In addition to rainforest on islands around Singapore, Singapore has one (relatively) large area of rainforest in the Central Catchment area, referring to the reservoirs in the area that act as a water catchment. Although not as large and biodiverse as similar rainforests in Malaysia of course, it's still proper rainforest and I wanted to visit. There are a number of different sites around the Central Catchment area that one can visit, and I decided to visit Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. This one is actually not connected to the main central catchment area, although it was until relatively recently when a highway was built cutting the two off. There is an 'eco bridge' that connects the two with a forested bridge for wildlife, but I'm not sure how successful that's been. The highly endangered Raffles Langur
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