Sungei has a few more surprises for you if you are patient enough. Last time we were there in 2018 not only did we see a freaking huge male courting an almost as big a female (vibrating with the water dancing on his back) but a little further on - a whole family of otters hunting, catching and eating some decent size fish!! Wonderful! A superbly memorable time with thanks to the Singaporean people who can preserve such beautiful nature in one of the more densely populated countries in the world. Singapore - you are AWESOME 👏 👏
I hear that spring tides can be quite impressive and insane, with water going over some of the footpaths... I plan on going back whenever this happens, see if they get bolder!
I understand that the best time is during low tide - so plan your trip there during low tides. Apparently, at those times, you can see quite a few of them.
Tip from a local - Sungei is pronounced like "soong-eye" (Malay word for "river"). The whole name - Sungei Buloh, means "Bamboo River". Dunno why tho, don't see any bamboos there. Also, Samsung is not "sam sung", but "some song". Just throwing it in there :) I have never been to Sungei Buloh, but I do remember visiting a Croc Farm when I was a kid. What I remember was the smell. Didn't like it. There was also a small area where they had a couple of baby crocs on show and kids were allowed to touch them ("petting zoo"). After I touched one, my teacher asked me "How does it feel?". My reply was "like a handbag" :p
There are plenty of crocodiles in the Philippine Congress. Take some time to visit, I'm certain you'll enjoy the view. Money-eating crocs, whoo what a rare find! 😂
I saw a documentary where a village is investigated because there was a rumour of a crocodile being larger than Lolong. Phillipines has a lot of interesting stuff
Awesome content Simon, me and my wife binge-watched all your Singapore videos tonight! We moved to Singapore in October and looking forward to visiting all these places
You should go there on a low tideday and look for places on the bank where there are none of those pnumatephones. Any small piece of flat land where a croc can fit and lay on its belly. When its too hot, look in the shade. When its rainy or cloudy for long, check the places which are getting sunlight.
I think we learn from you never to give up. When I first starting watching your video, I thought that for sure you couldn't possibly be that lucky. Well, I was wrong. I think you should go back the third time to find a giant crocodile lying on the pathway and blocking your way. Haha.
Hi Simon, stumbled upon your content and really enjoyed it, thank you for making them! There’s also a resident tail-less crocodile at Sungei Buloh (affectionately known as Mr Tailless)- I hope you get to see him one day too :)
Amazing! It's s great day for you!..I admire your passion and patience to come up wd this video.Good editing.The way you dance was entertaining too,u made me smile, fully watched .Keep it up and thanks for sharing.
simon, your biggest fan is a 4yo girl. she requests this video almost EVERYDAY. awesome productions - both the kids will laugh at your sudden funny/weird interjections. so far, they havent ask me what is "g*d-damn" :p have you visit bukit brown cemetery? theres also some shinto relic abandoned somewhere in macritchie. you even made it to istana woodneuk! (tho it's illegal trespassing actually). thank you for showing so much love for my country's urban jungles.
That’s adorable!!! Hopefully, she doesn’t pick-up my few bad words that I use as emotionnal punctuations here and there... I try to keep it clean! I researched the shinto relic at Macritchie, but got discouraged when asking a park employee... They don’t like people to wander off-trails, which is understandable!
Damn cool. Thanks for the video! Not sure if you are interested, but there is actually a crocodile farm in Singapore. It's in Kranji, near Sungei Buloh. I heard they'll arrange a tour for you if you call them for it. In fact, there are many interesting farms in the Kranji / Lim Chu Kang area. Ranging from poultry, to cattle, to frogs, to high-tech vegetables. Many of them also have educational tours for children. If you are interested in such things, you can consider renting a car and have a family outing to Kranji / Lim Chu Kang for the day. But check the weather beforehand. NEA website's 2hr and 24hr weather forecasts are very reliable.
Yeah, I’m always taking risk with my prononciation! Was considering checking out that crocodile farm, and maybe I will, but I honestly prefer seeing them in the wilderness.
I was looking at the first half of the title and think, since when Sungai Buloh in Malaysia have crocodile? It's an industrial area. Then I click on the video and saw the second half of the title....Oh......
@@SimonSaysCanada haha well you're doing a great job showcasing your humour, Singapore and you have a kind of nature documentary voice lol just got to mix some Singlish in there and you'll get the locals to love you more :p
The thought of one of those crocodiles making its way up those mangrove banks onto the trail path is just a bit terrifying. I didn't see any barriers preventing them. When you see these crocs in captivity you see just how agile and stealthy they are!
I’ve seen videos of the small ones making it up onto the elevated path, but they’re pretty hard to miss against light concrete. They’re very shy too - but the perception of danger is part of the fun!
Good video. I suggest simon to check the singapore tide charts and plan your visit in line with the low tides will have way higher chance to see more crocs. Around late sept to early feb is the migratory birds species. Alot of shorebird came to sungei buloh... mean extra food for the crocs..more drama.
love your vid!! I went 4 times but have never seen any wild ones before! on my 5th visit (last Saturday) finally saw them! one juvenile and 2 huge ones :) one of the huge one was the famous Tailess :)
perhaps you can try to go back and see if you able to spot her - heard she appears a few times! yes I definitely have to agree! I was extremely elated to finally see wild ones after 5 attempts😭 I hope I can see them again when I return for the next bird season!
@@SimonSaysCanada if ever u get to malaysia borneo. The state of sarawak has some of the biggest man eaters ever. 1 of the biggest was bujang senang. But most are dead bcoz most are killed after attacking human
Its sad that most (not all) in Sarawak are monkeys who hunt & slaughter what would hv been the largest crocs in the world, just coz they can't accept that crocs must eat to stay alive, unlike those monkeys who are killing each other & drunk most of the time - Really, they should practice birth control, coz rural Sarawakians breed like Rabbits & this threatens the poor Crocs' food source :(
Here’s a tip from a nature enthusiast myself! Don’t go when it is raining (which is what I think you did on your first full day attempt). I have no idea why the snakes and crocs don’t want to come out during the rain, but my best guess is because they are cold blooded and rely on external sources of heat for warmth. Hence coming out of the water during the rain is only gonna make them feel cold. Best to go during low tide (check the NEA tide chart online), because the crocodiles can be easily seen in the water and out of the water sunbathing during low tide! If you happen to go during high tide, do play close attention to the edge of the water next to the walkway, because that’s the best shot you will get at seeing a croc. Goodluck!! I really love your nature videos, I can see the progression and growth in each video 👍 hope to see more content soon! Maybe you can return to SBWR sometime hahaha
Both times, I selected a day where rain isn’t in the forecast, but you know how weather has a mind of it’s own in SG! Still, I managed to see enough - including a super cool pit viper, which I didn’t film. My takeaway from all this: avoid the weekend crowds, be patient, be stealthy!
We had the same face reaction at the 3rd croc i think hahaha and when i said "aw, im happy" you also said the same thing hahaha be safe! Great content.
If you visit Malaysia especially at secluded areas, you will find a lot crocodiles from different species both in peninsular and Sabah Sarawak. But the most are found in Sabah and Sarawak. Some crocodiles are man-eater because lack of food sources and uncontrolled development.
Now I know why the crocodile in Disney's Peter Pan movie swallowed an alarm clock. Ticking of the clock and crocodile's sound in real life are the same.
camp at the Main Bridge, especially during low tide. they love sunbathing there! they come in with the tides and leave with the tides, so check the tide timings before you go. if you're lucky, you'll catch Tailess, a 3-4m croc that likes to frequent Sungei Buloh and the only one i can confidently recognise because he/she doesn't have a tail, haha. i was so lucky to catch Tailess hunting fish near the Main Bridge. you can also watch out for snakes, i've seen the whip snake and the mangrove pit viper (they look evil, black with red eyes, very cool). the vipers are usually found near the mangrove waterline where they camouflage against the dark twisty mangrove roots, while the whip snakes, which are green, are found in the bushier plants. there are also water snakes and monkeys. and i agree that the zoo's got nothing on this. it's just so satisfying to spot an animal in its natural habitat behaving naturally. it's quite sad watching the animals pacing in their enclosures at the zoo.
Let’s be fair to Singapore Zoo though - in terms of great effort for comfortable enclosure, they go above and beyond! But yes - wild animals doing wild things is unparalleled! 😎
@@SimonSaysCanada yes, they really do treat the animals really well at the Singapore Zoo, nothing against that. i just love watching natural behaviour in the wild, and you won't get to ever see a croc ambush a fish in the shallows in the zoo!
W o o o o W .... Great video 👍👍👍 love it !!! I once went on a mangroves firefly assignment amd found several crocs too... It was an exciting trip... Thanks for sharing :)
@@SimonSaysCanada thanks for the compliment :) i mostly work solo as a naturalist & nature photog in the rainforest :) i think we share something in common :) nice to have come across your channel
really need lots of patience to scan through every square inch in the reserves. many animals are there, but are not easy to spot. many species of snakes can be spotted there too. the most exciting thing to see would be a huge croc sunning itself right across the trail in front of you. you can only turn back but you wont want to
I love that even though Sungei Buloh is famous for having wild Crocs, there has been no incidences thus far of any attacks yet. Tbh this just shows that so long as you dont go near and or provoke them, the crocs will usually mind their own business and avoid people as a matter of fact.
Hope it stays that way. There’s an alarming trend in America where people approach grizzlies and bisons to take selfies… How long before some Instagram model tries to hug a crocodile? 😁
@@SimonSaysCanada Crocs in Singapore are really shy as seen in so much attempts and efforts of us trying to look for them and they actually startle and run out of sight at the slightest sound, as compared to Crocs in Australia and Gators in Florida where they are so accustomed to people they are practically co-habitating.
All my Singaporean collègues I’ve talked to about this say the same. Half of them are surprised to learn that there are crocs in Singapore, beyond the odd lost croc stuck in a canal every 2-3 years or so.
@@SimonSaysCanada my school used to hold excursions to sungei buloh when i was a kid. i never saw any crocs back then, and we were over the moon to even see a monitor lizard, the next closest thing to a croc. apparently crocs were extinct in singapore until the first one was sighted in 1997 or so. that's why not many singaporeans are aware that there are crocs there (unless they saw the article of one huge croc just basking on the footpath, google that). glad that biodiversity is improving and they're coming back. i saw many juveniles and babies around :D
Funny thing.... I went on a Sunday it was crowded as hell. Managed to spot one Juvenile and the "In House" croc(He lost the tail due to a fight as the rangers said and has been at Sungei Buloh for long)
@@SimonSaysCanada What does "buaya darat" mean in the Indonesian, Malaysia , Singapore slang? Buaya darat or in english “inland crocodile “ had a meaning a playboy, a man who likes to play with a lot of girls. Commonly, it used to labelling a man. It has negative meaning among Indonesian , Malaysian, Singaporean people. So, if someone had a label “buaya darat”, it will make others , especially the different gender, to avoid him. I hope this will help you. Thank you. Lol! Cheers🥂
I saw a huge migration of egrets, a very long python at the pond and a nightjar bird motionless on the ground in sungei buloh. Crocodiles can be found around singapore. They filmed a giant one at changi village. There are many swimming in the northern beaches of Singapore where kids swim. But the biggest ones swim between the sea dividing singapore from Malaysia
in malaysia, there is an area called sg buloh as well.. and also lots of buaya (crocs) there.. they are called buaya darat.. go look them up if u ever come here
They are highly territorial and stick to mangroves and estuaries - they don’t like open water. They don’t even go past Sembawang or Pasir Ris, so there’s next to ZERO chance they’d show up down south... That being said, talking with a Sentosa lifeguard, there are TONS of dangerous critters in Sentosa - box jellies, stingrays, lion fish - and the occasional black-tip shark... It’s always a calculated risk!
Yeah... I have learned to vet my prononciation with local colleagues since then. Hopefully I’m getting better at this over time. And hey - thanks for watching!
Everybody knows there are massive crocs down under - but they were extinct in Singapore for almost 40 years, and their comeback is a great thing! But yes - I’ll visit Australia as soon as the world allows for it!
@@SimonSaysCanada the only "jungle" i saw there was the Singapore Zoo and the bird park.didnt know they have that place with crocs.if i knew,i wouldve dropped by there..next time.. :)
I don't like Sungei Buloh when its crowded either, BUUUUUT To find crocodiles fast, theres an advantage in crowds, because as long as theyre pacing up and down finding one, one of them is bound to say OH MY GOD A CROCODILE and news travels fast. Kind of like Pokemon Go 😂 Found my first croc in 2020 with my fiance while doing a New Year's hike there.
Hmmm, last tasted Steamed Herbal Croc Soup & Stirred-fried Veg Croc, in a Crocidile Farm 30 years ago Tasted like Chicken-Beef ?? Seen them, Taste them lor .......
I would totally try well-prepared farmed crocodile meat - but apex predators like bears, crocs and sharks are generally full of nasty parasites you gotta deal with, so emphasis on the “well-prepared”.
Sarawak (Malaysian State of Borneo) is teeming with salties. You won't be disappointed. Peninsular Malaysia I would say The Linggi river in Melaka has the most dense salties population.
Sungei has a few more surprises for you if you are patient enough. Last time we were there in 2018 not only did we see a freaking huge male courting an almost as big a female (vibrating with the water dancing on his back) but a little further on - a whole family of otters hunting, catching and eating some decent size fish!! Wonderful! A superbly memorable time with thanks to the Singaporean people who can preserve such beautiful nature in one of the more densely populated countries in the world. Singapore - you are AWESOME 👏 👏
I hear that spring tides can be quite impressive and insane, with water going over some of the footpaths... I plan on going back whenever this happens, see if they get bolder!
I understand that the best time is during low tide - so plan your trip there during low tides. Apparently, at those times, you can see quite a few of them.
I’ve done full tide cycles over 2 days - saw them as the tide was coming down
It's amazing. I never hear that a tiny country like Singapore has a wildlife conservation . Keep it that way bro
It’s cool that parks and nature reserves are so well developed out here.
It's really hard to spot them you're really lucky. Another quality content. Thank you!
Made a point to come back on a rainy Monday morning to increase my chances. It worked!
@@SimonSaysCanada Congrats to you ! they only appear once in a blue moon .. been a couple of times, feeding mosquitoes but see no crocs
It was a great time!
@@chrislakatos7239 Try during low tides.
Jump in I bet you'll spot plenty then 😂
Thank you sir. I love your perspective of Singapore and solo expeditions. Brings back good memories
Glad to hear it! It’s easy to get around SG for all these solo trips!
im singaporean born and bred
but i have never been there looking for crocs!
you sir deserve a like from me haha
Thanks for watching, and pressing that like button!
haha same
Tip from a local - Sungei is pronounced like "soong-eye" (Malay word for "river"). The whole name - Sungei Buloh, means "Bamboo River". Dunno why tho, don't see any bamboos there.
Also, Samsung is not "sam sung", but "some song". Just throwing it in there :)
I have never been to Sungei Buloh, but I do remember visiting a Croc Farm when I was a kid. What I remember was the smell. Didn't like it. There was also a small area where they had a couple of baby crocs on show and kids were allowed to touch them ("petting zoo"). After I touched one, my teacher asked me "How does it feel?". My reply was "like a handbag" :p
Yeah, not a fan of crocodile farms or crocodile designer accessories... I like mine happy, fat and dangerous! Thanks for the pronunciation tips, btw.
There are plenty of crocodiles in the Philippine Congress. Take some time to visit, I'm certain you'll enjoy the view. Money-eating crocs, whoo what a rare find! 😂
I would’ve already visited, if not for COVID... One day, soon I hope!
That kind of crocs is more dangerous than Lolong 😁
Had to Google Lolo g - seems they’re all salties and equally dangerous - but Lolong was much, much bigger!
I saw a documentary where a village is investigated because there was a rumour of a crocodile being larger than Lolong. Phillipines has a lot of interesting stuff
Great video! Sense of humour, great story and perseverance! Great humility too! Good job!
Thanks for watching and appreciating my humble efforts!
I admire your persistence, patience and positiveness, that paid off!
It did - and it mostly always does! Almost... 😊
Just returned from Singapore and saw a huge croc at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. I really recommend it to anyone going to Singapore
Right?????? 😁😁😁😁
Awesome content Simon, me and my wife binge-watched all your Singapore videos tonight!
We moved to Singapore in October and looking forward to visiting all these places
Glad you’re enjoying! Lots to see and do around here - don’t let the closed borders deter your enthusiasm, there are hidden gems everywhere!
you can check out pulau ubin too, though it requires a 15-20min boat ride. im not sure about current covid prep though
You mean this Pulau Ubin? 😉
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thank you i appreciate what you did and share with all us 🙏🇲🇱
Pleasure’s all mine!
glad your perseverance pays off. life is full of surprises, in this case when you are about to give up, it shows you what you are seeking for
Yep! Well worth the two days it took. Wild crocodiles are really something to behold - for a Canadian anyways!
Happened to chance upon your vids today. Love your humour, great videos, beautiful videography. Am binge watching now.
Thanks!! Let me know if you have a favorite video!!
Loving your videos and your vibe! Subscribed so I hope you'll keep doing what you're doing!!
Thank you very much! I plan on doingbit for as long as people want to watch!
You should go there on a low tideday
and look for places on the bank where there are none of those
pnumatephones. Any small piece of flat land where a croc can fit and lay on its belly.
When its too hot, look in the shade. When its rainy or cloudy for long, check the places which are getting sunlight.
I think we learn from you never to give up. When I first starting watching your video, I thought that for sure you couldn't possibly be that lucky. Well, I was wrong. I think you should go back the third time to find a giant crocodile lying on the pathway and blocking your way. Haha.
I plan on going back there for sure! I haven’t seen a King Cobra yet!
Hi Simon, stumbled upon your content and really enjoyed it, thank you for making them! There’s also a resident tail-less crocodile at Sungei Buloh (affectionately known as Mr Tailless)- I hope you get to see him one day too :)
I hope so too!
Amazing! It's s great day for you!..I admire your passion and patience to come up wd this video.Good editing.The way you dance was entertaining too,u made me smile, fully watched .Keep it up and thanks for sharing.
At last, my silly dancing pays off! Thank you for watching!
@@SimonSaysCanada good day!
Great video Simon.. Thanks 👍
No - thank YOU!
such a great video with a beautiful voice!
Too kind! 😅
simon, your biggest fan is a 4yo girl. she requests this video almost EVERYDAY. awesome productions - both the kids will laugh at your sudden funny/weird interjections. so far, they havent ask me what is "g*d-damn" :p
have you visit bukit brown cemetery? theres also some shinto relic abandoned somewhere in macritchie. you even made it to istana woodneuk! (tho it's illegal trespassing actually).
thank you for showing so much love for my country's urban jungles.
That’s adorable!!! Hopefully, she doesn’t pick-up my few bad words that I use as emotionnal punctuations here and there... I try to keep it clean!
I researched the shinto relic at Macritchie, but got discouraged when asking a park employee... They don’t like people to wander off-trails, which is understandable!
Amazing content, definitely going to give it a visit after watching this video. Cheers!
Wild crocs are awesome!
Damn cool. Thanks for the video!
Not sure if you are interested, but there is actually a crocodile farm in Singapore. It's in Kranji, near Sungei Buloh. I heard they'll arrange a tour for you if you call them for it. In fact, there are many interesting farms in the Kranji / Lim Chu Kang area. Ranging from poultry, to cattle, to frogs, to high-tech vegetables. Many of them also have educational tours for children. If you are interested in such things, you can consider renting a car and have a family outing to Kranji / Lim Chu Kang for the day.
But check the weather beforehand. NEA website's 2hr and 24hr weather forecasts are very reliable.
Oh also, 'sungei' is pronounced as 'soong-eye', as in the English word 'eye'.
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Yeah, I’m always taking risk with my prononciation! Was considering checking out that crocodile farm, and maybe I will, but I honestly prefer seeing them in the wilderness.
great persistence & patience !
Patience always yields the best results!
I felt this Vid like I was there with You - Thanks for Sharing, Brother Man !!
Thanks for watching and caring!
I was looking at the first half of the title and think, since when Sungai Buloh in Malaysia have crocodile? It's an industrial area. Then I click on the video and saw the second half of the title....Oh......
Sorry to disappoint? 😅
Me too! Ahaha
@@SimonSaysCanada haha 😅😅😅😜
Nice, video I'm on the other side (Johor) but have never seen a Croc here, you're very lucky
They move from the few remaining coastal mangroves in Malaysia to Sungei Buloh quite often, from what I read. They are hard to spot!
that's so cool that you got to spot so many crocs. not common to spot them. your videos are addictive lol
YES!! That’s one of the goals! 😎
@@SimonSaysCanada haha well you're doing a great job showcasing your humour, Singapore and you have a kind of nature documentary voice lol just got to mix some Singlish in there and you'll get the locals to love you more :p
Your perseverance paid off.. nice video to watch.. ur a funny guy. Thanks..
Thanks for watching!
Congratulations! Indeed a happy day! Well done! Great tenacity!
Thanks! Well worth it for me - I love these beasties!
The thought of one of those crocodiles making its way up those mangrove banks onto the trail path is just a bit terrifying. I didn't see any barriers preventing them. When you see these crocs in captivity you see just how agile and stealthy they are!
I’ve seen videos of the small ones making it up onto the elevated path, but they’re pretty hard to miss against light concrete. They’re very shy too - but the perception of danger is part of the fun!
Then dont think about it
Keep up the good work!
I’m keeping it up, I’m keeping it up!
Omg I WAS SO IMPRESS BY THE CROCODILES BUT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE SPIDERS
You can find both at Sungei Buloh - spiders are easier to find though!
Wow 🤩 your hardship pay off .
Nice beastie, huh? Awesome to see a wild croc on it’s own turf!
@@SimonSaysCanada ya exactly . They should not be in Zoo
Nice video Simon!
I shall go there as early like you did to meet the big guy.
My close encounter with them when one came up on the footpath.
ON THE FOOTPATH!?!? I’m jealous now!!
THIS was the video that made me a subscriber brother man!!
Welcome aboard! I’ll do my best to not disappoint!
Good video. I suggest simon to check the singapore tide charts and plan your visit in line with the low tides will have way higher chance to see more crocs.
Around late sept to early feb is the migratory birds species. Alot of shorebird came to sungei buloh... mean extra food for the crocs..more drama.
Good to know! I’ll get back there right away!
amazing contents bro ! love yr videos! ❤️ i love the nature & animals too! keep the great work up! and u have such a cute daughter!!
Oh thank you very much! Altough she can definately turn in a monster every now and again!
love your vid!! I went 4 times but have never seen any wild ones before! on my 5th visit (last Saturday) finally saw them! one juvenile and 2 huge ones :) one of the huge one was the famous Tailess :)
I’m a bit jealous - I have never been able to spot Tailess yet....! It’s cool to see them in the wild, isn’t it?
perhaps you can try to go back and see if you able to spot her - heard she appears a few times! yes I definitely have to agree! I was extremely elated to finally see wild ones after 5 attempts😭 I hope I can see them again when I return for the next bird season!
Hi was it at high tide when u saw dem
@@jck8299 Hello! Nope it was fairly low tide! Hence we could see them pretty clearly😊
Ok
Brilliant video 🐊 thank you for sharing ☺
As a famous Australian once said, Crocs rule!!
Sarawakians : look there r kinda cute little crocs..
👍
@@SimonSaysCanada if ever u get to malaysia borneo. The state of sarawak has some of the biggest man eaters ever. 1 of the biggest was bujang senang. But most are dead bcoz most are killed after attacking human
Sounds like my king of place!
@@SimonSaysCanada yes it will be your holy grail
Its sad that most (not all) in Sarawak are monkeys who hunt & slaughter what would hv been the largest crocs in the world, just coz they can't accept that crocs must eat to stay alive, unlike those monkeys who are killing each other & drunk most of the time - Really, they should practice birth control, coz rural Sarawakians breed like Rabbits & this threatens the poor Crocs' food source :(
Wow! It's really a good day for u.Keep going!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Thank you so much 😊😊😊
Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment!
Just jump in, they’ll find you before you find them 😂
😄All those chicken wings I’ve been eating makes me especially attractive (to crocs) of late!
Besides our coastal guards, we also have crocs too, to help safeguard our shores.
Smart use of natural ressources!
You are so blessed.
I’m lucky, what can I say!
Here’s a tip from a nature enthusiast myself! Don’t go when it is raining (which is what I think you did on your first full day attempt). I have no idea why the snakes and crocs don’t want to come out during the rain, but my best guess is because they are cold blooded and rely on external sources of heat for warmth. Hence coming out of the water during the rain is only gonna make them feel cold.
Best to go during low tide (check the NEA tide chart online), because the crocodiles can be easily seen in the water and out of the water sunbathing during low tide!
If you happen to go during high tide, do play close attention to the edge of the water next to the walkway, because that’s the best shot you will get at seeing a croc.
Goodluck!! I really love your nature videos, I can see the progression and growth in each video 👍 hope to see more content soon! Maybe you can return to SBWR sometime hahaha
Both times, I selected a day where rain isn’t in the forecast, but you know how weather has a mind of it’s own in SG! Still, I managed to see enough - including a super cool pit viper, which I didn’t film.
My takeaway from all this: avoid the weekend crowds, be patient, be stealthy!
@@SimonSaysCanada should’ve filmed the viper man! But I’m only saying that because I love snakes wahahahhaha
I was all out of batteries on the first day! No pit viper on film....
Another great video. Cool moves too. 😁
Iguana getting tanned...😂🤣very entertaining👍
Water monitor lizard! Much MUCH bigger than iguanas!
@@SimonSaysCanada oh...sorie Simon..i do not know the difference i thought that is Iguana.🤣😂stupid me. Anyway i really enjoy watching ur video.👍👍👍
SUNGEI buloh. Ik some ppl find it hard to pronounce but it still gets me everytime. Like who knows the pontianak and pokong guy.
Trust me, I have been reprimanded quite a bit on this... “Soong-eye”! I say it correctly now! 😁
@@SimonSaysCanada HAHA ok bro. Cant beleive you replied. You droped this tho 👑
Patience paid off eventually
Patience and hard-headedness!
We had the same face reaction at the 3rd croc i think hahaha and when i said "aw, im happy" you also said the same thing hahaha be safe! Great content.
Haha! Universal reactions for most big-hearted humans, I hope! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment, Elaine.
Saw a croc the first time i wandered there. Small one though haha
Amazing video.. Thanks for sharing ..
Thanks for watching!
If you visit Malaysia especially at secluded areas, you will find a lot crocodiles from different species both in peninsular and Sabah Sarawak. But the most are found in Sabah and Sarawak. Some crocodiles are man-eater because lack of food sources and uncontrolled development.
I’ll visit Malaysia as soon as I can! Not sure I want to spend too much time around man-eaters though...!
Do a documentary on crocs of sugondese
I wish I could!!
I only saw a child crocodile about 2 feet long under the pathway in the Wetland centre yesterday. You can hear their sound/noise at the centre.
I heard a few on one of my two visits, hidden in the mangroves
@@SimonSaysCanada I also heard a warthog screaming near the Fantail Pod and thinking a crocodile must be eating it alive.
Bon appetit, crocodile!
Now I know why the crocodile in Disney's Peter Pan movie swallowed an alarm clock. Ticking of the clock and crocodile's sound in real life are the same.
Excellent !
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Another excellent video...that orange shirt bit was funny. But it happened with me too. Lol.
They like to strike a pose, I guess!
camp at the Main Bridge, especially during low tide. they love sunbathing there! they come in with the tides and leave with the tides, so check the tide timings before you go. if you're lucky, you'll catch Tailess, a 3-4m croc that likes to frequent Sungei Buloh and the only one i can confidently recognise because he/she doesn't have a tail, haha. i was so lucky to catch Tailess hunting fish near the Main Bridge. you can also watch out for snakes, i've seen the whip snake and the mangrove pit viper (they look evil, black with red eyes, very cool). the vipers are usually found near the mangrove waterline where they camouflage against the dark twisty mangrove roots, while the whip snakes, which are green, are found in the bushier plants. there are also water snakes and monkeys. and i agree that the zoo's got nothing on this. it's just so satisfying to spot an animal in its natural habitat behaving naturally. it's quite sad watching the animals pacing in their enclosures at the zoo.
Let’s be fair to Singapore Zoo though - in terms of great effort for comfortable enclosure, they go above and beyond! But yes - wild animals doing wild things is unparalleled! 😎
@@SimonSaysCanada yes, they really do treat the animals really well at the Singapore Zoo, nothing against that. i just love watching natural behaviour in the wild, and you won't get to ever see a croc ambush a fish in the shallows in the zoo!
Great job! I have been there many time never managed to see any of the Cro. U earn a sub :) NIce video :)
Thanks for the support! Rainy Monday morning and a bit of luck is how I managed this.
Please visit Malaysia.
Please come to Cameron Highlands.
It offered nice hikes here 😊✌🏼
As soon as I can, I will!
W o o o o W .... Great video 👍👍👍 love it !!! I once went on a mangroves firefly assignment amd found several crocs too... It was an exciting trip... Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for watching! Great name you got there, by the way?
@@SimonSaysCanada thanks for the compliment :) i mostly work solo as a naturalist & nature photog in the rainforest :) i think we share something in common :) nice to have come across your channel
really need lots of patience to scan through every square inch in the reserves. many animals are there, but are not easy to spot. many species of snakes can be spotted there too. the most exciting thing to see would be a huge croc sunning itself right across the trail in front of you. you can only turn back but you wont want to
That would be THE BEST!
Tremendous effort! Ty for the vid
Pleasure is all mine! 😁
I love that even though Sungei Buloh is famous for having wild Crocs, there has been no incidences thus far of any attacks yet.
Tbh this just shows that so long as you dont go near and or provoke them, the crocs will usually mind their own business and avoid people as a matter of fact.
Hope it stays that way. There’s an alarming trend in America where people approach grizzlies and bisons to take selfies… How long before some Instagram model tries to hug a crocodile? 😁
@@SimonSaysCanada Crocs in Singapore are really shy as seen in so much attempts and efforts of us trying to look for them and they actually startle and run out of sight at the slightest sound,
as compared to Crocs in Australia and Gators in Florida where they are so accustomed to people they are practically co-habitating.
Gators are just lazy past a certain size! 😁
Very true but most moron dont want to know that and believe all the hollywood hype
One should feel honor to see a wild crocodiles in Singapore.
One does. Very much so.
Awesome Video Bro!
Thankee!
Love it
Me too!
Love ur orange shirt. Amazing video Simon👍👍👍
Its a great shirt!
lovely video
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Simon next time you should come to Sri Aman Sarawak . There are famous with crocodile lives in wild or sanctuary also.
Is that in Malaysia?
Yes. 3 hours from Kuching. You can visit Maludam National Park.
I’m a singaporean and 35 this year, yet I’ve never been to sungei buloh. Maybe I did when I was younger but I have zero impression of it 😅
All my Singaporean collègues I’ve talked to about this say the same. Half of them are surprised to learn that there are crocs in Singapore, beyond the odd lost croc stuck in a canal every 2-3 years or so.
Very sad person. You must be living under a rock
@@megaredkentadate9834 ok then
@@SimonSaysCanada my school used to hold excursions to sungei buloh when i was a kid. i never saw any crocs back then, and we were over the moon to even see a monitor lizard, the next closest thing to a croc. apparently crocs were extinct in singapore until the first one was sighted in 1997 or so. that's why not many singaporeans are aware that there are crocs there (unless they saw the article of one huge croc just basking on the footpath, google that). glad that biodiversity is improving and they're coming back. i saw many juveniles and babies around :D
They are quite a sight to behold in the wild. I hve goosebumps just writing about it!
Funny thing.... I went on a Sunday it was crowded as hell.
Managed to spot one Juvenile and the "In House" croc(He lost the tail due to a fight as the rangers said and has been at Sungei Buloh for long)
It is ALWAYS crowded on weekends. Took two days off from work to film this and avoid the crowds!
@@SimonSaysCanada Very crowded ahahah. Like before SG went to Semi lockdown, nobody gave a damn about these areas.
I think most were just unaware. Can,t count the amount of local coworkers that were surprised I went out to find crocodiles!
You should check out Buaya Darat. You can find it everywhere in Sg.
What’s that?
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What does "buaya darat" mean in the Indonesian, Malaysia , Singapore slang?
Buaya darat or in english “inland crocodile “ had a meaning a playboy, a man who likes to play with a lot of girls. Commonly, it used to labelling a man. It has negative meaning among Indonesian , Malaysian, Singaporean people. So, if someone had a label “buaya darat”, it will make others , especially the different gender, to avoid him. I hope this will help you. Thank you. Lol! Cheers🥂
Cool, good to know! I doubt I’ll get that label myself then!
We 😂
I saw a huge migration of egrets, a very long python at the pond and a nightjar bird motionless on the ground in sungei buloh. Crocodiles can be found around singapore. They filmed a giant one at changi village. There are many swimming in the northern beaches of Singapore where kids swim. But the biggest ones swim between the sea dividing singapore from Malaysia
next time you go, try looking for Tailless... he's a magnificent saltwater crocodile resident to SBWR
I was looking hard for Tailless, but alas he never showed... One day!
Welcome to Malaysia
I’m in Singapore!! Close, yet so far these days...
Bro, salties can be spotted all the way up to India. They do live in Malaysia as well. Especially in Borneo.
So I’m told! Still a very powerful encounter for your average Canadian - and something most westerners don’t expect to find in SG
Was there last Thursday but luck was not on my side to see them...
Yeah, crocs are divas, man... Sometimes they show up, sometimes they refuse to step on stage... It is what it is!
Please go to Jong crocodile at Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. You'll be happy I promise.
I will, as soon as I’m back in SEA!
in malaysia, there is an area called sg buloh as well.. and also lots of buaya (crocs) there.. they are called buaya darat.. go look them up if u ever come here
I will! Thanks for the tip.
I have been there so many times but never once seen a croc. You are really blessed to see three separate crocs in just two days.
Patience and enthusiasm in equal measures!
This is your most popular video so far
Yeah, didn’t catch on at first, but it’s always building up everyday! One of my favorite days ever, that last one!
So what if they swim wayyy across to sentosa beach? Thats not a good thing at all
They are highly territorial and stick to mangroves and estuaries - they don’t like open water. They don’t even go past Sembawang or Pasir Ris, so there’s next to ZERO chance they’d show up down south...
That being said, talking with a Sentosa lifeguard, there are TONS of dangerous critters in Sentosa - box jellies, stingrays, lion fish - and the occasional black-tip shark... It’s always a calculated risk!
Good one!
Thank you!
u should visit borneo..then u will find thousand of salt water crocs..
I will! Been on my list for a long time.
I went there for my second time recently and I saw three crocs, I think I got very lucky
Awesome, aren’t they?
Thanks for this! But its not sunk-gay its soong-eye(sungei/river/lake) boo low(buluh/bamboo)aite brotherman!
Yeah... I have learned to vet my prononciation with local colleagues since then. Hopefully I’m getting better at this over time. And hey - thanks for watching!
Excellent video brother... Absolutely loved it. Thanks a lot 👍🏻🙏
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment!
@@SimonSaysCanada Welcome Simon
Saltwater crocodiles are indeed the biggest but definite not the most aggressive one. Nile crocodile is more aggressive than saltwater crocodile.
No other way to settle this other than a crocodile cage match!! 😁
Honestly Northern Australia has way more saltwater crocs than Singapore just go there 😂
Everybody knows there are massive crocs down under - but they were extinct in Singapore for almost 40 years, and their comeback is a great thing!
But yes - I’ll visit Australia as soon as the world allows for it!
Well Simon is in Singapore with a population density of 8000 per km sq, about 4000x more than Australia’s 4 per km sq?
You can be the next Steve Erwin.. 😁
I don’t think I’d have the courage to jump on the back of one......
Ive been to Singapore thrice.didnt know they have this kind of areas..thought of singapore are mostly buildings.
It’s full of surprises!
@@SimonSaysCanada the only "jungle" i saw there was the Singapore Zoo and the bird park.didnt know they have that place with crocs.if i knew,i wouldve dropped by there..next time.. :)
Arrive early, and armed with patience!
I don't like Sungei Buloh when its crowded either, BUUUUUT
To find crocodiles fast, theres an advantage in crowds, because as long as theyre pacing up and down finding one, one of them is bound to say OH MY GOD A CROCODILE and news travels fast. Kind of like Pokemon Go 😂
Found my first croc in 2020 with my fiance while doing a New Year's hike there.
Crowd-funded croc recon. Smart… But those three crocs were mine and mine alone, making it all the more special!
When I was a kid I played with that spider very often, its fun n it didnt bite me tho. But be gentle with it 👌
I’ll take your word for it..... 😬
Hmmm, last tasted Steamed Herbal Croc Soup & Stirred-fried Veg Croc, in a Crocidile Farm 30 years ago
Tasted like Chicken-Beef ??
Seen them, Taste them lor .......
I would totally try well-prepared farmed crocodile meat - but apex predators like bears, crocs and sharks are generally full of nasty parasites you gotta deal with, so emphasis on the “well-prepared”.
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Coming up, Well-boiled Croc Soup, Sir Elton' s style ? 🥺🍲🤤
Simon, come to Malaysia.... After COVID cleared... There's more exciting experience here...
Part of the plan! I’ll start venturing further out as soon as things clear.
Sarawak (Malaysian State of Borneo) is teeming with salties. You won't be disappointed. Peninsular Malaysia I would say The Linggi river in Melaka has the most dense salties population.
Taking notes!
@@SimonSaysCanada where do you get money to travel 😭😭😭...enlighten me.
Simple! I moved to Singapore for work! On weekdays, I grind the hours like most people, but on the weekends, I explore!