FWD: Take in Antarctica at underwater world in Langkawi

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Thursday June 9, 2005

Take in Antarctica at underwater world in Langkawi

 

 

ALOR STAR: The penguinarium at Underwater World Langkawi (UWL), which has an

underwater tunnel from which visitors can watch penguins swimming, is now ready

to be opened.

 

Eden Enterprises (M) Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Abd Rahim Mohamad said a

sub-Antarctic ecosystem had been created at the newly-opened RM33mil building at

UWL.

 

“We have 38 penguins to amuse visitors. We are in the process of acquiring 12

more,” he said.

 

He said the sub-Antarctic landscape was an attraction because not many people

had the opportunity to visit Antarctica.

 

“We bring a piece of Antarctica to people who cannot go there. They can view

the adorable penguins while enjoying the tropical paradise in Langkawi,” Abd

Rahim said.

 

He said other crowd-pulling species such as the anaconda, pacu (a cousin of the

flesh-eating piranha), harbour seals, and marmoset were also exhibited at UWL.

 

“Apart from the temperate and sub-Antarctic section, we have also created the

tropical rainforest section where we display the electric eel, arowana and the

arapaima (which is among the largest freshwater fish in the world),” he said.

 

“We have also placed information kiosks and information panels in the new

building to provide visitors with information on marine, aquatic and wild life

in tropical rainforest, temperate and sub-Antarctic ecosystems,” Abd Rahim said.

 

He said the company's ultimate aim was to make UWL an educational and research

centre.

 

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Hallo all,

 

My name is Maria and I come from Greece. I happen to read the following

mail concerning this new kind of " zoo " and I must say that some

questions were arisen for me. First of all, it seems that an

Antarctica-like environment is whole set up in a tropical region and I

deeply worry about the conditions under which all these Antarctic

animals have to live. It is obvious to me that animals adapted to live

their whole life on ice either would suffer if they had to live in

totally opposite climate conditions or they would have to live

imprisoned in a simulation of their own, physical environment. I agree

that educational reasons are a great motivation for getting familiar

with other forms of life but it must also be taken under condideration

animals' welfare during this process. Removing them from their physical

space and causing them suffering and distress is probably not the best

way to get to know them better.

On the other side, it is extremely critical what do we mean by the word

" research " . Unfortunately, certain cases indicated that research is

often related to animals' cruelest abuse under conditions that lie far

from tolerable. And all of this in the name of science, sadly. Moreover,

observing animals' life and behavior while they are in distress, it

doesn't offer a lot to humanity in my point of view. And certainly, it

doesn't prove our kind's superiority versus all of our " room mates " on

this planet to use them as toys, machines or " amusement " instead of

creatures with soul and feelings.

So, let's be careful on what we do in the name of education and

research. I hope the centre referred to in the following mail is one of

the few pleasant exceptions among a great number of " torturing-animals' "

centres that have to do a little with education (maybe aapn should have

information about that).

 

With best regards,

Maria

 

 

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>Thursday June 9, 2005

>Take in Antarctica at underwater world in Langkawi

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>ALOR STAR: The penguinarium at Underwater World Langkawi (UWL), which has an

underwater tunnel from which visitors can watch penguins swimming, is now ready

to be opened.

>

> Eden Enterprises (M) Bhd executive chairman Tan Sri Abd Rahim Mohamad said a

sub-Antarctic ecosystem had been created at the newly-opened RM33mil building at

UWL.

>

> “We have 38 penguins to amuse visitors. We are in the process of acquiring 12

more,” he said.

>

> He said the sub-Antarctic landscape was an attraction because not many people

had the opportunity to visit Antarctica.

>

> “We bring a piece of Antarctica to people who cannot go there. They can view

the adorable penguins while enjoying the tropical paradise in Langkawi,” Abd

Rahim said.

>

> He said other crowd-pulling species such as the anaconda, pacu (a cousin of

the flesh-eating piranha), harbour seals, and marmoset were also exhibited at

UWL.

>

> “Apart from the temperate and sub-Antarctic section, we have also created the

tropical rainforest section where we display the electric eel, arowana and the

arapaima (which is among the largest freshwater fish in the world),” he said.

>

> “We have also placed information kiosks and information panels in the new

building to provide visitors with information on marine, aquatic and wild life

in tropical rainforest, temperate and sub-Antarctic ecosystems,” Abd Rahim said.

>

> He said the company's ultimate aim was to make UWL an educational and research

centre.

>

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