Habitats(Transcript)

Reece: Hello everyone, welcome to the second episode of Science Tuesdays.

Robert: And today, we will be talking about different habitats. And the reason why these animals are kept in there.

Jenny: Let's go.

Scene cuts to Singapore Zoo with the seniors. Reece, Blake and Jenny are in Treetops trail.

Reece: So the first exhibit we'll show you is Treetops Trail where there are many monkeys living here.

Blake: This is because monkeys usually live on treetops. This is their habitat, this is because they can get fruits, bugs etc. from these trees.

Jenny: The animals who are in Treetops Trail are mostly monkeys and some other animals living on trees, such as Cotton-top tamarin, Common brown lemur, Greater mouse-deer, False gavial, Ring-tailed lemur, Siamang, White-faced saki, False gavial, Proboscis monkey, Oriental pied hornbill, Giant Asian pond turtle, Bala shark. Clown loach, Red arowana and Painted terrapin.

After that, scene cuts to the Frozen Tundra

James: The next exhibit we'll tell you is the frozen tundra. This exhibit is where every animal living in cold areas live.

Tristan: This is because some animals are adjusted to cold areas in the arctic and the antarctic. These animals that are currently in the exhibit are the raccoon dog and the wolverine.

Scene shows an image of Hugh Jackman's character, Wolverine.

James: Not that Wolverine.

Scene cuts back to the Frozen Tundra with James and Tristan.

James: You know, there used to be a polar bear living here, but he died.

Tristan: I know.

James: Now, to the next exhibit.

Scene cuts to the Wild Africa exhibit.

Harvey: So we're here in the Wild Africa Exhibit where there are animals living in hot temperatures.

Shawn: These animals include the African painted dog, Black wildebeest, Cheetah, Lion, Meerkat, Warthog, Ostrich, Red river hog, Okapi, Rothschild's giraffe, Angolan giraffe, Cape giraffe, Grant's zebra, Southern white rhinoceros and an Aardvark.

Harvey: We didn't mean the hot tropical rainforests and stuff, we meant those who live in the grasslands in africa where there are not much trees. These animals love these kinds of climates. But, there are also trees where giraffes can reach and not other animals.

Shawn: Now, next exhibit.

Scene cuts to the Retopia exhibit.

Danna: So we're here in Retopia where we can see reptiles from the Indo-Pacific.

Collins: So these animals are the Burmese python, Chinese box turtle, Chinese stripe-necked turtle, Elephant trunk snake, Emerald tree monitor, Gold-ringed cat snake, Green tree python, Fiji banded iguana, Keeled rat snake, King cobra, Monkey-tailed skink, New Caledonian giant gecko, Oriental whip snake, Pig-nosed turtle, Puff-faced water snake, Reticulated python, Roti Island snake-necked turtle and Yangtze alligator.

Danna: You see, all of the animals I mentioned here are reptiles. Reptiles are cold-blooded, they can't control their own temperature. They can spend time in the water and time on land.

Collins: Sometimes they can be predators too. Mainly crocodiles and alligators.

Danna: I agree with Collins. Let's move to the next exhibit.

Scene cuts to the Australasia exhibit.

Luke: So we're here in the Australian outback, not literally, but we are just in an exhibit. We will be showing you about the habitats of the animals living here.

Calum: There are the Eastern grey kangaroo, Antilopine kangaroo, Black wallaroo, Bennett's wallaby, Agile wallaby, Southern hairy-nosed wombat, Koala, Goodfellow's tree-kangaroo, Dingiso, Common spotted cuscus, Citron-crested cockatoo, Tawny frogmouth, Palm cockatoo, Pesquet's parrot, Southern cassowary, New Guinea snapping turtle, Elseya branderhorstii, Morelia spilota, Black-headed python, Boelen's python and the Chlamydosaurus.

Luke: Australian outbacks are deserts with some grass as well. But Australia is not a huge island of desert, you know.

Calum: Then why do these animals like to live in the outback?

Luke: They are probably adjusted to the hot climate in the outback. That's why.

Calum: I get it, but what about the koalas? Do they live in the outback?

Luke: No, they live in the rainforests in Australia. They live in trees, that's why.

Calum: Alright, enough for Singapore Zoo, River Safari is up next.

Scene cuts to the River Safari with the juniors.

Zoe: So this explanation will be shorter than the others, so bear with us.

George: The river safari is home to many river-dwelling species. Like fish, turtles and crocodiles.

Zoe: Fish can last long in water because they have gills, so they can breathe underwater. Turtles and crocodiles breathe with their lungs so they need to go up to the surface to breathe.

George: But why do they live in the water?

Zoe: For starters, they are all cold-blooded. Fish need to stay in the water so that they will survive, they can breathe underwater. They don't have lungs, except for the lungfish who have lungs.

George: Now, on to Night Safari.

Scene cuts to the Night Safari.

Robert: Alright, we're in Night Safari. Also the lighting isn't good because it's dark and it's 7 pm here.

Troy: What are we going to do?

Robert: We will tell you, why to these animals stay up all night.

Troy: Why do they stay up all night?

Robert: Because animals stay active at night to hunt, mate, or avoid heat and predators.

Troy: Those who hunt are usually predators like lions and tigers. They are felines so they have good night vision.

Robert: Also, the reason why animals mate at night is because, it's private. I mean, it's inappropriate to watch others mate or have sex.

Troy: Ew.

Robert: Also, some animals stay at night to prevent the heat and predators. Because when it's night, it's cooler and sometimes, predators sleep at night.

Troy: We obviously sleep at night.

Robert: Yup.

Troy: So, that's it.

Scene cuts back to the Singapore zoo entrance.

Reece: So that's it for this episode of Science Tuesdays. Sorry it's a little short because we are running out of time.

Blake: See you in the next episode.

Everyone: Bye!