Flyers Show, Dining with Parrot etc. are being held every day at this Zoo for the use of visitors. Here variety of Birds and Animals are found in the Zoo.   The photos depicting the places here shown are worth to visit with family and kids. Please click the subscribe button as free