15 Mar 2026 - Amazing Wildlife at Zhenghua Park

Zhenghua Nature Park is a hidden gem in the Bukit Panjang neighbourhood. Unlike traditional circular parks, this 17.3-hectare linear park stretches 2.5km along the edge of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve. When we entered the park via the BKE underpass from Chestnut Nature Park, our first impression was that this park was very ordinary and did not expect much. Never did we expect that we were going to have a special treat in a while.

For our very first time, we saw a Sunda Colugo clinging on the trunk of a tree. I had been trying to "hunt" for one during all our previous nature park hikes but no luck until today. Initially I thought it was just a "bump" on the tree trunk. However, when I zoomed in with my phone, I could see an eye. The Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus), also known as the Malayan Flying Lemur, is one of Singapore's most fascinating nocturnal residents. Despite its name, it is not a lemur and cannot fly. Instead, it is a master glider capable of soaring over 100 metres between trees using a massive skin membrane called a patagium. It is actually one of the closest living relatives to primates.

We then continued on the long stretch of jogging track and saw something quite amazing. There was a monitor lizard sun-tanning high up on a tree! So far we had only seen them on the ground or in the water.  It was our first time witnessing a monitor lizard that climbed so high up on a tree.

We were so excited at that moment but surprises just came one after another. We spotted another Sunda Colugo clinging on another tree.

Suddenly, a little "head" sneaked out of the Colugo. It was a baby Colugo!  So adorable!

We were glad that we did the walk at Zhenghua Nature Park which we did not plan for initially. What a hidden gem.