By Tan Qiuyi | Posted: 30
August 2012 1506 hrs
SINGAPORE: Giant pandas Jia Jia and Kai Kai are set
to arrive in Singapore in less than a week, and their S$8.6 million
home at the upcoming River Safari is almost done.
Their enclosure is a lush and green oasis designed to replicate the
pandas' home in Sichuan province.
Covered by a glass ceiling, the temperature is set between 18 and
22 degrees Celsius.
There are also boulders, water features and wading pools for the
pair.
Visitors can walk through the enclosure on raised boardwalks.
Chairman of the Wildlife Reserves Singapore, Claire Chiang, said
her team is all set for the pandas' arrival.
She said: "This certainly is very different from what we've done
before. It involves a strong sense of responsibility and heightened
sense of prudence in every step of the way. We're excited, we're
anxious, but we feel a sense of achievement."
The pair of pandas are on a 10-year loan from China to foster good
ties with Singapore.
-CNA/ac
