What animal is Singapore famous for?

Answer 1

The Merlion which is an mythical beast with the a lion's head and flowing mane and the body of a large scaled fish. It is used the mascot of Singapore. Its name combines "mer" meaning the sea commemorating Singapore's ancient name Tumasek (meaning 'sea town' in Javanese, one of the Austronesian language, in Indonesia). The lion head commemorates Singapore's original name, meaning "lion city" or "Singapura".

On the other hand, there is a breed of cats, the Singapura which has also been recognized as a Singapore Tourist Promotion Board mascot. Also known as the Kucinta, the Singapura is one of the world's smallest breeds of cats. It has large eyes and ears (in proportion to its face), brown ticked coat and blunt tail and sports a playful and human friendly personality.

Answer 2

Here are the animals that can be found in the Singapore Zoo: Sumatran orangutan, Bornean orangutan, polar bears, wolverines (of no relation to the Marvel character), raccoon dogs, the white tiger, African lions, the cheetah, gemsboks, Rothschild giraffes, the white rhinoceroes, ostriches, the gnu (a type of antelope), elands, nyalas, the Grant's zebra, African hunting dog, banded moongooses, Meerkats, warthogs, African buffalos, the naked mole rat, caracals, leopards, mountain lions, the Asian elephant, chimpanzees, mandrills, douc langars, colobus monkeys, crested macaques, the patas monkey, capuchin monkeys, proboscics monkeys, spider monkeys, the arapaima, Hamadryas baboons, sun bears, greater mouse-deers, lesser mouse-deers, Indian spotted chevrotrains, Indian star tortoises, cuiver's dvarf caimans, false gharials, black spitting cobras, komodo dragons, reticulated python. burmese pythons, sail-finned water dragons, the red-footed tortoise, aldabra giant tortoises, green anacondas, boa constrictors, Western diamondback rattlesnakes, king cobras, alligator snapping turtles, rhinoceros iguanas, green iguanas, gila monster, oriental whipsnake, Indian gharial, royal pythons, ring-tailed lemurs, large flying foxes, the tarantula, scorpions, the Madagascar hissing cockroach, rhinoceroes beetles, giant river toads, crowned pigeons, iguanas, two-toed sloths, butterflies, Estuarine crocodiles, giant snakeheads, terrapins, Eastern grey kangaroo, emus, koalas, cassowaries, wallabies, the tree-kangaroo, frill-necked lizards, bearded dragons, carpet pythons, African penguins, Amazonian manatees, California sea lions, the cotton-top tamarin, greater flamingoes, leopard cats, Malayan tapirs, the babirusa, gibbons, hooded crane, the nubian ibex, oriental small-clawed otters, the pygmy hippopotamus, Kois, alligator gars, silver arowanas, stingrays, Giant Asian pond turtles and last but not least, the painted terrapin.

Answer 3

The Merlion, Crimson Sunbird and Peacock bass are the national animals of Singapore.

Answer 4

cats dogs fish sheep

Answer 5

Cats, Dogs and Rats.

Answer 6

Elephant!