Wild Singapore

Histoires De Carres > Autumn-Winter 2020

Alice Shirley pays tribute to the stunning biodiversity of Singapore. A key stopover for birds migrating from northern Asia to Australia, this fertile island dotted with mangroves and rainforests is home to some unique flora and fauna. Most of the animal species depicted under the tree canopy - bats, greater mouse-deer, leopard cats and Malayan civets - are nocturnal and only come out at nightfall. At the centre of the composition, a lion in the form of a tropical fig tree watches over the nature of Singapore, whose name means "the city of the lion" in Sanskrit, in reference to its founding legend.