Rainforest Wild is a

zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility where animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes. The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoology, ...

located in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

, that is managed by

Mandai Wildlife Group Mandai Wildlife Group is a self-funded organisation based in Singapore which manages the Mandai Wildlife Reserve at Mandai in Singapore, which includes the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders, Bird Paradise and Rainforest Wild. Foun ...

, alongside

Singapore Zoo The Singapore Zoo, formerly known as the Singapore Zoological Gardens or Mandai Zoo, is a zoo located on the margins of Upper Seletar Reservoir within Singapore's heavily forested central catchment area. It is operated by the Mandai Wildl ...

, Night Safari,

River Wonders River Wonders, formerly known as River Safari, is a river-themed zoo and aquarium located in Mandai, Singapore, it forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari and Bird Paradise and the upc ...

, and

Bird Paradise Bird Paradise is an aviary located in Mandai, Singapore. Opened on 8 May 2023, it replaced the Jurong Bird Park and forms a part of the Mandai Wildlife Reserve, consisting of the Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, River Wonders and the upcoming Ra ...

. It highlights animals that live in the

rainforest Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree Canopy (biology), canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropi ...

s of

Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...

and

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...

, in 2 sections named Rainforest Wild ASIA and Rainforest Wild AFRICA. On 12 March 2025, Rainforest Wild ASIA opened, while construction is still ongoing for the African section. It has a stronger focus on adventure, advertised as Asia's first adventure-based zoological park.

Rainforest Wild ASIA

Rainforest Wild ASIA occupies 13 hectares (32 acres) of land, making it the second smallest of the Mandai parks, after River Wonders. It contains 36

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of animals, with species like

François' langur François' langur (''Trachypithecus francoisi''), also known as Francois' leaf monkey, the Tonkin leaf monkey, or the white side-burned black langur is a species of Old World monkey and the type species of its species group. It is one of the leas ...

and Philippine spotted deer being displayed for the first time in Singapore. It comprises eight zones: Entrance Gorge, The Karst, The Outpost, Forest Floor, Rock Cascade, The Canopy, Watering Hole, and The Cavern. Visitors can navigate through the park through a universally designed elevated boardwalk, or explore using designated trails throughout the park.

Entrance Gorge

This zone replicates the

forest edge A woodland edge or forest edge is the transition zone (ecotone) from an area of woodland or forest to fields or other open spaces. Certain species of plants and animals are adapted to the forest edge, and these species are often more familiar to h ...

of rainforest. It has a pond containing

Asian arowana The Asian arowana (''Scleropages formosus'') comprises several phenotypic varieties of freshwater fish distributed geographically across Southeast Asia. While most consider the different varieties to belong to a single species, work by Pouyaud ' ...

and

southern river terrapin The southern river terrapin (''Batagur affinis'') is a riverine turtle of the family Geoemydidae found in Malaysia, Indonesia and Cambodia. Etymology The Southern River Terrapin derives its common name from its native range of Peninsular Malay ...

The Karst

This zone replicates the

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

karst topography Karst () is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble carbonate rocks such as limestone and Dolomite (rock), dolomite. It is characterized by features like poljes above and drainage systems with sinkholes and caves underground. Ther ...

François' Langur are often found in in the wild. Additionally, visitors may climb a

via ferrata A via ferrata (Italian language, Italian for "iron path", plural ''vie ferrate'' or in English ''via ferratas'') is a protected climbing route found in the Alps and certain other Alpine locations. The protection includes steel fixtures such as ...

, along similar limestone walls in add-on experiences.

The Outpost

This zone does not contain any animals, serving as a rest stop for visitors to rest and eat at the Ranger's Cafe. It also houses the park's campgrounds, a classroom and shower areas.

Forest Floor

This zones represents

forest floor The forest floor, also called detritus or wikt:duff#Noun 2, duff, is the part of a forest ecosystem that mediates between the living, aboveground portion of the forest and the mineral soil, principally composed of dead and decaying plant matter ...

s, the nutrient-rich environment that separates the aboveground section of a forest, and the

soil Soil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, water, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from ''soil'' by re ...

. It is a walk-through enclosure with

hog deer ''Axis'' is a genus of deer occurring in South and Southeast Asia. As presently defined by most authorities, four species are placed in the genus. Three of the four species are called hog deer. The genus name is a word mentioned in Pliny the Elde ...

axis deer The chital or cheetal (''Axis axis''; ), also called spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. A moderate-sized deer, male ...

, lesser mousedeer, and several species of

tortoise Tortoises ( ) are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines (Latin for "tortoise"). Like other turtles, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like o ...

s. Visitors can navigate under fallen trees and over boulders to explore this zone.

Rock Cascade

This zones showcases a variety of environments, like tall grasses, bamboo groves, and rocky cliffs. Two brother tigers share an exhibit with many of these environments and a large waterfall. This zone also features flexible habitats which rotate groups of predators and prey, like bearded pigs,

dhole The dhole ( ; ''Cuon alpinus'') is a canid native to South, East and Southeast Asia. It is anatomically distinguished from members of the genus ''Canis'' in several aspects: its skull is convex rather than concave in profile, it lacks a third ...

s, and

babirusa The babirusas, also called deer-pigs (), are a genus, ''Babyrousa'', in the Suidae, swine family found in the Indonesian islands of Sulawesi, Togian Islands, Togian, Sula Islands, Sula and Buru. All members of this genus were considered part of a ...

. In this zone, there is a

food court A food court (in Asia-Pacific also called food hall or hawker centre) is generally an indoor plaza or common area within a facility that is contiguous with the counters of multiple food Vendor, vendors and provides a common area for self-serve di ...

named Sentinel Food Hall, which offers a variety of South-east Asian cuisine. The food court also has an exhibit with a

Burmese python The Burmese python (''Python bivittatus'') is one of the largest species of snakes. It is native to a large area of Southeast Asia and is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Until 2009, it was considered a subspecies of the Indian pyth ...

and a blood python, as well as an aviary with Provost's squirrels, Vietnam pheasants, and

Bali Myna The Bali myna (''Leucopsar rothschildi''), also known as Rothschild's mynah, Bali starling, or Bali mynah, locally known as jalak Bali, is a medium-sized (up to long), stocky myna, almost wholly white with a long, drooping crest, and black tip ...

The Canopy

This zones spotlights the mature trees that make up a rainforest's

canopy Canopy may refer to: Plants * Canopy (biology), aboveground portion of plant community or crop (including forests) * Canopy (grape), aboveground portion of grapes Religion and ceremonies * Baldachin or canopy of state, typically placed over an a ...

, housing Javan langurs, red-shanked douc langurs,

siamang The siamang (, ; ''Symphalangus syndactylus'') is an endangered arboreal, black-furred gibbon native to the forests of Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand. The largest of the gibbons, the siamang can be twice the size of other gibbons, reaching i ...

s, and Philippine spotted deer. This area also features the Langur Walking Nets, which allow visitors to get a bounce around and have a unique view of the forest from the top-down. Add-on experiences also allow visitors to cross a bridge to the Langur Observation Deck, and even feed them.

Watering Hole

The largest zone in the park, it highlights the role

water Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula . It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and Color of water, nearly colorless chemical substance. It is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known liv ...

plays in the ecosystem. It features Malayan sun bears,

Malayan tapir The Malayan tapir (''Tapirus indicus''), also called Asian tapir, Asiatic tapir, oriental tapir, Indian tapir, piebald tapir, or black-and-white tapir, is the only living tapir species outside of the Americas. It is native to Southeast Asia from ...

s, and a

saltwater crocodile The saltwater crocodile (''Crocodylus porosus'') is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands and freshwater rivers from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaland to northern Australia and Micronesia. It ha ...

named Panjang, which means "long" in Malay. Visitors may see a feeding demonstration with the saltwater crocodile, demonstrating their ability to jump out of the water. Visitors can also see one of the flexible habitats from this section too. Visitor may sit down at the Watering Hole Cafe in this zone and observe the Malayan Tapir up-close.

The Cavern

Scans of

Gunung Mulu National Park The Gunung Mulu National Park, also known simply as the Mulu National Park is a national park in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses caves and Karst topography, karst formations in a mountainous ...

Borneo Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...

were made and recreated to build the 220-metre long man-made cave. As visitors enter the cave, they may step over an exhibit filled with

Madagascar hissing cockroach The Madagascar hissing cockroach (''Gromphadorhina portentosa''), also known as the hissing cockroach or simply hisser, is one of the largest species of cockroach, reaching at maturity. They are native to the island of Madagascar, which is off ...

es. The cave is air-conditioned and is separated in two sections, a wet section and a dry section. The wet-section features a pond with soro brook carp and

blind cave fish The Mexican tetra (''Astyanax mexicanus''), also known as the blind cave fish, blind cave characin or the blind cave tetra, is a freshwater fish in the Characidae family (tetras and relatives) of the order Characiformes. The type species of its ...

. The cave then opens for a short while for another angle of the saltwater crocodile in the Watering Hole zone, before becoming air-conditioned again. This section contains two open-air exhibits for Asian forest scorpions and Malayan cave racers. The cave ends at The Oculus, representing a sinkhole, a popular photo-taking spot. It also contains the Cavern Restaurant, which is operated by Tung Lok Group.

Additional Experiences

Additional experiences are offered at an additional cost. These are grouped into Adventure+ and Black Adventures. The Adventure+ included the

AIA AIA or A.I.A. or Aia may refer to: Aia * Aia, a small town in the province of Gipuzkoa, Spain * Peñas de Aya, small mountain range in Oiartzun, Gipuzkoa * Aia, current Kutaisi, ancient capital of Colchis * Aia, another name for Aea (Malis), an ...

Vitality Bounce, a playground made of nets strung among the canopy, and the Canopy Jump, where visitors can free-fall of either a 13m or 20m platform. Black Adventures are the Wild Apex Adventure and the Wild Cavern Adventure. Both are high-element courses, with the Wild Apex Adventure mainly happening at The Karsts, and the Wild Cavern Adventure at The Cavern.

Rainforest Wild AFRICA

The second park of Rainforest Wild will feature the diverse landscapes of the Afro-tropic and

Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. Lying off the southeastern coast of Africa, it is the world's List of islands by area, f ...

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